The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser closing on Friday, primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS  Note: We all know crime reporting figures fell during the pandemic measures, such as social distancing and lockdown in 2020 to 2022, so there’s little point in comparing the … Continue reading LATEST – As crime falls across the board in Scotland in 2024, ignored by media, it’s now more than THREE times as common in England & Wales and violent crime is now 60% more common in England & Wales

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser closing on Friday, primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS  From NHS waiting times – diagnostics Waits for key diagnostic tests, published today, the above chart reveals a dramatic reduction, for 5 consecutive months, in the time waited for … Continue reading Diagnostic waiting times fall steadily since end of pandemic measures

The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser closing on Friday, primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS  From Public Health Scotland today: The estimated number of people assessed and waiting for a care at home package was 2,957 on 3 February 2025.1 All things being equal, … Continue reading Nearly 50% more waiting for care at home packages in England than in Scotland

which has increased over the last ten years, while neighbourhood policing was heavily cut. The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser closing on Friday, primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS  The Home Secretary yesterday announcing new laws to curb anti-social crime in England & Wales. … Continue reading Crimes of anti-social behaviour plummet by nearly 60% in Scotland as they surge elsewhere in UK

By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS  From the Guardian on January 3rd 2025: UK electricity cleanest ever in 2024, with record 58% from low-carbon sources – UK has more than halved amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels but gas still had largest share at 28% https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/02/uk-electricity-cleanest-ever-in-2024-with-record-58-from-low-carbon-sources There’s no mention of Scotland’s contribution to this: Scotland powers nearly half of UK’s wind energy milestone. Scotland’s wind farms are generating 48% of the UK’s 30GW wind power capacity, with new projects pushing this total higher. https://www.energylivenews.com/2024/08/30/scotland-powers-nearly-half-of-uks-wind-energy-milestone/ Net electricity transfers from Scotland to England [in 2023] increased 15 per cent to 6.0 TWh year-on-year, … Continue reading As energy prices set to rise, the tragic irony of Scotland – 8% of the population but 48% of the UK’s wind energy and a massive transfer of 6.1 TWh electricity to the rest of the UK