Posted again as ‘Scottish’ media and opposition parties desperately try to drag us into England’s nightmare of rape grooming gangs abusing thousands and deny Police Scotland’s view that there are none comparable to that here:

Continue reading Posted again as ‘Scottish’ media and opposition parties desperately try to drag us into England’s nightmare of rape grooming gangs abusing thousands and deny Police Scotland’s view that there are none comparable to that here:

Talking-up Scotland posts 168 fully researched rebuttals and encouragements in February 2026 alone – More than 50 000 visit to read more than 100 000 times – please join the 251 who have contributed so far

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Talking-up Scotland has 1 600 subscribers and a further 20 000 followers across Facebook, Twitter (x), BlueSky and Tik Tok. The posts are all based on transparent, checkable, sources and, on a daily basis, rebut the lies of Unionist media and report the positive news being hidden from you. Despite this effort and the many encouraging verbal comments received, only a tiny number seem prepared to contribute – 16% of subscribers, 1.2% of followers. It’s hard not to … Continue reading Talking-up Scotland posts 168 fully researched rebuttals and encouragements in February 2026 alone – More than 50 000 visit to read more than 100 000 times – please join the 251 who have contributed so far

Each GP in England must care for 538 more patients than his Scottish counterpart – just one of many reasons why Scottish GPs are lucky to be in Scotland

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In their ‘Will walk-in GP clinics deliver one million extra appointments?’ yesterday, BBC Scotland were keen to direct the response with information like the above revealing increasing demand on GPs. They have not mentioned that the rate in NHS England is 2 220 patients per GP, a shocking 32% higher! https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/pressures-in-general-practice Other reasons why they’re lucky to be working in Scotland: Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – … Continue reading Each GP in England must care for 538 more patients than his Scottish counterpart – just one of many reasons why Scottish GPs are lucky to be in Scotland

Satisfaction with ease of access to a GP is still 50% higher in NHS Scotland than in NHS England

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In their ‘Will walk-in GP clinics deliver one million extra appointments?’ yesterday, BBC Scotland were keen to direct the response with information like the above and respondents revealing a fall from 87% satisfaction to 76% satisfaction with ease in contacting a GP. They have not compared the NHS Scotland results for 2024 with those for NHS England: The Scottish average, though having fallen, was 76% while for NHS England, carried out by Ipsos, was 51% Satisfaction with ease … Continue reading Satisfaction with ease of access to a GP is still 50% higher in NHS Scotland than in NHS England

BBC Debate Night host shamefully tries to suggest Scottish Child Payment is ‘just sticking plaster’ when it is ‘turning Scotland into a European pioneer in reducing child deprivation’

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In a Debate Night session in Ayr, after a deeply ill-informed debate on GP access, totally unaware of Scotland’s far better ratio with patients, the far better funding of GPs and lower workload of GPs in Scotland, we witnessed an even more infuriating discussion of poverty where charity reps once more seem prepared to shoot themselves in the foot by failing to recognise and applaud the SNP Government’s achievements. I was very close to chucking something at the … Continue reading BBC Debate Night host shamefully tries to suggest Scottish Child Payment is ‘just sticking plaster’ when it is ‘turning Scotland into a European pioneer in reducing child deprivation’

No liberal democracy ANYWHERE has EVER closed the school attainment gap yet in Scotland it’s a stick to beat the SNP with

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON BBC Scotland yesterday bypassed evidence of the attainment gap closing slightly between 2023/2024 and 2024/2015, to shame their own folk, once again with: The attainment gap between Scotland’s richest and poorest school pupils remains wider than before the pandemic, according to new figures. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20j12pw851o Remember how we, using AI, revealed that no liberal democracy, anywhere, has ever hit its A&E target since the panic? I wonder, has any liberal democracy ever closed the attainment gap between pupils from … Continue reading No liberal democracy ANYWHERE has EVER closed the school attainment gap yet in Scotland it’s a stick to beat the SNP with

NHS Scotland maintains lower bed occupancy than NHS England as called for by Royal college of Emergency Medicine and linked in research to lower excess mortality in extreme events

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From Public Health Scotland, Acute hospital activity and NHS beds information (quarterly) Quarter ending 30 September 2025 published today: There were on average 13,446 available staffed beds per day for all acute specialties in the quarter ending 30 September 2025 – a 0.6% decrease compared to the same quarter in the previous year. An available staffed bed is a bed which is resourced for inpatient or day case care. Of these, 9,499 (71%) were for medical specialties and … Continue reading NHS Scotland maintains lower bed occupancy than NHS England as called for by Royal college of Emergency Medicine and linked in research to lower excess mortality in extreme events

Murder cases fall again to 22% lower than pre-pandemic and well below half that under Labour in 2007

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON BBC Scotland yesterday respond to the latest crime statistics, with: Crimes reported to police in Scotland rose by 3% last year, according to new government data. The crimes that increased the most , include domestic abuse incidents (which rose by 25% between 2024-25), indecent communications (21%), indecent photos of children (20%) and shoplifting (15%). Reports of rape and attempted rape, fire-raising, supply of drugs and dangerous and careless driving also increased. Categories of crime which have decreased include housebreaking (down … Continue reading Murder cases fall again to 22% lower than pre-pandemic and well below half that under Labour in 2007