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Not in Education Employment or Training is far less common in Scotland with youth employment amongst lowest in Europe and mental health support 90% target smashed for sixth time

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 BBC Scotland today is making much of Scotland’s NEET [Not in Education, Employment, or Training] statistics not allowing comparison with the rest of the UK and the supposed lack of support for those with mental health problems in seeking employment, based on a single case: Neala Sheils spent two years applying for jobs with little success before finally securing work in a hotel last month. Before she got a job, the 20-year-old from Glasgow was one of growing number of young people classed as … Continue reading Not in Education Employment or Training is far less common in Scotland with youth employment amongst lowest in Europe and mental health support 90% target smashed for sixth time

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Violent crime is more than 220% higher in ‘lawless’ England where their parties have ruled forever than in SNP’s ‘lawful’ Scotland

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 In England, as of June 2026, there were 30.4 violent crimes per 1 000 population, up from 30.26 the previous year.1 In Scotland the equivalent rate was 13.6 per 1 000 up from 12.8 the previous year.2 Nevertheless, the message from the Daily Record yesterday, based on the above 0.8% per 1 000 increase was the above headline and: Opposition politicians hit out at the surging figures too. Scots Tory justice spokesman Stephen Kerr said: “Scotland is becoming a lawless country, and these figures … Continue reading Violent crime is more than 220% higher in ‘lawless’ England where their parties have ruled forever than in SNP’s ‘lawful’ Scotland

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Swinney announces plans for 40 GP-led walk-in centres as attendance surges

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Scottish Government today: First Minister John Swinney has announced 24 more areas will benefit from new GP-led walk-in services across Scotland, bringing the number of centres planned or operational to 40. Work is underway with health boards to establish new walk-in services for communities including Angus, Dumbarton, East Kilbride, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow, Inverness, North Ayrshire, Paisley, Shotts, Tweeddale and West Lothian. Many will be able to open within a year. Proposals are also in development for walk-in services in communities … Continue reading Swinney announces plans for 40 GP-led walk-in centres as attendance surges

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Police Scotland seizing twice as many e-scooters to reduce death and injuries due to English County lines drug gangs

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From Police Scotland – FPN/TORs & Seizure stats – E Scooters -2023-25– published today, the above data. This suggests determined efforts by Police Scotland to stem the increase in illegal use of imported e-scooters and to reinforce the effects of the Scottish Government’s track record in limiting their presence on the streets. What’s my evidence that these e-scooters are largely being used by English drug gangs? We know from England that this is the basis for e-scooter and e-bike injury spikes there and we … Continue reading Police Scotland seizing twice as many e-scooters to reduce death and injuries due to English County lines drug gangs

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Exclusive: SNP council fills 400 empty Aberdeen homes in six months in vacant housing crackdown thanks to SNP Government initiatives.

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 In the P&J, on 23 August 2026: Aberdeen’s housing boss Miranda Radley has lifted the lid on her battle to do up hundreds of empty properties to save the council cash and get people off the waiting list. Aberdeen City Council has brought 400 empty council homes back into use in just a matter of months as part of a major drive to cut costs and ease pressure on the housing waiting list. In February, a shock government report revealed Aberdeen had more council … Continue reading Exclusive: SNP council fills 400 empty Aberdeen homes in six months in vacant housing crackdown thanks to SNP Government initiatives.

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That’s six US (Cleary Act) requests for data on campus safety that could not be provided by Police Scotland despite on every English university campus you are significantly more likely to be a victim of violent crime than on any Scottish one

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Today Police Scotland, has posted these two FoI responses: These are the 5th and 6th such responses I’ve seen from Police Scotland, not able to provide the information. Previously, I have shared what follows below with hotels but with no response. What is the Clery Act (USA)? The Clery Act (officially the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, formerly the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act) is a U.S. federal law that requires colleges and universities participating in federal … Continue reading That’s six US (Cleary Act) requests for data on campus safety that could not be provided by Police Scotland despite on every English university campus you are significantly more likely to be a victim of violent crime than on any Scottish one

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Good news for Scotland shall never be reported in the supposed ‘news where we are’

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 By Liz S “Why might BBC Scotland snub the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce’s big news about Scotland leading the UK”? Well I think we all know , it’s because when it comes to any good and/or positive news connected to Scotland against any less good and/or less positive news elsewhere within the UK then the golden rule is that it, as good/positive news for Scotland, shall never be reported in the supposed ‘news where we are’ . (just as it also being suppressed as news if it is not so good/positive for the rest of the UK). That is sadly … Continue reading Good news for Scotland shall never be reported in the supposed ‘news where we are’

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Class may not ‘determine’ how you vote but only the ‘better-off’ in Scotland significantly support Labour

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 In the Scotsman yesterday: Politics is “deeply fragmented”, the UK’s leading polling expert has said, with social class no longer determining how people vote. Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University, said age and educational background are now much more important than in the past. There’s much wrong with this and I’m not sure if it’s what the reporter has said or what the Sir Professor Emeritus actually said. No one I know has ever thought that social class determines how you … Continue reading Class may not ‘determine’ how you vote but only the ‘better-off’ in Scotland significantly support Labour

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The Power of Nightmares – Why BBC Scotland made Dear Green Glasgow into a horror story

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Sources: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/24/the-power-of-nightmares-the-real-reasons-why-the-bbc-made-that-glasgow-documentary/ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Continue reading The Power of Nightmares – Why BBC Scotland made Dear Green Glasgow into a horror story

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Child sexual exploitation operations and grooming gangs investigations in England & Wales find 71 times as many victims in ONE year as in Scotland over 16 years from 2010

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Since 2010, Police Scotland investigations into child grooming gangs have found only 22 victims and 20 suspects compared to 17 100 victims and 700 suspects in just one year in England & Wales From Police Scotland: Child sexual exploitation operations and grooming gangs – no. victims and suspects identified Date and time of release: August 25, 2026 09:12: 1. A list of all Police Scotland operations into group-based child sexual exploitation and grooming gangs since 2010 (including Operation Cerrar, Dash, Cotswold, and any others). 2. … Continue reading Child sexual exploitation operations and grooming gangs investigations in England & Wales find 71 times as many victims in ONE year as in Scotland over 16 years from 2010