Evidence that Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has been bullied by MoD and is too weak to protect Scots from increases in dangerous radiation emission levels in Clyde from nuclear submarines and from decommissioning old ones at Rosyth

Professor John Robertson OBA We’ve had numerous reports here on increased levels of radioactive emissions, including the deadly tritium which ‘smashes’ into your DNA, approved by Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) for the sites in Coulport, Argyll and in Rosyth, Fife. Prompted by reader Alex Montrose and long-term friend of TuS, ArtyHetty, I asked Grok AI: Is there any evidence of SEPA being pressurised by UK bodies such as the MOD to comply with their wishes on eg nuclear submarine-related pollution? Showing no sign of filtering, on behalf of Government, to conceal the facts, it responded with chilling directness and … Continue reading Evidence that Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has been bullied by MoD and is too weak to protect Scots from increases in dangerous radiation emission levels in Clyde from nuclear submarines and from decommissioning old ones at Rosyth

Why have there been so many mistaken prisoner releases in England and none in Scotland? Twice as many staff per prisoner and only half the level of attacks on them?

Professor John Robertson OBA Globally media have been fascinated with this one sex offender mistakenly released in England. The contrast with Scotland is sharp. Click on this to read our earlier factcheck: What might explain this enormous contrast? Prison assaults were pro rata more than TWICE as common in England & Wales than in Scotland Click on this for the details: Finally and perhaps most important, the prisoner-to-prison officer ratio in England, is approximately 3.7:1 as of mid-2025: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/performance-tracker-2023/prisons In Scotland, it’s 1.7:1, thus more than twice as well-staffed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7rv9yx0x9o You can still support Talking-up Scotland at any time at: … Continue reading Why have there been so many mistaken prisoner releases in England and none in Scotland? Twice as many staff per prisoner and only half the level of attacks on them?

Credible research, ie not from Jack McConnell’s ‘think-tank’, also suggests NHS Scotland has highest satisfaction levels in UK and they’re not falling significantly

now than it was 10 years ago. Think-tank Enlighten has released findings ahead of a major doctors conference today. Professor John Robertson OBA We have good reason to doubt the above ‘research‘ given what we know about this think tank and their badly under-qualified research director. Enlighten are of course the formerly named Reform Scotland, changed now for obvious reasons and headed up by these two. They seem to be hiding details of their staff now but you may remember their research director, Alison Payne, was a Conservative Party activist and spad, Guide leader and just a mum for BBC … Continue reading Credible research, ie not from Jack McConnell’s ‘think-tank’, also suggests NHS Scotland has highest satisfaction levels in UK and they’re not falling significantly

Scottish Government’s one-year 26% increase in funding for affordable (70% social) housing is not dramatic enough to mention it seems

political parties to commit to urgent housing justice ahead of next years Holyrood election. A joint manifesto from the Everyone Home group will be launched at Scotland’s Annual Homelessness conference, which begins in Pert today…….calling for a dramatic increase in social housing. Professor John Robertson OBA Not mentioned, in the above BBC Scotland broadcast today: The Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) budget will increase by 26% in real terms to £768 million in 2025-26. This will support the delivery of at least 8,000 new affordable homes including for social rent, mid-market rent and low-cost home ownership. nor This will support … Continue reading Scottish Government’s one-year 26% increase in funding for affordable (70% social) housing is not dramatic enough to mention it seems

Contrary to another BBC Scotland lie, Scotland’s prisons may be near to full capacity but still have room for another 45

by the size of another prison.’ Professor John Robertson OBA According to Reporting Scotland, tonight there are 8 430 inmates in Scottish prisons and the system was ‘designed‘ to hold only 7 800, thus suggesting ‘the system is in overcapacity by the size of another prison,‘ From Audit Scotland in 2023: SPS has advised that as at November 2023 the extended operating capacity that the prison estate can accommodate is 8,475. This is the level at which prisons go above their target operating capacity but can still provide a ‘restricted regime’. The target operating capacity, currently 8,007, is agreed between … Continue reading Contrary to another BBC Scotland lie, Scotland’s prisons may be near to full capacity but still have room for another 45

UK MoD plan to decommission at least 7 nuclear subs in Fife, with houses less than 1 mile away and downwind by methods 1 000 times more dangerous than US methods

Professor John Robertson OBA From Brian Goodall, three days ago on Facebook: Babcock’s and MOD asked to think again on nuclear submarine dismantling process at Rosyth Dockyard. This morning at a meeting of the Rosyth Dockyard Local Liaison Committee in the Dockyard I repeated my long held view that the proposed second stage of the nuclear submarine dismantling demonstrator project, that is about to start, is a stage too far, and I ask for a rethink. The next step will see Babcock cutting out the reactor pressure vessel from the reactor compartment of the decommissioned nuclear submarine Swiftsure, in an … Continue reading UK MoD plan to decommission at least 7 nuclear subs in Fife, with houses less than 1 mile away and downwind by methods 1 000 times more dangerous than US methods

Glasgow’s miles better and ‘Fast car Phil’ needs to learn from it

Professor John Robertson OBA The Times on 23 October 2025, has the above. Before I respond to the ridiculous headline claim, who is Rodney? From the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Philip practised as a lawyer for more than 40 years, latterly as chair of Burness Paull. He also previously chaired the Senior Lawyers Committee of the International Bar Association and the board of governors of the Glasgow School of Art and was a governor of Hutchesons’ Educational Trust. Philip currently sits on the board of Dunedin Consort, as well as being a Senior Adviser to Saxton Bampfylde Ltd and has … Continue reading Glasgow’s miles better and ‘Fast car Phil’ needs to learn from it

Good God! First, Trump is the messiah, now it’s Farage as a dodgy pollster puts his followers in second place in Scotland and the Herald harkens to his angels of death

Professor John Robertson OBA You can buy a poster of Donald Trump as the messiah on Amazon. Seriously, many on the Christian right in the USA actually think he is. He may do too. Nigel Farage, if you’ve heard him speak and read of his actions, you’ll know, is not the messiah but a very nasty man. The MSM has been accused for some time of undemocratically enabling the Reform UK campaign with undue space and oxygen such as 38 BBC Question Time appearances despite 0 MPs until 2024. Does Damien Shields, above, know what he is doing? Why is … Continue reading Good God! First, Trump is the messiah, now it’s Farage as a dodgy pollster puts his followers in second place in Scotland and the Herald harkens to his angels of death

NHS England more than 100 times, 10 times per head, more privatised than NHS Scotland

in England were delivered by private hospitals and clinics in the last 12 months – that’s almost 500 000 higher than the previous year. The Health Secretary….[was not criticised for the obvious evidence of failures in NHS England.] Professor John Robertson OBA The figure, 6.15 million comes from the private sector – David Hare, Independent Healthcare Providers Network. Scotland, you ask? From Grok AI: NHS Scotland’s policy prioritizes public sector delivery for elective care, with limited reliance on the independent (private) sector compared to other UK nations. Use of private hospitals and clinics is targeted at specific backlogs (e.g., orthopaedics, ophthalmology, endoscopy) … Continue reading NHS England more than 100 times, 10 times per head, more privatised than NHS Scotland

In 2024 there were 262 mistaken prisoner releases in England & Wales but NONE in Scotland

and Wales were released when they should not have been. Former prison governors say it’s the manifestation of a broken system Professor John Robertson OBA As UK media focus today on the one case of an asylum seeker accused of sex offences against a minor, BBC UK tell us the above. In Scotland, these last few months, the MSM have had tales of crisis-hit prisons, breaching prisoners’ human rights and a level of overcrowding that cannot be ignored. In these alleged circumstances, you have to think mistakes like those above will have been made in Scotland too. No specific, documented … Continue reading In 2024 there were 262 mistaken prisoner releases in England & Wales but NONE in Scotland