The story is now two days old and has been fully exposed as a lie but BBC Scotland are keeping it up prominently on their website today. Within hours of Ross confronting the FM with the supposed case, a relative had tweeted to debunk the whole thing. BBC Scotland will have seen this but it doesn’t fit their agenda to report it, correct the story or withdraw it. Details here: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2022/09/23/the-80-hours-in-an-ayrshire-ae-story-by-douglas-ross-is-exposed-as-fake-news/ Continue reading Debunked 84-hour Ayr A&E wait story still being pushed by BBC Scotland

From BBC Glasgow & West today: Firefighters have extinguished a blaze which broke out at a tower block in the south side of Glasgow. Emergency services were alerted to the incident in Shawhill Road, Shawlands, at about 21:00 on Saturday. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service dispatched eight fire engines. Large plumes of smoke were seen coming from windows on the block’s upper floors. The fire was reported as extinguished after 22:00. It is understood there were no reported casualties. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-63023916 Why did this fire not spread to other floors and with terrible consequences? Simple: Cavity Fire Barriers. What? These: … Continue reading Once more, proof that Scotland’s existing and better building standards will prevent any Grenfell here

I often just ignore Mackay’s ill-informed, hysterical and, of course, mercenary, reports in the Herald. Then, sometimes, I think I should correct them just in case someone is daft enough to believe them. Today he writes: Waiting times, ambulances delays, GP appointments – the NHS in both Scotland and England is on its knees. To work out just how bad it’s got, we spoke to the two frontline doctors leading the campaign to save the NHS. Neil Mackay reports THERE’S only one way to understand what has gone wrong with the NHS: sit down with the two doctors leading the campaign to … Continue reading Neil Mackay’s big heap of…NHS Scotland is NOT collapsing

Those earning £10 000 or less will still pay 0 tax. Those on £14 732, will still pay only £411 per year in tax. Those on £15 000 will pay, £2 more. Those on £20 000 will pay £52 per year and those on £25 000 will pay £118 more. Those on £1 million per year will pay £54 000 more than they would in England. But, all of us will live in better place where child poverty and rough sleeping is at half the level of England. All of our children can attend higher education free of charge. All … Continue reading So wrong, most in Scotland are still better off

By gavinochiltree DRossie to Mothership. “Mothership, we have a problem”. Sigh. “What is it this time DRossie? Dont you know how busy we are in London, giving bungs to the rich”? “Mothership, all my aides are leaving because……well, because of Trussie being elevated to the Big Chair”. “This is just nonsense, DRossie. Hire someone with experience to help you out”. DRossie to Mothership. “Mothership, I did what you said, and hired someone really, really good. A Super-spad who worked with Spud Murphy………..but he LIED, Mummy. He told me porkies and he isn’t even Boris. I had to get rid of … Continue reading Douglas Ross overheard talking to Mothership:

By Legerwood There was a Tweet I saw this morning from someone who thinks the 84-hr wait case was his mother. From what he said in the Tweet the circumstances surrounding the case were quite different to the impression given by DRoss or whichever one of the interchangeable wastes of space brought it up. On the subject of A&E waiting times it cannot be disguised, and should not be glossed over, that the A&E waiting times in NHS Scotland have been on a downward trend for some time and this has been made worse by the number of attendances at … Continue reading The reasons for NHS Scotland’s A&E figures are Covid related

Yesterday, Douglas Ross confronted the FM with his story of a patient waiting more than 80 hours in an Ayrshire A&E. The FM agreed to investigate but today, before she needed to do so, someone who suspects the patient was his mum, blew the story out of the water: Continue reading The ’80 hours in an Ayrshire A&E’ story by Douglas Ross is exposed as fake news

It’s the big news for BBC Scotland today as it emerges that the SNP Government is unlikely to pass on the income tax cuts announced by the UK Chancellor today. Scottish MSPs will miss out on a cut of around £2 000! Those earning the median wage in Scotland of £25 000 or less, will see no difference but will, of course, benefit from the continued investment of taxation in services. This is further evidence that the SNP is the left-of-centre party in Scotland or the UK for that matter as SNP Media signalled in February 2022: Scotland will continue … Continue reading Will Scottish Labour MSPs rejoice as SNP refuses them a tax cut?