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Revealed – SNP only large party NOT taking thousands from lobbying groups in Scotland buying access to power

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Support Talking-up Scotland -In this election year in Scotland, the 90% pro-Union media and their sponsors in the opposition parties will do everything they can to undermine the pro-independence parties. Thought vastly outnumbered, we will do our very best to counter their lies and get you, every day, the true stories and the sources of evidence to prove them. Help us if you can at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-get-the-facts-for-you In the Ferret today, desperately trying to include the SNP in the above damning accusation, they manage to find one SNP MP (Richard Thomson) and one SNP MSP (Richard Lyle), two Dicks (?), who … Continue reading Revealed – SNP only large party NOT taking thousands from lobbying groups in Scotland buying access to power

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England, the only country in the world with a fully privatised water system gets nearly FOUR times as many complaints about water bills

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Thanks to Dottie for alerting me to this: From the Guardian today, the above and: Customer complaints over water bills surge by 50% in England and Wales – Number of households complaining rises to 16,000 in 2025, with Southern Water the biggest target. Complaints about water companies in England and Wales to an independent monitor surged by more than 50% last year, as customers bristled at steep bill increases. More than 16,000 complaints were lodged in 2025 with the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), a government-sponsored body that represents customers’ interests.1 Scottish Water does not publish broken-down complaints, but for all complaints, … Continue reading England, the only country in the world with a fully privatised water system gets nearly FOUR times as many complaints about water bills

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The Home Office would do better to just copy Scotland than set up a ‘British (sic) FBI’

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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood Today, in the Guardian: Home Office to launch ‘British FBI’ to deal with serious crime UK-wide – National Police Service will investigate organised crime, terrorism, fraud and online child abuse. The government is setting up a National Police Service – dubbed the “British FBI” – to deal with organised crime, terrorism, fraud and online child abuse in a major change to policing in England and Wales. The new organisation, which will be announced by the Home Office in a white paper on Monday, means fraud, criminal gang and UK-wide counter terror investigations will no longer be carried … Continue reading The Home Office would do better to just copy Scotland than set up a ‘British (sic) FBI’

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Edinburgh Labour minority Lib Dem-assisted government repeats handing back housing money to government and failing constituents

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From BBC Scotland on 19 December 2024, the above and: Labour has retained control of City of Edinburgh Council under a minority administration propped up by Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Jane Meagher has been appointed as the council’s new leader. Former leader Cammy Day resigned over claims he sent sexually explicit messages to Ukrainian refugees. SNP and Green councillors had launched an attempt to take over running the council but their bid was voted down by 32 votes to 28. Labour only has 10 of the 63 councillors that make up the city’s administration. Councillor Meagher, who represents the Portobello … Continue reading Edinburgh Labour minority Lib Dem-assisted government repeats handing back housing money to government and failing constituents

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The truth about the Glasgow hospital infections in a short video

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. Detail at: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/20/latest-in-final-statement-glasgow-hospital-correctly-and-based-on-repeated-research-denies-evidence-of-definite-link-between-the-hospital-environment-and-specific-individual-cases-of-infection/ My daughter filmed this primarily for TikTok but it might be useful here. John Continue reading The truth about the Glasgow hospital infections in a short video

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As Tory MSP tries to dig dirt in the Daily Record today, what she doesn’t want you to know – NHS Ayrshire & Arran Health Board is performing well above the 90% targets and above the national average on four important targets

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Continue reading As Tory MSP tries to dig dirt in the Daily Record today, what she doesn’t want you to know – NHS Ayrshire & Arran Health Board is performing well above the 90% targets and above the national average on four important targets

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“Insulted”, “patronised”, “betrayed”, ‘profoundly unjust’, shown ‘complete indifference’ – Scotland’s fishing industry and Westminster

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“Insulted”, “patronised”, “betrayed”, ‘profoundly unjust’, shown ‘complete indifference’ – judgements by Scotland’s fishing industry on actions of Labour in Westminster. By stewartb Despite the above descriptions of Labour’s actions towards Scotland’s wild capture fisheries, in the House of Commons debate on the ‘Fishing Industry’ held on January 22, the SNP’s Seamus Logan was moved to comment: ‘I regret that the right hon. Gentleman (referring to Alastair Carmichael, the Lib Dem MP for Orkney and Shetland) and the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Torcuil Crichton, Labour) used so much of their time to attack the SNP Scottish Government.’ That … Continue reading “Insulted”, “patronised”, “betrayed”, ‘profoundly unjust’, shown ‘complete indifference’ – Scotland’s fishing industry and Westminster

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US ferry company to consider making up for shortages by bringing a near 70 year-old retired boat back into service – Imagine that idea in Scotland where our oldest boat is 43?

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You may remember previous reports here of the troubles at Washington State Ferries, based in one of the most affluent states in the USA. A third of the fleet out of service, missed doctor appointments, hours-long delays, students unable to get to school and flooded car decks look like continuing as Washington State Ferries delays new electric ferries and now they may bring aging old diesels back into service. From the Kitsap Sun today: Washington State Ferries is taking a hard look at a pitch from a shipyard owner to refurbish two of the state’s deteriorated retired ferries and return … Continue reading US ferry company to consider making up for shortages by bringing a near 70 year-old retired boat back into service – Imagine that idea in Scotland where our oldest boat is 43?