https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/isle-of-wight-ferries-breakdowns-cancellations-rocketing-prices-three-times-the-cost-of-the-oban-to-mull-crossing-and-unfair-taxation-compared-to-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T07:31:42+00:00Isle of Wight ferries – breakdowns, cancellations, rocketing prices, THREE times the cost of the Oban to Mull crossing and unfair taxation compared to Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/new-zealands-cook-strait-ferries-unreliability-alarms-international-tour-operators-in-sharp-contrast-to-scotlands-island-tourism-surge-ignoring-media-ferry-frenzy/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T07:05:53+00:00New Zealand’s Cook Strait Ferries – unreliability alarms international tour operators in sharp contrast to Scotland’s island tourism surge ignoring media ferry frenzyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/washington-state-ferries-ancient-vessels-antiquated-booking-system-crashes-yet-is-not-replaced-and-a-scramble-for-tickets/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T06:37:16+00:00Washington State Ferries – ancient vessels, antiquated booking system crashes yet is not replaced and a scramble for ticketswriting, travel, beauty, photography, usahttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/bc-ferries-in-canada-ancient-vessels-mass-cancellations-rocketing-prices-near-misses-on-rocks-and-a-repair-that-only-lasts-40-minutes/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T06:14:58+00:00BC Ferries in Canada – ancient vessels, mass cancellations, rocketing prices, near misses on rocks and a repair that only lasts 40 minutestravel, photography, art, summerhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/a9-accidents-and-deaths-plummet-in-recent-years/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T16:58:21+00:00A9 accidents and deaths plummet in recent yearshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/shocking-incompetence-as-lammy-oversees-the-release-in-error-of-more-than-three-times-as-many-prisoners-as-constance-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T16:55:04+00:00Shocking incompetence as Lammy oversees the release in error of more than THREE times as many prisoners as Constance in Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/lord-offords-revelation-does-seem-credible-considering-sarwar-declared-in-2025-that-he-would-be-prepared-to-work-with-reform-uk-on-a-case-by-case-basis/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T15:08:19+00:00Lord Offord’s revelation does seem credible considering Sarwar declared in 2025 that he would be prepared to work with Reform UK on a case-by-case basispolitics, news, labour-party, keir-starmer, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/if-offord-is-a-pathetic-poisonous-odious-little-man-then-so-is-anas/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T14:03:16+00:00If Offord is a ‘pathetic, poisonous, odious LITTLE man’ then so is Anashttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/us-citizens-living-near-nuclear-waste-dump-100-times-smaller-and-less-hazardous-than-sellafield-to-get-clear-up/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T14:01:06+00:00US citizens living near nuclear waste dump, 100 times smaller and less hazardous than Sellafield, to get clear-uphttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/east-tennessee-cancer-victims-living-in-the-shadow-of-nuclear-sites-to-be-compensated-despite-having-far-lower-rates-and-deaths-than-scots-living-in-the-shadow-of-sellafield-only-43-miles-awa/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T13:59:48+00:00East Tennessee cancer victims living ‘in the shadow’ of nuclear sites to be compensated despite having far lower rates and deaths than Scots living ‘in the shadow’ of Sellafield only 43 miles away, upwind and upstream, across the border with Englandnuclear, news, health, environment, sustainabilityhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/how-i-predicted-scottish-labours-willingness-to-work-with-anyone-to-remove-the-snp-8-years-ago/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T13:58:03+00:00How I predicted Scottish Labour’s willingness to work with anyone to remove the SNP, 8 years agopolitics, news, history, uk-politics, fascismhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/anas-sarwars-manifesto-will-lift-no-kids-out-of-poverty-short-video/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T07:38:32+00:00Anas Sarwar’s manifesto will lift NO kids out of poverty – short videohttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/herald-champions-interests-of-buy-to-rent-industry-accused-of-only-increasing-supply-for-high-income-renters-and-of-abusing-others/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T07:14:34+00:00Herald champions interests of buy-to-rent industry accused of only increasing supply for high income renters and of abusing otherspolitics, housing, affordable-housing, investing, real-estatehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/reposted-as-daily-record-today-repeats-outrageous-scottish-labour-lie-on-lifting-100-000-or-any-kids-out-of-poverty-when-ifs-say-they-have-no-plans-to-do-so/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T06:32:01+00:00Reposted as Daily Record today repeats outrageous Scottish Labour lie on ‘lifting 100 000 [or any] kids out of poverty’ when IFS say they have NO plans to do sohttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/a-labour-government-agrees-to-compensate-those-infected-by-blood-products-from-us-prisons-approved-by-another-labour-government-in-1976-and-despite-warnings-from-their-own-health-secretary-the-labou/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T06:19:46+00:00A Labour Government agrees to compensate those infected by blood products from US prisons approved by another Labour Government in 1976, and despite warnings from their own Health Secretary. The Labour Scottish Secretary was there failing to protect uspolitics, news, health, fitnesshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/14/water-company-customers-in-england-to-another-40m-on-top-of-already-the-highest-prices-and-the-worst-quality-in-the-uk-but-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-14T18:01:54+00:00Water company customers in England to pay another £40m on top of already the highest prices and the worst quality in the UK but in Scotland…..?writing, environment, books, arthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/14/why-is-crisis-scotland-being-so-fulsome-in-its-praise-for-a-2040-scottish-labour-aspiration-14-years-after-this-election/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-14T16:13:12+00:00Why is Crisis Scotland being so fulsome in its praise for a 2040 Scottish Labour aspiration 14 years after this election?politics, news, health, history, homelessnesshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/14/institute-for-fiscal-studies-shocking-revelation-scottish-labour-does-not-have-a-plan-to-reduce-child-poverty/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-14T13:22:08+00:00Institute for Fiscal Studies’ shocking revelation – Scottish Labour does not have a plan to reduce child povertyscotland, politics, education, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/14/more-doctors-trained-year-on-year-to-nearly-20-more-than-5-years-ago-and-nearly-40-more-than-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-14T13:21:00+00:00More doctors trained year-on-year to nearly 20% more than 5 years ago and nearly 40% more than England