https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/28/as-yet-another-tufton-street-london-based-think-tank-comes-up-to-tell-us-our-drug-deaths-are-high-the-english-drug-gangs-keeping-them-high-are-ignored/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-28T09:43:42+00:00As yet another Tufton Street, London-based think tank comes up to tell us our drug deaths are high, the English drug gangs keeping them high are ignored:https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/28/as-labour-approaches-second-anniversary-in-power-their-auditors-say-50-of-englands-schools-are-unfit-for-purpose-while-snp-government-has-built-or-refurbished-1-150-schools-since-2007-to-reach/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-28T09:30:15+00:00As Labour approaches second anniversary in power, their auditors say 50% of England’s schools are ‘unfit for purpose’ while SNP Government has built or refurbished 1 150 schools since 2007 to reach 92% fit for purposehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/28/poverty-given-the-labour-partys-track-record-in-government-in-cardiff-over-decades-what-credibility-can-it-have-now-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-28T08:16:30+00:00Poverty – Given the Labour Party’s track record in government in Cardiff over decades, what credibility can it have now in Scotland?politics, news, wales, history, labour-partyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/28/four-years-after-top-swedish-health-officer-praises-hospital-safety-programme-now-15-years-in-place-nhs-scotland-pays-out-less-than-one-sixth-of-the-amount-per-head-in-malpractice-claims-compared-to-n/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-28T07:58:09+00:00Four years after top Swedish health officer praises hospital safety programme now 15 years in place NHS Scotland pays out less than one sixth of the amount per head in malpractice claims compared to NHS Englandscotland, politics, news, nhs, healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/28/uk-labours-new-renters-rights-nearly-ten-years-behind-snp-and-still-not-as-strong/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-28T07:28:21+00:00UK Labour’s new Renters’ Rights nearly ten years behind SNP and still not as stronghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/27/the-bbc-suffers-from-ideological-conformity-scotlands-top-media-academic-in-the-herald-on-bbc-bias-correctly-explains-like-as-chomsky-might-have/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-27T18:37:25+00:00‘The BBC suffers from ideological conformity’ – Scotland’s ‘top media academic’ in the Herald on BBC Bias correctly explains as Chomsky might havehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/27/will-party-manifestos-meet-scotlands-child-poverty-targets-has-this-fragmented-think-tank-left-out-the-obvious-factor-based-on-their-track-record-in-scotland-or-in-the-other-parts-of-th/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-27T15:32:08+00:00‘Will party manifestos meet Scotland’s child poverty targets?’ Has this fragmented think tank left out the obvious factor, based on their track record in Scotland or in the other parts of the UK so far, is there much chance they will deliver anywhere near the level the SNP has achieved?scotland, politics, news, history, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/27/sky-news-reports-on-maternity-horror-stories-in-this-country-but-its-not-this-country/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-27T12:31:23+00:00Sky News reports on maternity ‘horror stories in this country’ but it’s not THIS countrypolitics, news, nhs, health, healthcarehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/27/replacing-migrant-care-workers-with-better-paid-locals-scottish-labour-can-only-offer-a-review-that-might-pay-more-in-2028-while-snp-has-already-delivered-a-7-increase-now/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-27T11:58:04+00:00Replacing migrant care workers with better paid locals – Scottish Labour can only offer a review that might pay more in 2028 (!) while SNP has already delivered a 7% increase now!politics, news, history, labour-party, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/26/reposted-as-families-of-domestic-abuse-victims-driven-to-suicide-criticise-postcode-lottery-of-coroners-courts-in-england-2/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-26T09:59:46+00:00Reposted as ‘Families of domestic abuse victims driven to suicide criticise ‘postcode lottery’ of coroner’s courts’ in Englandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/26/reposted-as-families-of-domestic-abuse-victims-driven-to-suicide-criticise-postcode-lottery-of-coroners-courts-in-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-26T09:57:22+00:00Reposted as ‘Families of domestic abuse victims driven to suicide criticise ‘postcode lottery’ of coroner’s courts’ in England