https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/20/new-research-report-the-politicisation-of-bbc-reporting-in-the-100-days-before-the-scottish-election-2026-comparing-bbc-wales-and-bbc-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-20T12:46:17+00:00New research report – The Politicisation of BBC Reporting in the 100 days before the Scottish Election 2026 – Comparing BBC Wales and BBC Scotlandwriting, politics, news, history, bookshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/20/how-can-south-uist-have-no-mainland-ferry-service-when-the-skye-bridge-offers-an-alternative-that-takes-the-same-time/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-20T12:38:25+00:00How can South Uist have no ‘mainland’ ferry service when the Skye Bridge offers an alternative that takes the same time?scotland, travel, europe, adventure, naturehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/20/are-labour-politicians-now-telling-us-how-crap-it-is-for-scotland-to-be-within-the-uk-voting-labour-is-not-really-voting-labour/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-20T11:55:10+00:00Are Labour politicians now telling us how crap it is for Scotland to be within the UK? Voting Labour is not really voting Labour?https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/20/contrary-to-england-vulnerable-children-in-scotland-must-be-placed-in-regulated-safe-settings/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-20T10:44:06+00:00Contrary to England, vulnerable children in Scotland must be placed in regulated safe settingspolitics, news, history, family, mental-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/20/scotland-remains-a-progressive-outlier-with-only-half-the-level-of-concern-about-immigration-and-no-chance-of-reform-uk-winning-even-one-constituency-libby-brookes-must-improve/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-20T09:18:38+00:00Scotland remains a progressive outlier with only half the level of concern about immigration and no chance of Reform UK winning even one constituency – Libby Brookes must improvepolitics, news, religion, economy, philosophyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/20/health-visitors-in-england-are-key-to-labours-preventative-strategy-but-theyre-plummeting-there-after-two-years-in-government-while-scotland-after-19-years-of-the-snp-has-four-times-as-many-per-he/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-20T07:23:12+00:00Health visitors in England are key to Labour’s preventative strategy but they’re plummeting there after two years in government while Scotland after 19 years of the SNP has four times as many per head, twice the essential continuity and twice the visitsscotland, news, travel, history, europehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/19/prof-mary-beard-agrees-with-me-us-on-listening-to-tucker-carlson-regarding-trump-and-iran/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-19T08:53:15+00:00Prof Mary Beard agrees with me (us) on listening to Tucker Carlson regarding Trump and Iranhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/19/the-causes-of-healthy-life-expectancy-falling-scotland-already-has-far-more-per-head-of-population-gps-nurses-midwives-and-other-professionals-than-other-parts-of-the-uk-so-maybe-look-at-this/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-19T07:59:01+00:00The causes of healthy life expectancy falling – Scotland already has far more, per head of population, GPs, nurses, midwives and other professionals than other parts of the UK so maybe look at this?politics, news, nhs, health, healthcarehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/19/uk-government-austerity-measures-the-key-driver-of-scotlands-falling-life-expectancy-in-good-health-and-labour-will-do-nothing-to-reverse-it/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-19T07:37:05+00:00UK Government ‘austerity’ measures the key driver of Scotland’s falling life expectancy in good health and Labour will do nothing to reverse itfood, health, nutrition, travel