https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/22/calls-for-cancellation-of-hs2-white-elephant-would-mean-scots-taxpayers-saving-more-than-800-million-for-a-train-service-that-stopped-in-england-anyway/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-22T10:38:56+00:00Calls for cancellation of HS2 white elephant would mean Scots taxpayers saving more than £8 billion for a train service that stopped in England anywayhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/22/hardworking-scots-taxpayers-lost-more-than-500-million-just-last-year-for-ditched-uk-government-projects-worth-15-brand-new-secondary-school-buildings/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-22T09:17:53+00:00Hardworking Scots taxpayers lost more than £500 million just last year for ditched UK Government projects – worth 15 brand new secondary school buildingshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/22/swinney-need-not-apologise-for-sinn-fein-links-as-ira-was-not-responsible-for-the-deaths-of-any-scottish-civilians-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-22T07:51:34+00:00Swinney need not apologise for Sinn Fein ‘links’ as IRA was not responsible for the deaths of any Scottish civilians in Scotlandpolitics, travel, history, ireland, northern-irelandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/22/bbc-scotlands-report-on-one-senior-doctors-call-for-more-obesity-drug-roll-out-is-ill-informed-and-one-sided-contrary-to-their-royal-charter/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-22T07:30:53+00:00BBC Scotland’s report on one ‘senior’ doctor’s call for more obesity drug roll-out is ill-informed and one-sided contrary to their royal charterhealth, nutrition, obesity, weight-loss, ozempichttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/21/stephen-flynn-already-facing-pressure-on-a96-dualling-oh-no-hes-not-because/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-21T17:25:24+00:00Stephen Flynn already facing pressure on A96 dualling? Oh no he’s not because….https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/21/scottish-government-has-done-more-to-support-vulnerable-young-care-leavers/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-21T17:00:09+00:00Scottish Government has done more to support vulnerable young care leaversscotland, politics, education, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/21/latest-us-research-finds-significantly-increased-breast-and-other-cancers-near-nuclear-power-stations-to-further-condemn-scottish-labours-energy-strategy/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-21T13:08:27+00:00Shocking latest US research finds 80 000 unnecessary breast and other cancers near nuclear power stations to further condemn Scottish Labour’s energy strategyfood, health, nutrition, cancer, wellnesshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/21/since-2007-snp-government-has-built-73-more-affordable-homes-than-labour-wales-and-47-more-than-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-21T13:04:33+00:00Since 2007 SNP Government has built 73% more affordable homes than Labour Wales and 47% more than Englandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/21/the-blind-spot-in-researchers-apocalyptic-water-shortages-predictions-the-90-of-the-uk-supply-in-scotland-2/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-21T07:58:51+00:00The blind spot in researchers’ apocalyptic water shortages predictions – the 90% of the UK supply in Scotlandnews, environment, climate-change, nature, waterhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/21/the-reports-of-surging-school-violence-at-the-same-time-as-recorded-violent-crime-by-under-21s-plummets-to-less-than-a-quarter-of-that-ten-years-ago-requires-more-serious-study-and-not-just-media-hyst/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-21T07:35:11+00:00The reports of surging school violence at the same time as recorded violent crime by under 21s plummets to less than a quarter of that ten years ago requires more serious study and not just media hysteriahttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/20/carole-ford-again-some-maths-teacher-some-educationist/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-20T22:55:43+00:00Carole Ford again – some maths teacher, some educationistwriting, education, teaching, learninghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/20/ferry-fiasco-as-electric-hydrofoil-ferry-contract-awarded-by-uk-government-and-orkney-council-is-beset-by-issues-and-lasts-only-one-year-before-latest-delay-and-safety-concerns-means-return-to/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-20T20:50:22+00:00Ferry fiasco as electric hydrofoil ferry contract awarded by UK Government and Orkney Council is ‘beset by issues’ and lasts only one year before ‘latest delay’ and safety concerns means return to builder for ‘upgrades’ to ‘alarm systems’