https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/15/pothole-damage-pay-outs-in-scotland-researchers-hide-trend-but-highland-council-paid-out-far-less-last-year-than-in-the-previous-5/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-15T08:32:25+00:00Pothole damage pay-outs in Scotland – researchers hide trend but Highland Council paid out far less last year than in the previous 5https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/15/bbc-scotland-mislead-on-the-mental-health-waiting-list-for-children-and-young-people-and-suggest-we-might-learn-from-services-in-uganda-and-india-where-stigma-and-horrific-violence-is-more-common-than/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-15T08:04:28+00:00BBC Scotland mislead on the mental health waiting list for children and young people and suggest we might learn from services in Uganda and India where stigma and horrific violence is more common than any clinical carehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/this-is-disturbingly-similar-to-what-donald-trump-did-earlier-this-year-when-he-gutted-the-us-nuclear-regulatory-commission-and-the-us-environmental-protection-agency/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T19:21:33+00:00‘This is disturbingly similar to what Donald Trump did earlier this year when he gutted the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency.’scotland, politics, nuclear, energy, newshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/county-lines-national-police-chiefs-council-confirms-exports-of-deadly-drugs-and-violence-from-england-into-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T17:02:34+00:00County Lines – National Police Chiefs’ Council confirms exports of deadly drugs and violence FROM England INTO Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/rt-hon-lord-mcconnell-of-glenscorrodales-thinktank-tries-to-hide-entirely-english-culture-of-county-lines-drug-gang-cuckooing-plague-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T12:31:41+00:00Rt Hon Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale’s thinktank tries to hide entirely English culture of County Lines drug gang ‘cuckooing’ plague in Scotlandpolitics, mental-health, depressionhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/repeated-as-guardian-today-typically-misses-an-independent-scotlands-unique-ability-to-handle-and-to-make-money-from-ai-data-centres/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T09:03:39+00:00Repeated as Guardian today typically misses an independent Scotland’s unique ability to handle and to make money from AI data centreshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/anas-tried-to-be-a-real-big-tough-guy-hard-rock-version/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T08:14:27+00:00Anas tried to be a real big tough guy – Hard Rock versionhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/in-2026-almost-every-poll-not-owned-by-tories-does-show-a-surge-for-independence-and-now-52-to-43-9/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T07:59:11+00:00In 2026 almost every poll not owned by Tories DOES show a surge for independence and now 52% to 43% – 9%!https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/13/south-uist-business-impact-group-appears-to-be-inventing-problems-that-in-reality-are-not-there/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-13T14:42:03+00:00South Uist Business Impact Group appears to be inventing problems that, in reality, are not therescotland, travel, europe, adventure, naturehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/13/nhs-scotlands-faster-than-nhs-england-cancer-treatment-service-saved-an-extra-5-000-lives-in-the-last-10-years-but-daily-record-finds-one-wrong-test-result-to-front-page-today/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-13T13:33:38+00:00NHS Scotland’s faster than NHS England cancer treatment service saved an extra 5 000 lives in the last 10 years but Daily Record finds one wrong test result to front page today