https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/09/19-years-of-the-snp-in-charge-and-uk-youth-unemployment-is-shocking-55-higher-than-in-scotland-which-has-one-of-the-lowest-rates-in-western-europe-2/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-09T07:56:17+00:0019 years of the SNP in charge and UK youth unemployment is shocking 55% higher than in Scotland which has one of the lowest rates in Western Europehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/09/complaints-to-gps-shocking-45-less-common-in-scotland-than-in-england-meant-6-000-fewer-unhappy-with-the-service-last-year-2/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-09T07:52:57+00:00Complaints to GPs shocking 45% less common in Scotland than in England meant 6 000 fewer unhappy with the service last yearhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/09/why-is-the-herald-hiding-the-trend-in-glasgow-maternity-deaths-are-they-falling-i-wonder/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-09T07:01:02+00:00Why is the Herald hiding the trend in Glasgow maternity deaths? Are they falling, I wonder?politics, news, health, fitnesshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/09/why-do-only-scottish-secondary-schools-seem-to-have-shortages-of-subject-specialists-with-14-more-staff-than-england-and-shocking-40-more-than-wales-lets-ask-a-scottish-headteacher-who-worked-for-t/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-09T06:15:59+00:00Why do only Scottish secondary schools seem to have shortages of subject specialists with 14% more staff than England and shocking 40% more than Wales? Let’s ask a Scottish headteacher who worked for Tony Blair in England?https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/08/research-by-royal-college-finds-twice-as-many-over-60s-per-head-of-population-waiting-more-than-12-hours-in-nhs-englands-ae-departments-as-in-nhs-scotland-a-political-respons/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-08T13:58:20+00:00Research by Royal College finds TWICE as many over 60s, per head of population, waiting more than 12 hours in NHS England’s A&E departments as in NHS Scotland – a political responsibility that can no longer be ignored therepolitics, news, nhs, health, mental-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/08/scottish-taxpayers-to-pay-more-than-300-million-to-share-cost-of-lower-thames-crossing-and-ifs-doubts-well-get-anything-for-it-through-barnett-formula/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-08T13:57:06+00:00Scottish taxpayers to pay more than £300 million to share cost of Lower Thames Crossing and IFS doubts we’ll get anything for it through Barnett formulahttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/08/the-curious-case-of-the-wee-blue-campbell/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-08T09:44:43+00:00The Curious Case of the Wee Blue Campbellscotland, politics, news, history, bookshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/08/nhs-englands-diagnostic-tests-waiting-list-is-shocking-800-000-or-71-longer-than-nhs-scotlands/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-08T08:44:38+00:00NHS England’s diagnostic tests waiting list is shocking 800 000 or 71% longer than NHS Scotland’shttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/08/alarm-over-freedom-of-information-only-among-mass-exploiters-of-the-scheme/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-08T08:22:36+00:00Alarm over freedom of information only among mass exploiters of the schemescotland, snp, politics, news, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/07/the-real-news-more-important-than-reported-knife-possession-by-far-murder-by-stabbing-halved-in-six-years-hospital-stabbing-admissions-down-by-one-third-and-teen-victims-of-murder-plummet-to-only/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-07T13:15:09+00:00The real news – More important than reported knife possession by far – murder by stabbing halved in six years, hospital stabbing admissions down by one-third and teen victims of murder plummet to only one-fifth of that in 2008writing, politics, news, religion, domestic-violence