https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/28/english-babies-and-young-children-failed-amid-surging-poverty-and-inadequate-protection-legislation-compared-with-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-28T16:14:14+00:00English babies and young children failed amid surging poverty and inadequate protection legislation compared with Scotlandwriting, politics, news, family, mental-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/28/desperate-stuff-from-bbc-scotland-as-alcohol-deaths-fall-among-women-too/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-28T14:41:34+00:00Desperate stuff from BBC Scotland as alcohol deaths fall, among women toohttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/28/not-one-police-officer-injury-at-bonfire-night-last-year-and-only-one-the-year-before-so-english-and-welsh-officers-are-coming-for-something-else-not-us/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-28T14:13:50+00:00Not one police officer injury at Bonfire Night last year and only one the year before so English and Welsh officers are coming for something else, not uspolitics, books, football, sportshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/28/massive-almost-50-fall-in-opioid-dependency-among-15-34-year-olds/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-28T13:31:14+00:00Massive, almost 50% fall in opioid dependency among 15-34 year-oldshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/27/after-20-years-scotland-has-almost-50-more-social-housing-per-head-with-an-extra-30-000-in-last-5-years/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-27T13:28:55+00:00After 20 years Scotland has almost 50% more social housing per head with an extra 30 000 in last 5 yearshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/27/homicide-in-scotland-trend-still-significantly-down-37-in-last-5-years-60-since-last-labour-government-and-only-25-among-the-young-of-that-20-years-ago/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-27T13:27:52+00:00Homicide in Scotland trend still significantly down, 37% in last 5 years, 60% since last Labour government and only 25% among the young of that 20 years agohttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/27/just-a-few-of-those-interviewed-by-scottish-media-to-attack-snp-or-scottish-government-who-are-then-revealed-to-be-opposition-party-activists-or-candidates/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-27T11:43:44+00:00Just a few of those interviewed by Scottish media to attack SNP or Scottish Government who are then revealed to be opposition party activists or candidatespolitics, news, history, labour-party, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/27/from-gimmicks-to-everyday-fixes/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-27T11:07:08+00:00From Gimmicks to Everyday Fixesscotland, scottish-independence, politics, news, poetryhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/27/bbc-scotland-could-be-misleading-you-on-likely-police-officer-numbers-with-journalism-at-lowest-level-since-snp-surge-20-years-ago/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-27T10:20:18+00:00BBC Scotland could be misleading you on likely police officer numbers with journalism at lowest level since SNP surge 20 years agoscotland, politics, news, health, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/27/as-reporting-scotland-return-to-the-labour-raac-controversy-a-reminder-of-the-facts-they-wont-tell-you-2/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-27T10:00:38+00:00As Reporting Scotland return to the Labour RAAC controversy a reminder of the facts they won’t tell youhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/27/scotland-is-well-ahead-on-land-reform-and-legislative-foundation-is-too-strong-to-scupper-progress-now/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-27T09:49:58+00:00Scotland is well ahead on land reform and legislative foundation is too strong to scupper progress nowhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/26/stv-accuse-stephen-flynn-of-paving-over-storm-drains-in-largs-five-years-earlier-when-he-should-have-been-in-westminster-experts-say-such-storms-cannot-be-fully-defended-against/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-26T19:16:06+00:00STV accuse Stephen Flynn of paving over storm drains in Largs five years earlier when he should have been in Westminster. Experts say such storms cannot be fully defended againstnews, travel, environment, climate-change, naturehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/26/kevin-mckenna-colonist-of-the-year-makes-the-herald-a-hostile-place-for-scotlands-decent-democrats-with-up-to-150-cheap-hatchet-jobs-since-2019/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-26T17:00:55+00:00Kevin McKenna, Colonist of the Year makes the Herald a hostile place for Scotland’s decent democrats with up to 150 cheap hatchet jobs since 2019