https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/17/the-snps-essential-food-price-caps-are-compassion-not-communism-as-itv-claimed-short-video/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-17T13:14:23+00:00The SNP’s essential food price caps are compassion not communism as ITV claimed – short videohttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/17/have-the-scottish-labour-mps-joined-the-campaign-against-the-shameful-palantir-nhs-contracts-which-the-snp-already-rejected-two-years-ago/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-17T13:12:31+00:00Have the Scottish Labour MPs joined the campaign against the ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contracts which the SNP already rejected two years ago?labour, politics, news, nhs, healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/17/third-us-request-for-data-on-campus-safety-cannot-be-provided-despite-on-every-english-university-campus-you-are-significantly-more-likely-to-be-a-victim-of-violent-crime-than-on-any-scotti/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-17T13:08:06+00:00Third US request for data on campus safety cannot be provided despite on every English university campus you are significantly more likely to be a victim of violent crime than on any Scottish onehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/17/with-rising-demand-from-children-with-special-needs-scotland-has-nearly-twice-as-many-educational-psychologists/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-17T06:31:30+00:00With rising demand from children with special needs Scotland has nearly twice as many educational psychologistshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/17/how-diplomacy-by-the-scottish-government-helped-to-avert-all-planned-health-service-strikes-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-17T06:12:36+00:00How diplomacy by the Scottish Government helped to avert all planned health service strikes in Scotlandscotland, politics, news, nhs, healthcarehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/17/john-swinney-helping-those-struggling-with-the-cost-of-eating-is-not-communist-but-bbc-scotlands-peter-smith-is-either-thick-or-just-another-right-wing-extremist-heres-why/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-17T05:14:14+00:00John Swinney helping those struggling with the cost of eating is not ‘communist’ but BBC Scotland’s Peter Smith is either thick or just another right-wing extremist – here’s whypolitics, food, books, technologyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/alex-cole-hamilton-wastes-your-taxes-again-to-find-in-an-average-24-hour-period-only-one-or-two-triaged-as-safe-over-95-year-olds-waited-more-than-12-hours-in-only-one-or-two-of-scotlands-30-full/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T15:48:12+00:00Alex Cole Hamilton wastes your taxes again to find in an average 24 hour period, only one or two triaged as safe, over 95 year-olds, waited more than 12 hours in only one or two of Scotland’s 30 full Type 1 emergency departmentshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/why-there-are-no-fly-tipping-super-sites-for-scottish-media-to-report-more-than-twice-the-level-of-inspection-2/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T15:47:06+00:00Why there are no fly-tipping ‘super-sites’ for Scottish media to report – more than twice the level of inspectionhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/heralds-ill-informed-acceptance-of-the-nuclear-industrys-sums-makes-their-claim-of-trusted-journalism-laughable/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T15:42:49+00:00Herald’s ill-informed acceptance of the nuclear industry’s sums makes their claim of ‘trusted journalism’ laughablehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/isle-of-wight-ferries-breakdowns-cancellations-rocketing-prices-three-times-the-cost-of-the-oban-to-mull-crossing-and-unfair-taxation-compared-to-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T07:31:42+00:00Isle of Wight ferries – breakdowns, cancellations, rocketing prices, THREE times the cost of the Oban to Mull crossing and unfair taxation compared to Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/new-zealands-cook-strait-ferries-unreliability-alarms-international-tour-operators-in-sharp-contrast-to-scotlands-island-tourism-surge-ignoring-media-ferry-frenzy/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T07:05:53+00:00New Zealand’s Cook Strait Ferries – unreliability alarms international tour operators in sharp contrast to Scotland’s island tourism surge ignoring media ferry frenzyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/washington-state-ferries-ancient-vessels-antiquated-booking-system-crashes-yet-is-not-replaced-and-a-scramble-for-tickets/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T06:37:16+00:00Washington State Ferries – ancient vessels, antiquated booking system crashes yet is not replaced and a scramble for ticketswriting, travel, beauty, photography, usahttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/16/bc-ferries-in-canada-ancient-vessels-mass-cancellations-rocketing-prices-near-misses-on-rocks-and-a-repair-that-only-lasts-40-minutes/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-16T06:14:58+00:00BC Ferries in Canada – ancient vessels, mass cancellations, rocketing prices, near misses on rocks and a repair that only lasts 40 minutestravel, photography, art, summerhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/a9-accidents-and-deaths-plummet-in-recent-years/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T16:58:21+00:00A9 accidents and deaths plummet in recent yearshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/shocking-incompetence-as-lammy-oversees-the-release-in-error-of-more-than-three-times-as-many-prisoners-as-constance-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T16:55:04+00:00Shocking incompetence as Lammy oversees the release in error of more than THREE times as many prisoners as Constance in Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/lord-offords-revelation-does-seem-credible-considering-sarwar-declared-in-2025-that-he-would-be-prepared-to-work-with-reform-uk-on-a-case-by-case-basis/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T15:08:19+00:00Lord Offord’s revelation does seem credible considering Sarwar declared in 2025 that he would be prepared to work with Reform UK on a case-by-case basispolitics, news, labour-party, keir-starmer, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/if-offord-is-a-pathetic-poisonous-odious-little-man-then-so-is-anas/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T14:03:16+00:00If Offord is a ‘pathetic, poisonous, odious LITTLE man’ then so is Anashttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/us-citizens-living-near-nuclear-waste-dump-100-times-smaller-and-less-hazardous-than-sellafield-to-get-clear-up/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T14:01:06+00:00US citizens living near nuclear waste dump, 100 times smaller and less hazardous than Sellafield, to get clear-uphttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/east-tennessee-cancer-victims-living-in-the-shadow-of-nuclear-sites-to-be-compensated-despite-having-far-lower-rates-and-deaths-than-scots-living-in-the-shadow-of-sellafield-only-43-miles-awa/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T13:59:48+00:00East Tennessee cancer victims living ‘in the shadow’ of nuclear sites to be compensated despite having far lower rates and deaths than Scots living ‘in the shadow’ of Sellafield only 43 miles away, upwind and upstream, across the border with Englandnuclear, news, health, environment, sustainabilityhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/04/15/how-i-predicted-scottish-labours-willingness-to-work-with-anyone-to-remove-the-snp-8-years-ago/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-04-15T13:58:03+00:00How I predicted Scottish Labour’s willingness to work with anyone to remove the SNP, 8 years agopolitics, news, history, uk-politics, fascism