https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/stv-on-youth-violence-disgusting-shameful-exploitative-scare-mongering-and-all-wrong-as-murder-by-minors-falls-to-a-quarter-of-the-level/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T17:34:55+00:00STV on youth violence – Disgusting, shameful, exploitative, scare mongering and all wrong as murder by minors falls to a quarter of the levelwriting, politics, news, history, womenhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/as-stv-claims-scottish-government-will-fail-to-meet-crucial-house-building-targets-scotland-has-built-nearly-three-times-as-many-really-affordable-houses-as-andy-burnham-might-promise-for-2030/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T15:13:24+00:00As STV claims Scottish Government ‘will fail to meet crucial house building targets’ Scotland has built nearly three times as many really affordable houses as Andy Burnham might promise for 2030https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/uk-government-withholds-files-on-israeli-firm-meddling-in-scottish-elections/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T15:07:17+00:00UK government withholds files on Israeli firm meddling in Scottish electionspolitics, news, labour-party, israel, gazahttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/naive-snp-dismiss-china-warnings/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T15:06:15+00:00Naïve SNP dismiss China warningsscotland, politics, news, labour-party, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/scotland-is-deliberately-having-costs-dumped-on-it-by-westminster/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T15:05:09+00:00Scotland is deliberately having costs dumped on it by Westminsterscotland, politics, news, health, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/snp-16-23-million-investment-for-new-biorefinery-in-grangemouth/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T15:04:01+00:00SNP £16.23 million investment for new biorefinery in Grangemouthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/joani-reid-mp-was-lucky-not-to-be-caught-frolicking-with-a-calmac-captain/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T15:02:46+00:00Joani Reid MP was lucky not to be caught frolicking with a CalMac captainhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/far-less-crime-less-than-half-the-violence-half-the-rape-and-no-mass-rape-grooming-gangs-but-youd-never-know/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T15:01:30+00:00Far less crime, less than half the violence, half the rape and no mass rape grooming gangs but you’d never knowhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/fires-fall-dramatically-to-lowest-in-10-years-and-staffing-climbs-but-the-scotsman/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T08:49:00+00:00Fires fall dramatically to lowest in 10 years and staffing climbs but the Scotsman….politics, education, news, donald-trump, trumphttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/the-latest-figures-show-attempted-murders-by-under-18s-have-plummeted-from-17-to-2-but-bbc-scotland-today-say-theyre-up/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T08:38:35+00:00The latest figures show attempted murders by under 18s have plummeted from 17 to 2 but BBC Scotland today say they’re ‘up’https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/14/far-more-police-officers-and-probation-officers-far-lower-crime-levels-and-far-less-re-offending-thats-where-you-live-really/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-14T07:49:40+00:00Far more police officers and probation officers. Far lower crime levels and far less re-offending – that’s where you live, really.news, books, photos, movieshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/13/they-are-certainly-better-together/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-13T16:40:26+00:00They are certainly better togetherscotland, politics, news, history, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/13/six-existing-examples-of-chinese-investment-in-the-uk-to-reveal-the-ardesier-denial-in-scotland-is-deliberate-de-industrialisation-and-economic-civil-war/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-13T16:25:13+00:00Six existing examples of Chinese investment in the UK to reveal the Ardesier denial in Scotland is deliberate de-industrialisation and economic civil warpolitics, energy, news, history, chinahttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/13/97-of-scotlands-aviation-fuel-demand-was-met-by-grangemouth-so-closing-it-was-deliberately-harmful/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-13T16:17:39+00:0097% of Scotland’s aviation fuel demand was met by Grangemouth so closing it was deliberately harmfulhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/13/the-hammer-of-the-scots-can-scotland-afford-to-remain-part-of-the-union/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-13T15:52:38+00:00The Hammer Of The Scots – Can Scotland afford to remain part of the Union?scotland, writing, politics, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/13/after-two-years-uk-labour-government-accused-of-betraying-children-as-attainment-gap-there-widens-while-narrowing-in-snp-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-13T12:49:05+00:00Update – After two years UK Labour Government accused of betraying children as attainment gap there widens while narrowing in SNP Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/13/is-this-a-scottish-labour-thing-building-hospitals-next-to-and-downwind-of-raw-sewage-case-2-clydebank/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-13T08:27:52+00:00Is this a Scottish Labour thing? Building hospitals next to and downwind of raw sewage? Case 2 – Clydebankhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/13/most-of-the-heavier-crude-oil-from-rosebank-will-be-sent-to-the-netherlands-because-only-grangemouth-could-refine-it/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-13T07:30:28+00:00Most of the heavier crude oil from Rosebank will be sent to the Netherlands because only Grangemouth could refine itpolitics, energy, news, environment, climate-change