https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/scotlands-industrial-development-and-competitiveness-is-damaged-by-uk-energy-market-policies-determined-by-westminster-even-though-scotland-is-very-energy-rich/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T08:52:38+00:00Scotland’s industrial development and competitiveness is damaged by UK energy market policies determined by Westminster even though Scotland is very energy richpolitics, energy, climate-change, renewable-energy, sustainabilityhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/revealed-prof-patersons-failed-circuits-and-efficiency-in-incomplete-block-designs-class-for-primary-2-was-left-out-of-bbc-scotland-decision-to-make-him-a-leading-educationalist/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T08:37:19+00:00Revealed – Prof Paterson’s failed ‘Circuits and efficiency in incomplete block designs’ class for Primary 2, was left out of BBC Scotland decision to make him a ‘Leading Educationalist!’scotland, writing, politics, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/pisas-in-the-bin-pizza-too-england-lags-years-behind-scotlands-school-dinner-menus/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T07:57:13+00:00Pisa’s in the bin, Pizza too? England lags years behind Scotland’s school dinner menushttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/reform-uks-funding-lead-over-labour-is-far-less-than-labours-over-the-snp-does-the-latter-damage-democracy-too/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T15:19:58+00:00Reform UK’s funding lead over Labour is far less than Labour’s over the SNP – does the latter damage democracy too?https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/student-loans-in-england-to-be-tweaked-so-they-know-earlier-of-a-life-in-debt/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T14:53:18+00:00Student loans in England to be tweaked so they know earlier of a life in debthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/metering-the-border/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T14:51:56+00:00Metering the Borderhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/the-prof-who-believes-that-pisa-tests-prove-englands-schools-are-better-is-also-the-same-one-who-tried-to-stop-my-research-in-2014-revealing-bbc-bias-from-affecting-the-referendum/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T11:50:59+00:00The prof who believes that Pisa tests prove England’s schools are better is also the same one who tried to stop my research in 2014 revealing BBC bias from affecting the Referendumscotland, travel, photography, arthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/major-comparative-study-by-respected-london-based-nuffield-foundation-revealed-higher-educational-achievement-across-the-board-in-scotlands-senior-schools-16-18-than-in-other-parts-of-the-uk/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T08:59:49+00:00Major comparative study by respected London-based Nuffield Foundation revealed higher educational achievement across the board in Scotland’s senior schools (16-18) than in other parts of the UKwriting, politics, educationhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/no-credible-researcher-into-pupil-attainment-values-the-pisa-tests-but-lindsay-paterson-is-wheeled-out-again-to-praise-utterly-ill-informed-englands-dodgy-results/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T08:38:01+00:00No credible researcher into pupil attainment, values the Pisa tests but Lindsay Paterson is wheeled out again to praise, utterly ill-informed, England’s dodgy resultswriting, education, teaching, learning, teachershttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/12/scotlands-glowing-report-from-pisa-this-is-a-must-read-from-jackie-kemp/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-12T18:35:12+00:00Scotland’s glowing report from Pisa – this is a must read – from Jackie Kemphttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/12/legal-aid-for-abuse-women-yet-another-example-of-the-value-of-tus/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-12T15:37:14+00:00Legal aid for abuse women – Yet another example of the value of TuSscotland, politics, news, history, lawhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/12/english-county-lines-drug-gangs-increasing-crime-in-the-posher-english-counties-after-practising-their-dark-arts-in-scotlands-posher-parts/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-12T15:23:50+00:00English County Lines drug gangs increasing crime in the posher English counties after practising their dark arts in Scotland’s posher parts?news, books, photos, movieshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/12/even-under-plaid-cymru-rule-bbc-wales-can-maintain-professional-journalism-standards-miles-above-the-bbc-scotland-scare-stories/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-12T11:29:00+00:00Even under Plaid Cymru rule BBC Wales can maintain professional journalism standards miles above the BBC Scotland scare storiesscotland, travel, photography, art