https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/23/road-deaths-halve-and-offences-fall-by-a-third-as-snp-road-safety-framework-achieves-significant-results-with-5-years-to-go/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-23T14:15:01+00:00Road deaths halve and offences fall by a third as ‘SNP’ Road Safety Framework achieves significant results with 5 years to gonews, travel, transport, community, infrastructurehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/23/it-isnt-tax-payers-money-its-the-governments-money-and-the-government-chooses-what-is-spent/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-23T14:09:46+00:00‘It isn’t tax payers money, it’s the government’s money and the government chooses what is spent’politics, economics, news, history, economyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/23/hs2-is-a-testament-to-the-massive-transfer-of-money-from-the-poor-to-the-professional-classes/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-23T14:05:57+00:00HS2 is a testament to the massive transfer of money from the poor to the professional classespolitics, news, labour-party, keir-starmer, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/23/as-pothole-compensation-claims-surge-in-england-they-plummet-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-23T14:03:08+00:00As pothole compensation claims surge in England they plummet in Scotlandscotland, politics, news, travel, europehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/23/as-ukraine-and-iran-wars-mark-the-end-of-cheap-oil-and-gas-scotland-transfers-a-record-21twh-of-electricity-in-2025-the-highest-ever-and-nearly-300twh-in-total-since-2000-to-england-for-no-signifi-2/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-23T13:54:02+00:00As Ukraine and Iran wars mark the end of cheap oil and gas, Scotland transfers a record 21TWh of electricity in 2025, the highest ever and nearly 300TWh in total since 2000, to England, for no significant returnhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/23/one-scottish-member-of-an-afghan-child-sex-grooming-gang-operating-only-in-norfolk-changes-nothing-in-scotlands-review/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-23T09:45:55+00:00One Scottish member of an Afghan child sex grooming gang operating only in Norfolk changes nothing in Scotland’s reviewpolitics, news, mental-health, abuse, traumahttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/23/scotland-rising-above-sea-levels-after-only-two-years-of-snp-government/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-23T08:43:29+00:00Scotland rising above sea levels after only two years of SNP Governmentscotland, environment, climate-change, nature, climatehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/22/calls-for-cancellation-of-hs2-white-elephant-would-mean-scots-taxpayers-saving-more-than-800-million-for-a-train-service-that-stopped-in-england-anyway/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-22T10:38:56+00:00Calls for cancellation of HS2 white elephant would mean Scots taxpayers saving more than £8 billion for a train service that stopped in England anywayhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/22/hardworking-scots-taxpayers-lost-more-than-500-million-just-last-year-for-ditched-uk-government-projects-worth-15-brand-new-secondary-school-buildings/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-22T09:17:53+00:00Hardworking Scots taxpayers lost more than £500 million just last year for ditched UK Government projects – worth 15 brand new secondary school buildingshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/22/swinney-need-not-apologise-for-sinn-fein-links-as-ira-was-not-responsible-for-the-deaths-of-any-scottish-civilians-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-22T07:51:34+00:00Swinney need not apologise for Sinn Fein ‘links’ as IRA was not responsible for the deaths of any Scottish civilians in Scotlandpolitics, travel, history, ireland, northern-irelandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/22/bbc-scotlands-report-on-one-senior-doctors-call-for-more-obesity-drug-roll-out-is-ill-informed-and-one-sided-contrary-to-their-royal-charter/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-22T07:30:53+00:00BBC Scotland’s report on one ‘senior’ doctor’s call for more obesity drug roll-out is ill-informed and one-sided contrary to their royal charterhealth, nutrition, obesity, weight-loss, ozempic