https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/24/the-islay-whisky-festival-2025-was-the-most-successful-to-date-contrary-to-ferry-fiasco-fake-news-then-so-it-must-be-even-more-successful-this-time/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-24T07:55:53+00:00The Islay Whisky Festival 2025 was the ‘most successful’ to date contrary to ferry ‘fiasco’ fake news then so it must be even more successful this time?scotland, travel, photography, arthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/24/drug-deaths-in-england-being-seriously-under-counted/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-24T07:31:00+00:00Drug deaths in England being seriously under-countedpolitics, news, health, history, mental-healthhttps://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 buildings