https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/04/when-illegal-drugs-have-been-flooding-across-your-border-for-more-than-20-years-you-need-to-really-toughen-it-up/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-04T09:24:13+00:00When illegal drugs have been flooding across your border for more than 20 years you need to really toughen it uphttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/04/how-we-have-known-for-at-least-a-decade-that-scotlands-maternity-services-were-not-troubled-like-those-in-nhs-england-more-than-three-times-per-head-the-cost-of-settling-negligence-lawsuits-in-nh/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-04T08:26:55+00:00How have we known for at least a decade that Scotland’s maternity services were not troubled like those in NHS England? More than three times per head, the cost of settling negligence lawsuits in NHS Englandscotland, politics, news, health, medical-ethicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/04/patient-sexually-assaulted-and-killed-in-her-bed-six-staff-jailed-including-surgeon-for-sexually-assaulting-five-colleagues-and-a-culture-of-systemic-bullying-and-harassment-in-blackpool-hospita/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-04T07:57:30+00:00Patient sexually assaulted and killed in her bed, six staff jailed including surgeon for sexually assaulting five colleagues and a culture of systemic bullying and harassment in Blackpool hospital but neither health secretary nor government blamed and BBC ignore it – imagine that had been in Inverness?scotland, writing, politics, news, nhshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/03/the-herald-not-trusted-since-2013/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-03T17:39:15+00:00The Herald – Not trusted since 2013https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/03/immigration-crime-crackdown-was-not-scotland-wide-with-only-1-only-a-tenth-per-head-of-the-arrests/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-03T14:54:17+00:00Immigration crime crackdown was not ‘Scotland-wide’ with only 1%, only a tenth, per head, of the arrestshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/03/extreme-right-wing-elements-are-almost-three-times-more-common-in-england-wales-than-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-03T14:52:27+00:00Extreme Right-Wing elements are almost three times more common in England & Wales than in Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/03/if-andy-burnham-and-the-labour-leadership-truly-believed-that-people-should-have-control-over-their-own-lives-they-would-stop-trying-to-block-scotlands-democratic-right-to-choose-its-own-fut/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-03T14:50:44+00:00If Andy Burnham and the Labour leadership truly believed that people should have control over their own lives, they would stop trying to block Scotland’s democratic right to choose its own future.https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/03/scotland-saw-a-74-increase-in-the-value-of-equity-investment-into-smaller-businesses-in-2025-even-as-the-overall-uk-market-dipped-by-4-what-it-means-why-its-kind-of-good/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-03T14:42:59+00:00Scotland saw a 74% increase in the value of equity investment into smaller businesses in 2025, even as the overall UK market dipped by 4% – what it means, why it’s kind of goodfinance, news, business, entrepreneurship, investinghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/03/scotland-sends-exactly-91-4bn-to-london-and-gets-back-a-wholly-estimated-amount-based-on-25-out-26-figures-which-are-estimates/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-03T11:09:01+00:00Scotland sends exactly £91.4bn to London and gets back a wholly estimated amount based on 25 out 26 figures which are estimatesscotland, politics, economics, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/03/as-nhs-england-seems-to-be-closing-the-ae-gap-with-scotland-remember-how-the-royal-college-of-emergency-medicine-has-exposed-their-fraudulent-facts-before/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-03T09:24:09+00:00As NHS England ‘seems’ to be closing the A&E gap with Scotland remember how the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has exposed their fraudulent ‘facts’ beforehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/the-consequences-of-being-a-colony-the-view-from-norway/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T18:16:16+00:00The consequences of being a colony – the view from Norwayscotland, politics, news, history, trumphttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/what-mayors-like-burnham-would-bring-to-scotland-acting-beyond-the-law-to-give-away-public-assets-cheap-to-cronies-and-for-little-in-return/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T18:15:19+00:00What mayors like Burnham would bring to Scotland – acting beyond the law to give away public assets cheap to cronies and for little in returnpolitics, food, books, technologyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/dare-to-be-different-on-smart-phones-scotland-since-they-were-first-introduced-teenage-sex-pregnancy-rates-crime-violence-alcohol-and-drugs-all-down/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T15:14:44+00:00Dare to be different on smart phones, Scotland – since they were first introduced – teenage sex, pregnancy rates, crime, violence, alcohol and drugs all down!health, parenting, mental-health, depression, anxietyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/knife-crimes-plummet-here-to-only-half-the-level-under-labour-and-90-times-as-many-per-head-zombie-rambo-knives-were-mentioned-in-crime-reports-in-england-wales/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T15:12:17+00:00Knife crimes plummet here to only half the level under Labour and 90 times as many, per head, ‘Zombie/Rambo’ knives were mentioned in crime reports in England & Waleshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/as-unionist-rapist-of-an-eight-year-old-girl-fades-from-the-media-two-polls-confirm-snp-support-increasing-after-murrell-verdict-and-sturgeon-witch-hunt/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T15:11:10+00:00As Unionist rapist of an eight-year-old girl fades from the media two polls confirm SNP support increasing AFTER Murrell verdict and Sturgeon witch hunthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/scottish-daily-express-today-desperately-tries-to-link-it-to-scotland-but-nothing-in-scotland-looks-anything-like-the-mass-child-grooming-rape-gangs-in-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T15:09:56+00:00‘Scottish’ Daily Express today desperately tries to link it to Scotland but nothing in Scotland looks anything like the mass child grooming rape gangs in Englandwriting, politics, news, family, mental-health