https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/15/reposted-as-wes-streeting-tries-to-base-his-leadership-campaign-on-highly-selective-figures/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-15T11:45:04+00:00Reposted as Wes Streeting tries to base his leadership campaign on highly selective figureshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/15/news-houses-built-in-flood-risk-areas-1-in-9-in-england-but-only-1-in-200-in-scotland-2/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-15T11:40:51+00:00News houses built in flood risk areas – 1 in 9 in England but only 1 in 200 in Scotlandscotland, politics, news, environment, climate-changehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/15/ayrshire-mp-backs-leader-candidate-who-pompously-refused-us-a-referendum-is-closest-to-private-healthcare-and-to-lord-mandelson/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-15T09:48:47+00:00Ayrshire MP backs leader candidate who pompously refused us a referendum, is closest to private healthcare and to Lord Mandelsonpolitics, news, history, keir-starmer, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/15/pothole-damage-pay-outs-in-scotland-researchers-hide-trend-but-highland-council-paid-out-far-less-last-year-than-in-the-previous-5/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-15T08:32:25+00:00Pothole damage pay-outs in Scotland – researchers hide trend but Highland Council paid out far less last year than in the previous 5https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/15/bbc-scotland-mislead-on-the-mental-health-waiting-list-for-children-and-young-people-and-suggest-we-might-learn-from-services-in-uganda-and-india-where-stigma-and-horrific-violence-is-more-common-than/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-15T08:04:28+00:00BBC Scotland mislead on the mental health waiting list for children and young people and suggest we might learn from services in Uganda and India where stigma and horrific violence is more common than any clinical carehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/this-is-disturbingly-similar-to-what-donald-trump-did-earlier-this-year-when-he-gutted-the-us-nuclear-regulatory-commission-and-the-us-environmental-protection-agency/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T19:21:33+00:00‘This is disturbingly similar to what Donald Trump did earlier this year when he gutted the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency.’scotland, politics, nuclear, energy, newshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/county-lines-national-police-chiefs-council-confirms-exports-of-deadly-drugs-and-violence-from-england-into-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T17:02:34+00:00County Lines – National Police Chiefs’ Council confirms exports of deadly drugs and violence FROM England INTO Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/rt-hon-lord-mcconnell-of-glenscorrodales-thinktank-tries-to-hide-entirely-english-culture-of-county-lines-drug-gang-cuckooing-plague-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T12:31:41+00:00Rt Hon Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale’s thinktank tries to hide entirely English culture of County Lines drug gang ‘cuckooing’ plague in Scotlandpolitics, mental-health, depressionhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/repeated-as-guardian-today-typically-misses-an-independent-scotlands-unique-ability-to-handle-and-to-make-money-from-ai-data-centres/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T09:03:39+00:00Repeated as Guardian today typically misses an independent Scotland’s unique ability to handle and to make money from AI data centreshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/anas-tried-to-be-a-real-big-tough-guy-hard-rock-version/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T08:14:27+00:00Anas tried to be a real big tough guy – Hard Rock versionhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/14/in-2026-almost-every-poll-not-owned-by-tories-does-show-a-surge-for-independence-and-now-52-to-43-9/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-14T07:59:11+00:00In 2026 almost every poll not owned by Tories DOES show a surge for independence and now 52% to 43% – 9%!https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/13/south-uist-business-impact-group-appears-to-be-inventing-problems-that-in-reality-are-not-there/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-13T14:42:03+00:00South Uist Business Impact Group appears to be inventing problems that, in reality, are not therescotland, travel, europe, adventure, nature