https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/20/another-book-recommendation-this-ones-more-for-dipping-into-to-inform-your-ideas-on-scotlands-journey-to-a-better-nation/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-20T13:52:26+00:00Another book recommendation! This one’s more for dipping into to inform your ideas on Scotland’s journey to a better nationhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/20/the-best-book-ive-read-in-a-long-time-and-in-a-way-connected-to-places-like-post-industrial-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-20T12:27:32+00:00The best book I’ve read in a long time and in a way connected to places like post-industrial Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/20/holyrood-still-far-more-open-and-transparent-for-journalists-than-westminster/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-20T10:01:26+00:00Holyrood still far more open and transparent for journalists than Westminsterscotland, writing, politics, news, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/20/nine-snp-initiatives-to-tackle-child-poverty-all-unique-to-scotland-and-all-of-them-not-news-for-you-apparently/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-20T08:03:00+00:00Nine SNP initiatives to tackle child poverty all unique to Scotland and all of them not news for you apparentlywriting, politics, education, news, fundinghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/20/fm-launches-additional-36-9-million-fund-to-reduce-drug-and-alcohol-deaths-as-snp-initiatives-already-reduce-them-but-in-relative-media-vacuum/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-20T07:51:27+00:00FM launches additional £36.9 million fund to reduce drug and alcohol deaths as SNP initiatives already reduce them but in relative media vacuum https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/20/reports-of-my-death-have-been-greatly-exaggerated-and-burnham-putting-scotland-back-in-its-box/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-20T07:31:39+00:00‘Reports of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated’ and ‘Burnham putting Scotland back in its box’scotland, snp, politics, news, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/19/as-effectiveness-of-the-new-uk-labour-government-plan-to-protect-victims-from-released-prisoners-is-revealed-to-be-failing-a-former-scottish-mp-and-former-senior-police-officer-explained-the-more-eff/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-19T16:20:32+00:00As effectiveness of the new UK Labour government plan to protect victims from released prisoners is revealed to be failing, a former Scottish MP and former senior police officer explained the more effective Scottish system more than two years agoscotland, politics, news, history, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/19/murrell-effect-debunked-as-snp-significantly-increase-vote-share-in-by-election/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-19T16:09:06+00:00Murrell Effect debunked as SNP significantly increase vote share in by-electionhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/19/in-scotland-twice-as-many-probation-officers-and-so-only-a-tiny-fraction-of-the-re-offending-level/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-19T11:04:48+00:00In Scotland, twice as many ‘probation officers’ and so only a tiny fraction of the re-offending levelwriting, politics, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/19/uk-energy-minister-michael-shanks-should-be-warned-about-rural-scots-trapped-in-a-quiet-crisis/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-19T09:26:37+00:00UK Energy Minister, Michael Shanks, should be warned about Rural Scots trapped in a ‘quiet crisis’energy, environment, climate-change, renewable-energy, sustainabilityhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/19/why-swinney-is-correct-to-reject-call-for-ai-data-centre-pause-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-19T08:40:58+00:00Why Swinney is correct to reject call for AI data centre pause in Scotlandclimate-change, technology, sustainability, ai, artificial-intelligencehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/why-does-bbc-uk-report-an-english-drug-gang-terrorising-aberdeen-but-bbc-scotland-hide-it/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T14:04:51+00:00Why does BBC UK report an English drug gang terrorising Aberdeen but BBC Scotland hide it?scotland, politics, news, history, books