https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/09/the-strange-geography-of-self-determination-the-polar-bear-and-the-unicorn/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-09T15:28:16+00:00The Strange Geography of Self-Determination – The Polar Bear and the Unicornscotland, politics, wales, history, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/09/vietnamese-slaves-trafficked-into-ayrshire-to-grow-cannabis-by-an-english-drug-gang-is-too-hard-for-the-herald-to-investigate/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-09T15:13:21+00:00Vietnamese slaves trafficked into Ayrshire to grow cannabis by an English drug gang is too hard for the Herald to investigatehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/09/truth-be-told-even-scotlands-most-dangerous-place-is-less-so-than-27-of-them-in-england-and-far-less-so-than-18-of-them/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-09T15:12:00+00:00Truth be told even Scotland’s ‘most dangerous’ place is less so than 27 of them in England and far less so than 18 of themscotland, politics, news, travel, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/09/top-uk-researchers-applaud-snps-impressive-yet-affordable-achievements-in-reducing-poverty/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-09T15:10:31+00:00Top UK researchers applaud SNP’s ‘impressive’ yet ‘affordable’ achievements in reducing povertyscotland, politics, news, history, mental-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/09/bereavement-support-hiding-the-overall-responsibility-of-the-uk-government-and-the-scottish-governments-attempt-to-reduce-funeral-poverty/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-09T10:04:21+00:00Bereavement support – Hiding the overall responsibility of the UK Government AND the Scottish Government’s attempt to reduce funeral povertyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/09/how-scotlands-disability-benefits-system-has-been-kinder-and-crucially-remains-affordable-but-is-not-apparently-worthy-of-proper-media-coverage/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-09T08:53:31+00:00How Scotland’s disability benefits system has been kinder and crucially remains affordable but is not apparently worthy of proper media coveragepolitics, news, health, uk-politics, disabilityhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/09/james-cook-on-jackdaw-telling-scots-hee-haw-about-their-89-of-uk-tax-revenue-from-oil-and-gas-and-nearly-9bn-share-only-3-years-ago/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-09T08:42:20+00:00James Cook on Jackdaw telling Scots hee-haw about their 89% of UK tax revenue from oil and gas and nearly £9bn share only 3 years agohttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/08/what-on-earth-is-this-rubbish-doing-in-the-national-implying-scotlands-maternity-services-need-an-ockenden-inquiry/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-08T18:44:00+00:00What on earth is this rubbish doing in the National implying Scotland’s maternity services need an Ockenden Inquiry?politics, news, nhs, healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/08/six-years-after-the-devolution-of-disability-payments-to-scotland-240-associated-harms-and-40-suicides-are-being-investigated-all-in-england-wales/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-08T11:32:28+00:00Six years after the devolution of disability payments to Scotland, 240 associated harms and 40 suicides are being investigated, all in England & Waleshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/08/the-hidden-reason-why-scotlands-accident-emergency-services-are-far-far-better-than-you-thought-short-video/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-08T11:31:18+00:00The hidden reason why Scotland’s Accident & Emergency Services are far far better than you thought – short videohttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/08/murder-by-minors-in-scotland-plummets-to-a-quarter-of-the-level-under-labour-20-years-ago-as-it-surges-four-times-in-england-wales-the-real-scotland-hidden-by-the-daily-record/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-08T08:49:13+00:00Murder by minors in Scotland plummets to a quarter of the level under Labour 20 years ago as it surges four times in England & Wales – the real Scotland hidden by the Daily Recordhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/08/labour-government-planning-to-go-soft-on-sex-offenders-and-domestic-abusers-with-early-release-from-prison-not-possible-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-08T07:37:56+00:00Labour Government planning to ‘go soft’ on sex offenders and domestic abusers with early release from prison not possible in Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/08/1-in-7-english-bathing-spots-is-not-recommended-for-swimming-but-its-only-1-in-30-in-scotland-with-87-excellent-and-the-warnings-at-ardrossan-portobello-and-kinghorn-have-all-been-lifted/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-08T07:17:35+00:001 in 7 English bathing spots is not recommended for swimming but it’s only 1 in 30 in Scotland with 87% ‘Excellent’ and the warnings at Ardrossan, Portobello and Kinghorn have all been lifted in a media vacuum