https://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, bookshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/the-real-drug-gangs-plague-in-scotland-media-still-keeping-quiet-on-drug-gang-origins-in-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T14:03:40+00:00The real drug gangs plague in Scotland – Media still keeping quiet on drug gang origins in Englandpolitics, uk, health, history, drugshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/unemployment-in-england-19-higher-than-in-scotland-after-nearly-20-years-of-not-being-governed-by-a-social-democratic-party-like-the-snp/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T14:01:57+00:00Unemployment in England 19% higher than in Scotland after nearly 20 years of not being governed by a social democratic party like the SNPhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/scotlands-pharmacy-scheme-the-model-for-england-may-reduce-shortages-problems/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T13:59:56+00:00Scotland’s pharmacy scheme ‘the model for England’ may reduce shortages problemsnews, nhs, health, healthcare, mental-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/tory-oil-and-gas-promises-in-aberdeen-south-empty-rhetoric-from-a-party-of-waste/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T10:13:14+00:00TORY OIL AND GAS PROMISES IN ABERDEEN SOUTH: EMPTY RHETORIC FROM A PARTY OF WASTEenergy, news, environment, climate-change, sustainabilityhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/uk-labour-deny-englands-under-22s-the-transformative-benefit-of-scotlands-free-bus-scheme-as-it-hits-more-than-300-million-journeys/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T08:01:15+00:00UK Labour deny England’s under-22’s the ‘transformative benefit’ of Scotland’s free bus scheme as it hits more than 300 million journeysscotland, news, travel, history, europehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/scottish-labour-spent-60-more-for-anas-to-lose-the-seat-than-the-snp-did-for-zen-to-win-it/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T07:49:18+00:00Calls for a public inquiry as Scottish Labour spend 60% more for Anas to lose the seat than the SNP did for Zen to win ithttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/after-two-decades-of-snp-government-far-fewer-per-head-young-scots-are-not-in-employment-education-or-training-neets/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T07:21:18+00:00After two decades of SNP Government far fewer per head young Scots are not in employment, education or training (Neets)writing, politics, education, news, learninghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/18/on-by-election-day-bbc-scotland-ask-scottish-government-to-comment-on-a-survey-of-scottish-radiology-heads-opinions-despite-hard-evidence-of-diagnostic-waits-plummeting-and-to-far-below-those-in-nhs/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-18T06:57:44+00:00On by-election day BBC Scotland ask Scottish Government to comment on a survey of Scottish radiology heads’ opinions despite hard evidence of diagnostic waits plummeting and to far below those in NHS Englandpolitics, news, health, healthcare, ai