https://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-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/112282/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T10:10:28+00:00NHS Scotland’s greater spending, some independence, better staffing and care integration will offset some of the 20 000 avoidable deaths Starmer offers us in his US dealpolitics, news, nhs, health, mental-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/nhs-scotland-to-be-hammered-for-hundreds-of-millions-in-us-drug-deal-scotland-had-no-say-in/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T09:03:08+00:00NHS Scotland to be hammered for hundreds of millions in US drug deal Scotland had no say inscotland, politics, news, nhs, healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/02/localised-pollution-in-fife-could-be-a-risk-but-the-were-no-could-bes-when-cryptosporidium-in-london-diarrhoea-in-devon-human-waste-in-the-thames-and-in-windermere-and-sick-sheep-in-a-york/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-02T08:25:52+00:00‘Localised pollution’ in Fife ‘could’ be a risk but the were no could be’s when Cryptosporidium in London, Diarrhoea in Devon, Human Waste in the Thames and in Windermere and Sick sheep in a Yorkshire burn were foundhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/01/should-have-thought-of-this-years-ago/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-01T19:39:28+00:00Should have thought of this years agohttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/01/researchers-cast-serious-doubt-on-reality-of-hate-crimes-surging-in-scotland-im-certain-theyre-not-they-probably-fell-by-around-4/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-01T11:02:01+00:00Researchers cast serious doubt on reality of hate crimes ‘surging’ in Scotland – I’m certain they’re not – they probably fell by around 4%politics, news, history, women, feminismhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/01/little-delight-as-brand-new-turkish-built-ferry-doors-last-only-15weeks-and-the-other-unfinished-three-vessels-have-to-be-paid-for-in-full-meaning-they-might-need-to-be-towed-somewhere-for-finishing-o/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-01T08:55:49+00:00Little delight as brand-new Turkish-built ferry doors last only 15weeks and the other unfinished three vessels have to be paid for in full meaning they might need to be towed somewhere for finishing-off – How about the Clyde?https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/07/01/david-lammys-shocking-incompetence-to-be-tested-again-remember-when-he-oversaw-the-release-in-error-of-179-more-than-three-times-as-many-prisoners-proportionally-as-in-scotland-5/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-07-01T08:34:46+00:00David Lammy’s shocking incompetence to be tested again? Remember when he oversaw the release in error of 179, more than THREE times as many prisoners proportionally as in Scotland, 5writing, politics, news, history, jury-trials