https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/26/scotlands-football-decline-attributed-by-researchers-to-loss-of-balance-rhythm-coordination-agility-and-partner-awareness-in-years-after-scottish-country-dancing-faded-from-school-curriculum/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-26T13:06:15+00:00Scotland’s football decline attributed by researchers to loss of balance, rhythm, coordination, agility, and partner awareness in years after Scottish country dancing faded from school curriculumhealth, fitness, martial-arts, exercisehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/26/scotlands-ambulances-between-2-and-3-tines-faster-thousands-of-times-but-daily-record-finds-one-case-to-report/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-26T09:42:43+00:00Scotland’s ambulances between 2 and 3 tines faster thousands of times but Daily Record finds one case to reportscotland, writing, politics, news, healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/26/prison-deaths-fall-by-20-but-bbc-scotland-headline-that-they-obtained-previously-unseen-footage-of-a-man-who-died-in-2015/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-26T08:13:21+00:00Prison deaths fall by 20% but BBC Scotland headline that they ‘obtained previously unseen footage of a man who died’ in 2015https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/25/affluent-canadian-region-hangs-on-to-far-older-unreliable-and-frankly-pot-ugly-vessels-islanders-leave-saddened-by-lack-of-aesthetics/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-25T17:57:42+00:00Affluent Canadian region hangs on to far older, unreliable and frankly pot ugly vessels – islanders leave saddened by lack of aestheticstravel, history, irelandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/25/scotland-need-not-be-ashamed-as-colonialism-explains-world-cup-success/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-25T15:41:25+00:00Scotland need not be ashamed as colonialism explains world cup successpolitics, news, history, football, world-cuphttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/25/in-the-whole-world-only-norway-has-a-lower-murder-rate-than-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-25T14:48:58+00:00In the whole world only Norway has a murder rate just lower than Scotland after 19 years of evidence-based and joined up policy initiatives back by funding from a government that listens to professional and academic opinionhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/25/a-one-year-increase-is-pounced-on-by-the-media-but-overall-crime-in-scotland-has-been-flat-for-ten-years-after-almost-halving-in-the-snp-era-and-who-knew-drug-possession-down-27-car-theft-down-60/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-25T09:25:21+00:00A one-year increase is pounced on by the media but overall crime in Scotland has been flat for ten years after almost halving in the SNP era and who knew – drug possession down 27%, car theft down 60%, vandalism down 31%, burglary down 57% and prostitution down 74%!!???https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/25/as-the-guardian-today-says-horrific-maternity-care-failings-at-nottingham-nhs-trust-prompt-calls-for-public-inquiry/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-25T08:42:25+00:00As the Guardian today says: ‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry’https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/25/three-fungal-infections-among-thousands-of-cancer-patients-treated-and-no-proof-of-harm-whatsoever/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-25T08:36:48+00:00Three fungal infections among thousands of cancer patients treated and no proof of harm whatsoeverhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/06/24/murrell-purchases-map-onto-established-features-of-a-mental-health-disorder-more-readily-than-strategic-criminality-and-the-harms-were-limited/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-06-24T17:11:25+00:00Murrell purchases map onto established features of a mental health disorder more readily than ‘strategic’ criminality and the harms were limitedwriting, mental-health, inspiration, psychology