https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/is-it-fair-to-say-talking-up-scotland-is-not-a-luxury-item-or-that-someone-else-is-paying-for-something-you-depend-on-regardless-we-battle-the-daily-lies-with-rebuttals-and-revelations-please-suppor/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T15:20:05+00:00Is it fair to say Talking-up Scotland is not a luxury item or that someone else is paying for something you depend on? Regardless we battle the daily lies with rebuttals and revelations? Please supporthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/shock-well-a-bit-as-pisa-proves-to-be-correct-on-declining-educational-standards-in-scotland-but-only-for-journalists-mind-you-as-crime-in-scotland-falls-0-7-while-staffing-climbs-7-since-snp-gove/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T14:52:59+00:00Shock (well a bit) as Pisa proves to be correct on declining educational standards in Scotland but ONLY for journalists, mind you, as crime in Scotland falls 0.7% while staffing climbs 7% since SNP Government created unified forcehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/exceptional-maybe-not-but-different-enough-to-make-a-difference-to-be-different-and-vote-different/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T14:50:32+00:00Exceptional? Maybe not but different enough to make a difference to be different and vote differenthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/why-are-so-many-young-men-committing-sex-crimes-why-dont-you-start-asking-that-in-england-where-things-are-twice-as-bad/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T14:42:58+00:00Why are so many young men committing sex crimes? Why don’t you start asking that in England where things are twice as bad?politics, news, women, feminismhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/scotlands-industrial-development-and-competitiveness-is-damaged-by-uk-energy-market-policies-determined-by-westminster-even-though-scotland-is-very-energy-rich/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T08:52:38+00:00E-bike crime – Another ‘Scottish’ Westminster Labour MP educated in England tries to transfer e-bike crime 6 times more common there, north to help his bosses criticise Scottish Governmentpolitics, energy, climate-change, renewable-energy, sustainabilityhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/revealed-prof-patersons-failed-circuits-and-efficiency-in-incomplete-block-designs-class-for-primary-2-was-left-out-of-bbc-scotland-decision-to-make-him-a-leading-educationalist/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T08:37:19+00:00Revealed – Prof Paterson’s failed ‘Circuits and efficiency in incomplete block designs’ class for Primary 2, was left out of BBC Scotland decision to make him a ‘Leading Educationalist!’scotland, writing, politics, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/14/pisas-in-the-bin-pizza-too-england-lags-years-behind-scotlands-school-dinner-menus/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-14T07:57:13+00:00Pisa’s in the bin, Pizza too? England lags years behind Scotland’s school dinner menushttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/reform-uks-funding-lead-over-labour-is-far-less-than-labours-over-the-snp-does-the-latter-damage-democracy-too/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T15:19:58+00:00Reform UK’s funding lead over Labour is far less than Labour’s over the SNP – does the latter damage democracy too?https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/student-loans-in-england-to-be-tweaked-so-they-know-earlier-of-a-life-in-debt/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T14:53:18+00:00Student loans in England to be tweaked so they know earlier of a life in debthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/metering-the-border/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T14:51:56+00:00Metering the Borderhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/the-prof-who-believes-that-pisa-tests-prove-englands-schools-are-better-is-also-the-same-one-who-tried-to-stop-my-research-in-2014-revealing-bbc-bias-from-affecting-the-referendum/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T11:50:59+00:00The prof who believes that Pisa tests prove England’s schools are better is also the same one who tried to stop my research in 2014 revealing BBC bias from affecting the Referendumscotland, travel, photography, arthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/major-comparative-study-by-respected-london-based-nuffield-foundation-revealed-higher-educational-achievement-across-the-board-in-scotlands-senior-schools-16-18-than-in-other-parts-of-the-uk/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T08:59:49+00:00Major comparative study by respected London-based Nuffield Foundation revealed higher educational achievement across the board in Scotland’s senior schools (16-18) than in other parts of the UKwriting, politics, educationhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/13/no-credible-researcher-into-pupil-attainment-values-the-pisa-tests-but-lindsay-paterson-is-wheeled-out-again-to-praise-utterly-ill-informed-englands-dodgy-results/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-13T08:38:01+00:00No credible researcher into pupil attainment, values the Pisa tests but Lindsay Paterson is wheeled out again to praise, utterly ill-informed, England’s dodgy resultswriting, education, teaching, learning, teachershttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/09/12/scotlands-glowing-report-from-pisa-this-is-a-must-read-from-jackie-kemp/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-09-12T18:35:12+00:00Scotland’s glowing report from Pisa – this is a must read – from Jackie Kemp