https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/more-than-400-000-apprenticeships-funded-by-scottish-government-since-2008/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T19:15:28+00:00More than 400 000 apprenticeships funded by Scottish Government since 2008https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/vaccination-rates-are-highest-when-parents-regularly-interact-with-medics-but-england-has-lost-45-of-its-health-visitors/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T16:42:17+00:00‘Vaccination rates are highest when parents regularly interact with medics’ but England has lost 45% of its health visitorshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/rupert-lowe-and-the-nhs-in-a-badly-restored-britain/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T16:36:41+00:00Rupert Lowe and the NHS in a badly ‘Restored Britain’politics, news, history, uk-politics, andy-burnhamhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/glasgow-misses-scottish-government-target-but-still-has-massive-135-times-more-genuinely-affordable-social-rent-homes-than-manchester/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T16:20:44+00:00Glasgow misses Scottish Government target but still has massive, 135 times more, genuinely affordable social rent homes than Manchesterscotland, politics, news, travel, housinghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/calmacs-future-lies-in-restoring-and-growing-the-clyde-shipyards-again/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T16:19:08+00:00CalMac’s future lies in restoring and growing the Clyde shipyards againwriting, history, books, clydehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/inexperienced-patient-safety-commissioner-sides-with-tabloids-anecdotal-evidence-against-the-reliable-factual-evidence-of-nhs-scotlands-superior-maternity-services/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T16:17:36+00:00Inexperienced patient safety commissioner sides with tabloid’s anecdotal evidence against the reliable factual evidence of NHS Scotland’s superior maternity servicesscotland, politics, news, nhs, healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/even-before-todays-results-scotlands-schools-narrowed-attainment-gaps-across-the-board-and-most-deprived-14-15-year-olds-made-major-strides-in-literacy/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T16:00:13+00:00Even before today’s results Scotland’s schools narrowed attainment gaps across the board and ‘most deprived’ 14/15 year-olds made major strides in literacypolitics, education, news, teaching, learninghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/bias-by-the-omission-of-really-good-news-for-scotland-record-university-places-for-scots-students-and-acceptances-for-most-deprived-young-people-at-new-high-which-also-understates-the-true-numbers/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T08:46:24+00:00Bias by the omission of really good news for Scotland – Record university places for Scots students and acceptances for most deprived young people at new high which also understates the true numbersscotland, writing, education, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/706-wildfires-across-england-wales-neither-covered-nor-politicised/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T07:53:46+00:00706 wildfires across England & Wales neither covered nor politicisedhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/shadowy-secretary-of-state-for-scotland-cannot-read-teacher-numbers-trend-as-it-plummets-up-the-way/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-05T07:06:17+00:00Shadowy Secretary of State for Scotland cannot read teacher numbers trend as they ‘plummet’ up the wayhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/04/contrary-to-jackie-baillies-lies-scottish-government-will-deliver-a-new-monklands-hospital-but-at-a-fair-price-for-taxpayers/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-04T15:05:43+00:00Contrary to Jackie Baillie’s lies, Scottish Government will deliver a new Monklands hospital but at a fair price for taxpayershttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/04/there-is-no-vaccination-crisis-in-scotland/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-04T15:04:05+00:00There is no vaccination crisis in Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/04/scottish-labour-must-be-confronted-on-their-nuclear-strategy-as-highly-dangerous-water-shortages-threaten-nuclear-power-stations-cooling-system-across-europe-and-hungary-comes-within-millimetres/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-04T15:00:10+00:00Scottish Labour must be confronted on their nuclear strategy as highly dangerous water shortages threaten nuclear power station’s cooling system across Europe and Hungary comes ‘within millimetres’ of shutting downnuclear, energy, environment, climate-change, climatehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/04/unregistered-childrens-homes-in-england-wales-creating-a-perfect-storm-for-criminals-exploiting-young-people-are-prevented-in-scotland-because-of-nicola-sturgeons-promise/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-04T14:58:37+00:00Unregistered children’s homes in England & Wales creating a ‘perfect storm’ for criminals exploiting young people are prevented in Scotland because of Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘promise’ in 2016scotland, writing, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/04/37-fewer-crimes-yet-more-police-officers-than-in-the-last-days-of-labour/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-04T14:57:02+00:0037% fewer crimes yet more police officers than in the last days of Labourhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/04/drug-related-hospital-admissions-plummet-to-lowest-level-since-records-began-treatment-service-meets-90-target-for-last-15-years-and-world-first-opioid-overdose-reversal-programme-enters-8th-year-but/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-04T07:27:51+00:00Drug-related hospital admissions plummet to lowest level since records began, treatment service meets 90% target for last 15 years and world-first opioid overdose reversal programme enters 8th year but BBC Scotland ignore all that and doorstep the minister on one Glasgow Council service closurewriting, books, poetryhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/04/e-bike-injuries-in-scotland-only-one-sixth-of-the-uk-level-after-snp-limits-government-backed-trials/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-04T07:12:43+00:00E-bike injuries in Scotland only one sixth of the UK level after SNP limits government-backed trialshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/04/watch-out-as-they-try-again-to-blame-the-snp-but-remember-no-liberal-democracy-anywhere-has-ever-closed-the-school-attainment-gap/The 'Unstoppable' Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-04T06:57:34+00:00Watch out as they try again to blame the SNP but remember NO liberal democracy ANYWHERE has EVER closed the school attainment gap