https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/07/labour-education-secretary-gets-mixed-up-and-sets-scene-for-english-schools-to-fall-further-behind-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-07T08:29:51+00:00Labour Education Secretary gets mixed up and sets scene for English schools to fall further behind Scotlandpolitics, education, news, teaching, learninghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/07/the-triple-lock-on-the-state-pension-will-go-by-2030-to-help-pay-for-a-new-national-care-service-for-england-john-swinney-says-well-lose-out-and-heres-why-hes-correct/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-07T08:13:08+00:00The triple lock on the state pension will go by 2030, ‘to help pay for a new national care service FOR ENGLAND.’ John Swinney says we’ll lose out and here’s why he’s correctscotland, politics, economics, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/07/is-70-big-when-its-only-26-and-really-should-be-0-2-shameful-abuse-of-statistics-by-stv-to-demonise-police-officers/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-07T07:53:46+00:00Is 70% big when it’s only 26 and really should be 0.2%? Shameful abuse of statistics by STV to demonise police officershttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/06/as-attendance-soars-at-gp-walk-in-clinics-jackie-baillie-rides-the-scotsman-off-a-readership-cliff/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-06T22:47:02+00:00As attendance soars at GP walk-in clinics, Jackie Baillie rides the Scotsman off a readership cliffwriting, food, health, nhs-scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/06/scotland-is-not-having-englands-maternity-litigation-crisis-ai-dismisses-scotsmans-crisis-invention/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-06T18:20:20+00:00Scotland is not having England’s maternity-litigation crisis – AI dismisses Scotsman’s crisis inventionscotland, nhs, health, healthcarehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/06/child-poverty-one-picture-that-dramatically-reveals-how-very-different-scotland-already-is-on-the-path-to-work-as-if-you-live-in-the-early-days-of-a-better-world/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-06T13:13:43+00:00Child poverty – One picture that dramatically reveals how very different Scotland already is on the path to ‘Work as if you live in the early days of a better world’https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/06/hard-facts-on-maternity-care-patient-satisfaction-at-good-or-excellent-stable-after-7-years-at-90-in-scotland-and-far-more-getting-care-when-they-needed-it-than-in-nhs-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-06T10:19:36+00:00Hard facts on maternity care: Patient satisfaction at ‘Good’ or Excellent’ stable after 7 years at 90% in Scotland and far more getting care ‘when they needed it’ than in NHS Englandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/06/97-of-scotlands-housing-free-of-penetrating-damp-and-new-legislation-here-covers-private-landlords-who-escape-deadlines-for-action-to-protect-children-and-the-vulnerable-in-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-06T07:54:44+00:0097% of Scotland’s housing free of penetrating damp and new legislation here covers private landlords who escape deadlines for action to protect children and the vulnerable in Englandhealth, environment, wellness, social-housinghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/05/bbc-scotland-news-team-revealed-as-ignorantly-using-a-statistically-invalid-child-poverty-comparison/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-05T15:25:51+00:00BBC Scotland News team revealed as ignorantly using a statistically invalid child poverty comparisonhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/05/buy-one-attack-on-scotland-get-one-free/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-05T15:24:14+00:00BUY ONE ATTACK ON SCOTLAND, GET ONE FREEhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/05/after-years-of-conservative-and-labour-government-child-poverty-will-entrap-1-million-more-in-england-and-70-000-more-in-wales-than-would-have-been-the-case-with-snp-policies/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-05T15:21:42+00:00After years of Conservative and Labour government, child poverty will entrap 1 million more in England and 70 000 more in Wales than would have been the case with SNP policieshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/05/as-the-media-in-scotland-wallow-in-the-mire-just-how-impressive-is-the-scottish-governments-child-payment-policy-in-the-uk-and-across-europe/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-05T15:20:19+00:00As the media in Scotland wallow in the mire just how impressive is the Scottish Government’s Child Payment policy in the UK and across Europe?scotland, politics, education, news, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/05/english-drug-dealers-help-flood-scotland-with-heroin-and-cocaine/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-05T15:17:37+00:00English drug dealers help flood Scotland with heroin and cocainehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/05/russell-findlay-has-a-dangerously-irresponsible-obsession-with-the-uk-state/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-05T15:16:12+00:00Russell Findlay has a ‘dangerously irresponsible’ obsession with the UK Statepolitics, news, labour-party, uk-politics, philosophy