https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/20/carole-ford-again-some-maths-teacher-some-educationist/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-20T22:55:43+00:00Carole Ford again – some maths teacher, some educationistwriting, education, teaching, learninghttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/20/ferry-fiasco-as-electric-hydrofoil-ferry-contract-awarded-by-uk-government-and-orkney-council-is-beset-by-issues-and-lasts-only-one-year-before-latest-delay-and-safety-concerns-means-return-to/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-20T20:50:22+00:00Ferry fiasco as electric hydrofoil ferry contract awarded by UK Government and Orkney Council is ‘beset by issues’ and lasts only one year before ‘latest delay’ and safety concerns means return to builder for ‘upgrades’ to ‘alarm systems’https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/20/scottish-taxpayers-and-billpayers-are-likely-to-share-the-cost-and-risk-of-sizewell-c-even-though-the-plant-is-being-built-in-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-20T09:37:16+00:00‘Scottish taxpayers and billpayers are likely to share the cost and risk of Sizewell C even though the plant is being built in England’https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/20/scotlands-essential-historian-for-these-times-publishes-the-one-modestly-priced-and-most-concise-yet-best-history-of-scotland-you-need-to-read-and-to-buy-for-all-those-that-matter-to-you/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-20T08:31:23+00:00Scotland’s essential historian for these times publishes the one modestly priced and most concise yet best History of Scotland you need to read and to buy for all those that matter to youscotland, politics, news, travel, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/20/bbc-uk-reveals-how-labour-have-copied-the-snp/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-20T07:59:34+00:00BBC UK reveals how Labour have copied the SNPhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/20/nhs-highland-director-reveals-child-poverty-in-her-previous-wales-responsibility-is-predicted-to-be-a-shocking-nearly-60-higher/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-20T07:48:00+00:00NHS Highland director reveals child poverty in her previous Wales responsibility is predicted to be a shocking nearly 60% higherpolitics, news, nhs, health, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/19/swinney-praised-by-all-right-thinking-folk-ie-not-james-cook-for-his-compassionate-policy-on-essential-food-prices/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-19T16:12:56+00:00Swinney praised by all right-thinking folk ie not James Cook for his compassionate policy on essential food pricesscotland, politics, news, labour-party, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/19/after-nearly-20-years-of-snp-governments-most-scots-no-longer-so-desperate-for-a-fag-as-they-were-under-jack-mcconnell/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-19T13:29:40+00:00After nearly 20 years of SNP Governments most Scots no longer so desperate for a fag as they were under Jack McConnellhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/19/youth-unemployment-17-higher-in-uk-average-than-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-19T13:20:33+00:00Youth unemployment 17% higher in UK average than in Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/19/how-bbc-scotland-tried-to-shift-the-blame-for-a-labour-councils-litany-of-failures-in-the-edinburgh-tram-project-onto-the-snp/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-19T07:27:53+00:00How BBC Scotland tried to shift the blame for a Labour council’s ‘litany of failures’ in the Edinburgh Tram Project onto the SNPhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/05/19/only-bbc-scotland-reports-on-racism-in-the-nhs-yet-on-their-own-figures-it-is-more-than-twice-as-common-in-other-parts-of-the-uk/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-05-19T06:57:04+00:00Only BBC Scotland reports on racism in the NHS yet on their own figures it is more than TWICE as common in other parts of the UK