https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/07/just-as-burnham-would-never-come-to-dunsinane-in-2024-the-bishop-the-thinktank-chief-exec-the-editor-and-gordon-brown-all-avoided-looking-north-for-help-with-child-poverty/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-07T12:55:19+00:00Just as Burnham would never come to Dunsinane – In 2024, the Bishop, the thinktank Chief Exec, the editor and Gordon Brown all avoided looking north for help with child povertypolitics, news, history, keir-starmer, immigrationhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/07/english-newspaper-looked-10-000-miles-south-to-report-opioid-crisis-in-australia-but-fails-to-notice-a-solution-launched-thirteen-years-ago-just-400-miles-to-the-north/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-07T12:53:21+00:00English newspaper looked 10 000 miles south to report opioid crisis in Australia but fails to notice a solution launched THIRTEEN years ago just 400 miles to the northpolitics, news, health, drugs, mental-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/07/what-can-dublin-teach-us-the-snps-competence-in-government-endlessly-revealed-by-labours-fear-of-looking-north-for-answers-to-englands-woes/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-07T12:51:53+00:00‘What can Dublin teach us?’ The SNP’s competence in government endlessly revealed by Labour’s fear of looking north for answers to England’s woesscotland, news, technology, business, aihttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/07/explaining-how-the-snps-22m-tax-blunder-is-just-a-0-05-rounding-error-but-pm-andy-burnhams-massive-48bn-tax-avoidance-loss-is-not/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-07T08:07:05+00:00Explaining how the ‘SNP’s £22m tax blunder’ is just a 0.05% ’rounding error’ but PM Andy Burnham’s massive £48bn tax avoidance loss is nothttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/07/scottish-governments-reluctance-to-support-and-caution-on-e-bike-trials-will-have-massively-reduced-traumatic-brain-injuries/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-07T07:35:33+00:00Scottish Government’s reluctance to support and caution on e-bike/scooter trials will have massively reduced traumatic brain injuriespolitics, news, travel, lifestyle, traffichttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/07/corridor-care-is-much-less-common-in-scotland-but-the-glasgow-times-exploits-one-case-to-mislead-and-to-scare-you/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-07T07:19:49+00:00Corridor care is much less common in Scotland but the Glasgow Times exploits one case to mislead and to scare younews, nhs, health, healthcare, mental-healthhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/06/listeners-short-changed-on-quality-and-accuracy-by-bbc-radio-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-06T16:03:16+00:00Listeners ‘short changed’ on quality and accuracy by BBC Radio Scotlandscotland, politics, news, labour-party, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/06/more-than-one-year-later-great-british-energy-has-recruited-13-of-the-10-000-employees-planned-by-2030/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-06T16:02:10+00:00More than one year later Great British Energy has recruited 13 of the 10 000 employees planned by 2030https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/06/in-england-0-of-estuaries-and-coastal-waters-score-high-for-ecological-condition-compared-to-100-in-scotland/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-06T16:00:21+00:00In England 0% of estuaries and coastal waters score ‘high’ for ecological condition compared to 100% in Scotlandhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/06/in-the-time-wealthy-washington-state-build-no-new-ferries-scotland-builds-ten/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-06T12:14:50+00:00In the time wealthy Washington State build NO new ferries Scotland builds TENhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/06/giving-greater-weight-in-public-contract-awards-to-tackle-youth-unemployment-crisis-in-uk-labour-government-copies-scotland-but-only-after-12-years/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-06T11:44:16+00:00Giving greater weight in public contract awards to tackle youth unemployment crisis in UK – Labour Government copies Scotland but only after 12 years!scotland, politics, news, technology, businesshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/06/the-multiplier-effect-stunning-us-study-in-2025-made-clear-the-enormous-wider-benefits-of-building-the-glen-sannox-and-the-glen-rosa-ferries-on-the-clyde-and-points-confidently-to-a-future-there/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-06T09:41:36+00:00‘The Multiplier Effect’ – Stunning US study in 2025 made clear the enormous wider benefits of building the Glen Sannox and the Glen Rosa ferries on the Clyde and points confidently to a future therepolitics, news, economy, gdp, trumphttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/06/for-the-west-coast-of-scotlands-island-routes-mono-hull-ferries-are-still-generally-better-suited-due-to-their-stability-in-rough-seas-higher-capacity-for-passengers-and-freight/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-06T09:26:06+00:00For the West Coast of Scotland’s island routes, mono hull ferries are still generally better suited due to their stability in rough seas, higher capacity for passengers and freightscotland, travel, history, adventure, naturehttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/06/in-the-time-wealthy-washington-state-waits-for-just-one-new-ferry-scotland-builds-ten-despite-having-only-one-third-of-the-economy/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-08-06T07:31:59+00:00In the time wealthy Washington State waits for just one new ferry, Scotland builds TEN despite having only one third of the economytravel, photography, art, summerhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/05/more-than-400-000-apprenticeships-funded-by-scottish-government-since-2008/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/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/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/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/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/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/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, learning