https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/11/01/uk-government-regeneration-schemes-slammed-as-against-spirit-of-devolution-not-new-money-and-a-drop-in-the-ocean/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-11-01T15:49:36+00:00UK Government ‘regeneration’ schemes slammed as ‘against spirit of devolution’, ‘not new money’ and ‘a drop in the ocean’https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/11/01/scotlands-schools-still-get-20-more-per-pupil-than-those-in-the-rest-of-the-uk-and-the-p1-school-bags-came-from-a-different-budget/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-11-01T15:48:07+00:00Scotland’s schools still get 20% more per pupil than those in the rest of the UK and the P1 school bags came from a different budgethttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/11/01/when-the-protests-outside-holyrood-begin-the-same-media-will-report-upon-them-conveniently-ignoring-the-fact-that-energy-policies-are-all-the-responsibility-of-the-uk-government/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-11-01T15:46:31+00:00When the protests outside Holyrood begin the same media will report upon them conveniently ignoring the fact that energy policies are all the responsibility of the UK governmentpolitics, news, history, environment, uk-politicshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/11/01/trying-to-light-a-two-year-old-damp-squib-as-police-officer-injuries-fall-annually-from-62-to-1-to-zero-last-year-and-assaults-more-generally-plummet-way-below-those-in-england/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-11-01T15:43:24+00:00Trying to light a two-year-old damp squib as police officer injuries fall annually from 62 to 1 to zero last year and assaults more generally plummet way below those in Englandwriting, history, bookshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/11/01/how-big-oil-lobbied-big-ed-wee-michael-and-then-said-gillian-martin-who/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-11-01T09:17:01+00:00How Big Oil lobbied Big Ed, Wee Michael and then said ‘Gillian Martin? Who?’https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/11/01/nicola-sturgeon-pressed-the-uk-government-to-shut-down-money-laundering-firms-in-2018-but-the-ferret-wont-tell-you-that/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-11-01T08:51:21+00:00Nicola Sturgeon pressed the UK Government to shut down money-laundering firms in 2018 but the Ferret won’t tell you thatpolitics, food, books, technologyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/31/take-away-pollsters-still-skewing-their-samples-to-look-like-its-2014-a-yes-win-by-10-12-in-referendum2-seems-probable-and-westminster-knows-that/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-31T16:57:45+00:00Take away pollsters still skewing their samples to look like it’s 2014, a Yes win by 10-12% in Referendum2 seems probable and Westminster knows thathttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/31/as-the-express-feeds-again-on-ferry-delays-heres-clyde-based-ferguson-marines-long-track-record-of-delivering-them-on-time-and-often-commended-in-parliament/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-31T16:56:27+00:00As the Express feeds again on ferry delays, here’s Clyde-based Ferguson Marine’s long track record of delivering them on-time and often commended in Parliamenthttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/31/three-men-jailed-for-trafficking-women-from-england-and-wales-into-scotland-just-like-every-other-part-of-this-invasive-flow-from-high-crime-pressure-areas-into-low-crime-area-vacuums/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-31T16:55:03+00:00Three men jailed for trafficking women FROM England and Wales INTO Scotland just like every other part of this invasive flow from high crime pressure areas into low crime area vacuumswriting, politics, news, history, bookshttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/31/as-burnham-wriggles-and-misleads-on-slavery-compensation-scotlands-0-05-elites-should-pay-up/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-31T11:49:36+00:00As Burnham wriggles and misleads on slavery compensation, Scotland’s 0.05% elites should pay uppolitics, history, slaveryhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/31/before-some-scottish-labour-mp-does-burnham-a-service-on-it-burns-had-no-connection-to-the-slave-trade-and-wrote-the-most-powerful-words-against-it/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-31T11:48:19+00:00Before some Scottish Labour MP does Burnham a service on it – Burns had no connection to the slave trade and wrote the most powerful words against ithttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/31/as-researchers-find-evidence-that-a-child-obesity-crisis-is-less-likely-in-scotland-how-the-scottish-government-has-been-trying-to-turn-the-tide/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-31T10:35:53+00:00As researchers find evidence that a child-obesity crisis is less likely in Scotland, how the Scottish Government has been trying to turn the tidescotland, politics, news, health, historyhttps://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/31/cringe-how-long-is-paul-mertons-time-lag-on-glasgows-former-reputation-for-violence/Talking-up Scotlanden2026-10-31T09:53:33+00:00Cringe – How long is Paul Merton’s time lag on Glasgow’s former reputation for violence?