Another reason to make us believe in ourselves – Research reveals all Scottish building standards are more rigorous than those in England, to protect all of us
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/detailsor, if you prefer, a bank transfer, at sort code 089300 account 1421 7339 Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to JB for alerting me to this: In response to our previous report on why there will be no Grenfell here, JB shared with us: “Scottish Building Standards vs English Building Regulations” written by Gregory Barclay, Architectural Technologist Nov 12 2024. You may wish to read the full text at the link below but one or two conclusions stand out: Building codes and standards are set … Continue reading Another reason to make us believe in ourselves – Research reveals all Scottish building standards are more rigorous than those in England, to protect all of us
Herald frontpages highest level nuclear leak incident but then avoids mentioning how it might ‘smash into your DNA’
Professor John Robertson OBA The Herald today does get round to sharing with us details of the recent Ferret factfinder freedom of information release, on accidents at the nuclear base on the Clyde estuary, at Faslane in the Gare Loch, but do not investigate just what the resultant leaks might mean for those living nearby or those who swim in the Gare Loch or the Clyde estuary. Here is the fuller story and it gets very disturbing if you read on to the end. From BBC Scotland in August 2025: See that ‘leaked into loch‘, that should be leaked into loch. … Continue reading Herald frontpages highest level nuclear leak incident but then avoids mentioning how it might ‘smash into your DNA’
Reporting Scotland use Daily Express front page on longer waits for elderly but neither mention that they are TWICE as long in NHS England
in an emergency department, data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Over 51 000 over 60s waited more than 12 hours to be transferred, admitted or discharged in 2024. Doctors say the delays are unacceptable and unsafe. The Scottish Government says…… Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/detailsor, if you prefer, a bank transfer, at sort code 089300 account 1421 7339 Professor John Robertson OBA On the day that health unions in England, on BBC UK, suggest that Labour’s claimed reduction in waiting lists is more to do with ‘data … Continue reading Reporting Scotland use Daily Express front page on longer waits for elderly but neither mention that they are TWICE as long in NHS England
Lib Dem Orkney Island council fails for the second time to run a proper ferry service
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There are no lives at risk from a Grenfell-like towering inferno in Scotland due to cavity fire barriers and higher building standards but tell that to the Herald
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/detailsor, if you prefer, a bank transfer, at sort code 089300 account 1421 7339 Professor John Robertson OBA In the Herald today: ‘Lives at risk’ as ministers spend just 11% of £97m Scots safety fund Ministers have come under fire as repairs on ‘dangerous’ cladding have reached a “scandalous” standstill with just 11% of a special safety fund spent so far – eight years after the Grenfell tragedy. Up to 1500 tower blocks across Scotland may need repairs, but as of June two are being made … Continue reading There are no lives at risk from a Grenfell-like towering inferno in Scotland due to cavity fire barriers and higher building standards but tell that to the Herald
Collisions impaired by alcohol halve in the 11 years after Scottish Government introduced lower drink drive level
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/detailsor, if you prefer, a bank transfer, at sort code 089300 account 1421 7339 Professor John Robertson OBA From Road accident statistics related to alcohol and drug misuse: FOI release, published today, with the data grouped for statistical validity in revealing a trend, into 5 year set averages, we can see a dramatic reduction in the years after the last Labour Government: With particular regard to collisions impaired by alcohol, we see an enormous decline from 412 in 2015, one year after Scotland lowered the … Continue reading Collisions impaired by alcohol halve in the 11 years after Scottish Government introduced lower drink drive level
From ferries to English drug gangs, there is undoubtedly a ”two-tier” approach to reporting by the MSM in Scotland
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/detailsor, if you prefer, a bank transfer, at sort code 089300 account 1421 7339 By millsjames1949 The Right Wing politicians in England are constantly moaning about ”Two-tier policing ” as they claim that ”lefties” are treated more sympathetically . However, there is undoubtedly a ”Two-tier” approach to reporting by the MSM in Scotland . The absence of publicity on cross-border English drug gangs would suggest that the MSM are adopting the ”Two-tier” approach to an ever increasing problem. But this is simply one aspect of … Continue reading From ferries to English drug gangs, there is undoubtedly a ”two-tier” approach to reporting by the MSM in Scotland
Updated – Wasp nest found near nuclear site in US which exceeds by 10 times the radiation level allowed by the federal government, casts further doubt on Scottish Labour plans in the land of 200 000 TRILION angry midges
Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/detailsor, if you prefer, a bank transfer, at sort code 089300 account 1421 7339 Professor John Robertson OBA In the wake of multiple reports, globally, of giant jellyfish blooms choking power stations, we have a number of reports of the dangers that might be posed by radioactive insects. From the Daily Beast: Workers have discovered a wasp nest in South Carolina exceeding 10 times the radiation level allowed by the federal government. Employees at the Savannah River Site were conducting regular radiation tests when they … Continue reading Updated – Wasp nest found near nuclear site in US which exceeds by 10 times the radiation level allowed by the federal government, casts further doubt on Scottish Labour plans in the land of 200 000 TRILION angry midges
Bus passes for under 22s – As UK Labour copy another SNP initiative BBC Scotland is instantly ready to undermine the very same in Scotland on behalf of Scottish Labour
sanctions against free travel card holders here. Professor John Robertson OBA Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/detailsor, if you prefer, a bank transfer, at sort code 089300 account 1421 7339 Only minutes after BBC Breakfast‘s report on the plans to introduce free bus passes for young folk in England, days after we heard they will copy Scotland drink driving limits, and their mention that since 2022, everyone (their emphasis) in Scotland from 5 to 22 is entitled to free bus travel, Reporting Scotland had an oven-ready piece to undermine it. … Continue reading Bus passes for under 22s – As UK Labour copy another SNP initiative BBC Scotland is instantly ready to undermine the very same in Scotland on behalf of Scottish Labour
Repeated hard evidence that there is no postcode lottery in Scotland’s hospitals and that Glasgow’s super hospital is actually safer than average
Professor John Robertson OBA From Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios April 2024 to March 2025 published today, the above graph reveals that all of Scotland’s hospitals have mortality ratios within the normal range confirming the complete absence of any postcode lottery here. Of particular interest, the large Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, extreme right, often unjustly criticised in media and serving one of the most disadvantaged populations in Scotland, has a below average mortality ration of 3.7, below the Scottish average. Source: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/hospital-standardised-mortality-ratios/hospital-standardised-mortality-ratios-april-2024-to-march-2025 In England, we see more evidence of a two-tier system here with a cluster of hospitals in affluent areas … Continue reading Repeated hard evidence that there is no postcode lottery in Scotland’s hospitals and that Glasgow’s super hospital is actually safer than average
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