Top History Professor says ‘All of my students must use AI’ – Me too!
Regulars will have noted that TuS has been making increased use of AI in the last year or so and getting some criticism of that. I understand why many are concerned but my view is that this is another technology, like those before, we must master, a ‘tiger we must ride.’ Famous last words perhaps but we humans didn’t get where we are, on top because we are the meanest SOBs on the planet, just to let our own technology replace us. If we, crucially, educate or young to use it carefully, it can massively enhance their lives but when … Continue reading Top History Professor says ‘All of my students must use AI’ – Me too!
Nurses fight for band 7 status after missing out on £9,000 pay rise in NHS Wales but are they treated any better in Scotland?
From Nursing Standard on 7 May 2026, the above and: A group of 100 health visitors are taking to picket lines for two more months after their NHS employer ‘refused to acknowledge’ a job evaluation appeal that would see them get a pay increase of up to £9,000. The specialist nurses, who work at the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB ) in south Wales, are fighting for their Agenda for Change (AfC) pay band to be increased from a 6 to a 7 after a job evaluation outcome found in their favour. 1 You know what’s coming? Does he never … Continue reading Nurses fight for band 7 status after missing out on £9,000 pay rise in NHS Wales but are they treated any better in Scotland?
HS2 despite chopping link to Scotland to take 2 to 3 times as long as Japanese and French equivalents AND now go even slower – Con and Labour governments not to be blamed as it’s not a Scottish ferry is it?
From BBC UK today: The failings surrounding the HS2 rail project are partly due to a focus on achieving the highest possible speeds and political pressure for progress on the scheme, a review is expected to find. The scheme has been undergoing a “reset”, and in March Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander asked HS2 bosses to look at lowering top speeds to save money. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c936xeeye41o This comes on top of an earlier, though not much, admission of failure. From BBC England 29 December 2025: HS2 has confirmed that its aim to get trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 “cannot be … Continue reading HS2 despite chopping link to Scotland to take 2 to 3 times as long as Japanese and French equivalents AND now go even slower – Con and Labour governments not to be blamed as it’s not a Scottish ferry is it?
RCN Scotland’s claim of ‘unsafe’ patient loads on nurses ignores NHS Scotland’s far higher staffing level per patient
As the Royal College of Nursing launches research claiming ‘Two-thirds of NHS nurses believe lack of staff is putting patients at risk, survey finds’ and ‘across the UK’, at their conference in Liverpool today, their Scottish branch continues to ignore, conceal, the facts on staffing. In the Herald today, there’s no mention of this crucial context their readers might need: There are 67 700 nurses in NHS Scotland as of March 2025 figures. 1 To compare meaningfully, you know the drill, all things being equal in terms of patient load per nurse, but with 10 times the population, NHS England … Continue reading RCN Scotland’s claim of ‘unsafe’ patient loads on nurses ignores NHS Scotland’s far higher staffing level per patient
Scotland’s environment agency is TWICE as effective in closing illegal waste dumps
BBC UK and other MSM this morning reporting on illegal waste dumping ‘loopholes’, do not refer to the situation in Scotland. Their reports are based on this from the UK Government, published today: New reforms are set to tighten the net on waste criminals with tougher sentences for those illegally dumping waste, and advanced background checks to help put rogue operators out of business. As part of the major crackdown on waste criminals, underpinned by the government’s Waste Crime Action Plan, laws being laid this week will require waste handlers to prove they are qualified to transport waste. The current registration system is broken and outdated, relying on a basic registration process with limited identity and background checks. This has been exploited by rogue operators with a poor track record of dumping waste and … Continue reading Scotland’s environment agency is TWICE as effective in closing illegal waste dumps
Eurovision – When they see ‘United Kingdom’ they think ‘ENGLAND’ and ‘nil point’
I’ve had to correct the above because while governments and top politicians know to call it the UK, hardly anyone else from Portugal to Bulgaria does. After centuries of the UK’s elites and those Celts co-opted to it, self-referring to it as ‘England’, that’s what 99% of Europeans and beyond call it. Protests against the UK in Tehran chant against ‘Inglesi’. Here are typical examples: Source: https://www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/england So, the voters see this mad eccentric singing for the so-called UK and they think, straight-off, ‘English, no votes for you.’ Why? They’ve learned to hate England. Here’s are some reasons: Here are … Continue reading Eurovision – When they see ‘United Kingdom’ they think ‘ENGLAND’ and ‘nil point’
Reposted as the Guardian once more claims to be defending press freedom but its editor still won’t even reply to me on its colonial view of Scotland
Described by Nicola Sturgeon as ‘incoherent and absurd’ Andy Burnham, is no friend to Scotland
By Liz S So it seems a Labour MP, Josh Simons, is willing to give up his seat to allow Andy Burnham to stand in his seat in a (unnecessary) by-election. Josh Simons was the former Labour Together Director , he stood down from that role in order to stand as a Labour candidate in the 2024 UK GE. The recent scandal(s) connected to him were : While running the think-tank Labour Together, Simons commissioned an American public affairs firm, Apco, to investigate journalists who were reporting on the think-tank’s undeclared political donations. Simons subsequently emailed the National Cyber Security … Continue reading Described by Nicola Sturgeon as ‘incoherent and absurd’ Andy Burnham, is no friend to Scotland
As the Scotsman retreads a nursing scare story today, Scotland trains twice as many nurses per capita as England:
Rejected by people but still loved by billionaires – Smug Anas leads Scottish Labour to its end
The Corporate Herald too, has no problem with anti-democratic behaviour today. Watching Anas reveal his true non-Labour-as-was values, only a lingering rump of Labour loyalists stayed him last week. You can see from that face, that Mussolini ‘visionary’ face, that Anas won’t let stupid voters affect his self-esteem when two super rich brothers will give him lots of money. You’ll know from those terrible counter-productive YouTub videos of him, parading Glasgow streets like a well-spoiled son, that Scottish Labour had wads to spend but no members to knock your door. They’ve been getting cash by the barrowload for years. Here’s … Continue reading Rejected by people but still loved by billionaires – Smug Anas leads Scottish Labour to its end
Talking-up Scotland 