Far more probation officers and far less re-offending – that’s where you live, really.
___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ____________________________________________________ Scotland on Sunday today, desperately trying to upset your breakfast with the above claim, is all wrong. Why? It reports, gutter-low in informative value, telling viewers little they might use to understand and to act logically within the actual society they live in rather than an imagined drama where violence lurks at ever corner and on every day. What would any decent, intelligent service tell them? First, that ‘recidivism’, re-offending: The return-to-custody rate [not just re-offending but also breaching licence conditions] for the early 2025 … Continue reading Far more probation officers and far less re-offending – that’s where you live, really.
No ifs and buts we already have more police on the beat
___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ____________________________________________________ The above from the Express is easily rebutted: From Statistics on policing published in May 2026: There were 16,430 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Scotland on 31 March 2026. This was 196 (+1.2%) more officers compared to the position on 31 March 2007. As staffing levels have been maintained how has the level of crime faced by these officers changed? Compared with England? Scotland has the highest ratio of police officers per 100 000 population – 295. England and Wales forces have a lower combined … Continue reading No ifs and buts we already have more police on the beat
The number of women murder victims has fallen dramatically, almost by half, over the SNP period and to 15 last year, but the Sunday Post pads out its front page with the likes of Jack McConnel!
___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ____________________________________________________ First-off, didn’t that set of images above surprise you? The Sunday Post has an array of the woman victims of violence AND, I thought, their male abusers together. No, it’s the men and some of the women who are those campaigning on behalf of women’s rights. Can you see Nicola Sturgeon there. If not it’s shameful for reasons I’ll come to below. A year or so ago, the Guardian had a similar image but it was all women victims. Why has the … Continue reading The number of women murder victims has fallen dramatically, almost by half, over the SNP period and to 15 last year, but the Sunday Post pads out its front page with the likes of Jack McConnel!
Guardian joins the Glasgow pile-on with fake news from just one witness
In the Guardian today, the above and: Scottish people have always been known for their friendliness. “We’re not like the south of us,” they say, referring to England. The official slogan of Scotland’s largest city, “People make Glasgow”, appears everywhere – on T-shirts, buildings, bus stops and mugs. And when I first moved to Scotland from India in 2018, I was immediately welcomed by kind strangers and helpful neighbours. People showed curiosity, rather than intrusiveness. They respected queues; told me I fit right in. Music, art and cultural events were considered inclusive spaces in the city, with calls for diversity, … Continue reading Guardian joins the Glasgow pile-on with fake news from just one witness
Iranian hackers shutting down a UK power plant is surely the ‘final nail’ in Labour’s nuclear energy plans
___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ____________________________________________________ The above terrifying Telegraph front page story and this below from BBC UK, have not hit the BBC Scotland news website in ‘SNP nuclear-free Scotland,’ contrary to the enthusiasm they had recently for a BBC Wales story of sex gang grooming where two of the gang now live in Scotland. It’s rumoured that this is about a small gas-fired plant but I’m not sure that nuclear power stations are essentially more difficult once their control systems have online connection. Why? Remember this … Continue reading Iranian hackers shutting down a UK power plant is surely the ‘final nail’ in Labour’s nuclear energy plans
Scots fought in greater numbers against fascism in Spain than any other nation including Ireland
___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ___________________________________________________________ I was born into centuries of only coalmining with Presbyterianism and a good few decades of following ‘The Rangers’ but absolutely no active churchgoing or belief. They hated the ministers like all authority figures and the men only went for birth, marriage and death, with booze. Working in US-owned petrochemicals which were not closed shops, in the 1960s, my father got to know Catholics and drifted from the Rangers and the bigotry, to Falkirk with a dash of 70s peace, love and … Continue reading Scots fought in greater numbers against fascism in Spain than any other nation including Ireland
New Chinese deal at Ardersier more likely to go ahead but create few jobs
___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ___________________________________________________________ Thanks to rtpscott for alerting us to this: In the P&J yesterday, the above and: The owner of Ardersier Port has struck a new deal with a Chinese company as the fallout from the UK Government blocking a £1.5 billion wind farm factory continues. Port owner and developer Haventus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese offshore wind manufacturer Dajin. The partnership will see them explore opportunities across both the UK and European markets. It will look at combining Dajin’s … Continue reading New Chinese deal at Ardersier more likely to go ahead but create few jobs
Exodus, Loquaciousness And Made-Up Numbers….in the Daily Record
By Mark E. Saunders of “The Scottish Minuteman” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61575625542197 ___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: MR JW ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ___________________________________________________________ Wow! That Daily Record headline certainly gives the impression of a measurable exodus of Scots workers moving to England to “escape” SNP income tax. But it is a highly questionable — if not entirely misleading — statement to make. Where do these British tabloid newspapers pull their numbers from? That was a rhetorical question — just to preempt your answers. The latest published migration report from HMRC actually shows that Scotland has been a net recipient of … Continue reading Exodus, Loquaciousness And Made-Up Numbers….in the Daily Record
GANG WAR MEDIA THUGS TARGET RIVALS WITH MACHETE STORY
___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: MR JW ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ___________________________________________________________ The Daily Record today, at that other cutting edge, trying to scare the excrement out of the old folk still reading it. If it’s not careful, it’ll have them all too scared to go out and buy it. It’ll disappear up it’s own arsenic. Right, deep breath, feel your feet, arms out for balance. Ready? The truth is, it’s safe to go out. Why? This: ___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: MR JW ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 … Continue reading GANG WAR MEDIA THUGS TARGET RIVALS WITH MACHETE STORY
‘Particularly nasty budget storm looming’, only predicted by lads with limited cvs
___________________________________________________________ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: MR JW ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 ___________________________________________________________ The Herald‘s headline above is based on the words of David Phillips and João Sousa at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. We’ve met Phillips many times before. Need we listen to him? Who is he? To be fair, the Herald’s Andrew Learmonth does not seem to do as much yoon-fawning like the Scotsman, in February 2026: SNP budget ‘looks increasingly detached from reality’, top economist warns – SNP ministers have not got the money to pay for doctor’s pay deals with next year’s budget looking … Continue reading ‘Particularly nasty budget storm looming’, only predicted by lads with limited cvs
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