Reposted as BBC Scotland persist in their attack on our sense of safety:
Scotland producing ‘only’ FIVE times as much gas as it consumes – how could we survive on our own?
From the Guardian today: The penny is dropping in government. Britain, even in rapid energy transition mode, will still need a lot of gas in the years ahead – and needs to know how the gas will arrive. It could hardly be otherwise when there are 24m households with a gas connection, largely for heating, and the pace of heat pumps adoption is miserable. Last year gas comprised about a third of the UK’s overall energy needs. Though annual consumption is in decline, the days of peak use during a bleak midwinter can still be as high as ever. The … Continue reading Scotland producing ‘only’ FIVE times as much gas as it consumes – how could we survive on our own?
Thanks to these Ian Lang, Michael Forsyth and Donald Dewar Scottish taxpayers will foot the bill for years to come
From BBC Scotland today: Tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash will be needed to bring the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) up to scratch when it transfers to public ownership next year, BBC Scotland can reveal. The RIE was built in 2002 using the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) model which saw operator Consort Healthcare receive around £1bn to build and then maintain the hospital over 25 years before handing it back to the NHS. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clylqd0lky5o Who is to blame? The public has a right to know! I bet it was that SNP! Ferries, drug deaths, pigeon poo………….!!! Ten … Continue reading Thanks to these Ian Lang, Michael Forsyth and Donald Dewar Scottish taxpayers will foot the bill for years to come
Scotland rejected failing NHS England cancer diagnosis system revealed to be causing patient harm
From the Guardian today, the above and: Cancer diagnoses have been missed or delayed because of a system designed for GPs to seek specialist advice before referring patients to hospital, according to an investigation. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) identified patient risks linked to how advice and guidance (A+G) services have been implemented across England. A+G was brought in to slash unnecessary hospital visits and reduce waiting times, allowing family doctors to seek specialist input before making referrals. However, the investigation found evidence that A+G had “contributed to near misses and incidents of patient harm, both physical and psychological” … Continue reading Scotland rejected failing NHS England cancer diagnosis system revealed to be causing patient harm
Burnham’s second plan to get rough sleeping off streets will struggle to match what Scotland has already done
No exploitative images of hooded weans sitting in the rain begging, like the media love, here. From BBC UK today: Every rough sleeper in England will be offered accommodation this winter, the prime minister has said. Andy Burnham made ending rough sleeping his first pledge when entering Downing Street in July and now says he wants “to get everyone in for Christmas”. Emergency accommodation will be provided to end the need for rough sleeping alongside practical support for any health needs, as part of a £442m package. Conservative shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly said Burnham promised to end rough sleeping in … Continue reading Burnham’s second plan to get rough sleeping off streets will struggle to match what Scotland has already done
Tory spokesperson in Scotsman hiding NHS Scotland’s cancer treatment performing better than and and saving thousands who would have been delayed in NHS England
In the Scotsman today, under the frontpage headline ‘Ministers warned of ‘ticking timebomb’ of cancer cases’, Miles Briggs (above) is allowed to present the fakest of fake news with a view to undermining the SNP: Leaping over the opening statements to the ten year change figures which do show significant increases in cancer incidence over that decade, he ignores the fact that this has resulted from an aging population, living long enough to report, especially prostate cancer, and the first statement: In 2024, there were 37,657 new cancers registered in Scotland (19,473 in males and 18,184 in females). This was … Continue reading Tory spokesperson in Scotsman hiding NHS Scotland’s cancer treatment performing better than and and saving thousands who would have been delayed in NHS England
Proportionally 4 times as many children in England & Wales face domestic abuse compared to Scotland
made about domestic abuse has increased by more than a quarter in a year. The NSPCC Helpline Made 276 referrals to agencies in Scotland las year where the main concern was domestic abuse. That’s up 27% on the previous 12 months. This is another of those Reporting Scotland stories not fully written up on their website. Often this means that the dramatic figures will not stand up to scrutiny. However, I can see no NSPCC post to check so, here’s what Reporting Scotland don’t tell you about this deeply distressing phenomenon. Proportionally 4 times as many children in England & … Continue reading Proportionally 4 times as many children in England & Wales face domestic abuse compared to Scotland
Update – If Glasgow IS so violent why IS it a far, far, safer city for your bairns to attend university in than any in England even Bath or Cambridge?
Update – Thanks to those commenting especially stewartb for clarifying that these are city-wide figures and not just those for campus areas. From How safe is your city? in the Complete University Guide for 2025, the Cities with the lowest violent crime: Bath the lowest at 6.5 attacks per 1 000 population, per year. The sites with the highest violent crime levels would have you banning them going there: Up to 17.6 violent attacks per 1 000 students per year in Leicester! And in Scotland, after near 20 years of plummeting crime: Even Glasgow, the highest in Scotland, it’s only 1.2 per 1 000 … Continue reading Update – If Glasgow IS so violent why IS it a far, far, safer city for your bairns to attend university in than any in England even Bath or Cambridge?
Alleged former member of 77th Brigade army force that specialises in “special influence methods” in Scotland still running Scottish Labour
When that face popped up in my Facebook feed, I immediately thought – ‘Kate Watson – 77th Brigade!’ I’d thought she had been instrumental in blocking the selection of the leftist Monica Lennon in the current leadership election but it’s about her failing to deal with the Irshad Ahmed row: Why did I think it was about blocking a leftist? This: From the Morning Star in April 2019: PROMINENT Scottish Labour parliamentary candidate and opponent of Jeremy Corbyn has been called on to explain her links to a “military propaganda unit” in the British Army. Kate Watson, who was selected to fight … Continue reading Alleged former member of 77th Brigade army force that specialises in “special influence methods” in Scotland still running Scottish Labour
In 2002, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Nicola Sturgeon opposed building new Southern General on the site favoured by the Labour Council and Government pointing to poor access AND sewage risks to the sick
Many thanks to one of our Anons for alerting us to this from 2002 when a Labour/Lib Dem coalition ran Scotland, 5 years before the first SNP minority government, and Labour was in its 80th year of rule in Glasgow: From Acute Services Review (Glasgow) – in the Scottish Parliament at 11:06 am on 12 September 2002. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/sp/?id=2002-09-12.13633.0&s=%22Acute+Services+Review+%28Glasgow%29%22 I see that Labour first came to power in Glasgow in 1922: https://www.theglasgowstory.com/story/?id=TGSEC05 Were they too embarrassed to have a celebratory ‘do’ in 2022? After 100 years of just ‘minding the shop’ for various UK governments, leaving the locals to become the sickest … Continue reading In 2002, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Nicola Sturgeon opposed building new Southern General on the site favoured by the Labour Council and Government pointing to poor access AND sewage risks to the sick
Talking-up Scotland 