Why giving your second vote to a small pro-independence party will not increase the overall number of pro-independence party MSPs in Scotland and risks even increasing number of unionist MSPs so ‘Both votes SNP’ – short video
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Why giving your second vote to one of the small pro-independence parties will not increase the overall number of pro-independence party MSPs in Scotland and risks even increasing number of unionist MSPs so ‘Both votes SNP’
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. This is an almost entirely AI report. I trust it more than I would any assessment by human beings with the unavoidable biases and predispositions we all possess [me too] and which, even unconsciously, direct what we think is our conscious thinking. Yes I know AI can be, and has been, taught to have such biases and predispositions and I would not trust any of them to be fair on issues of socialism, human rights, Gaza or Trump but, as far as I can see, they have, as yet, no ‘horse in … Continue reading Why giving your second vote to one of the small pro-independence parties will not increase the overall number of pro-independence party MSPs in Scotland and risks even increasing number of unionist MSPs so ‘Both votes SNP’
Charity says worst form of homelessness in Scotland is about half as high as in England thanks to Scottish ministers having the “right political will” to tackle the problem.
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. The Daily Record‘s Dan Vevers has been out in the streets of Glasgow finding out what it’s like for rough-sleepers. Ironically, the story is part of a long-running Labour campaign. Why would Labour, the party of the better-off for a few years now, be interested in rough-sleepers? Direct comparisons with the levels of rough-sleeping in SNP Scotland, Labour Wales (long-term) and Labour England (short-term) are not easily done with different methods of recording. However a 2022 study by Crisis found: The proportion of people suffering from the worst forms of homelessness in … Continue reading Charity says worst form of homelessness in Scotland is about half as high as in England thanks to Scottish ministers having the “right political will” to tackle the problem.
Social housing satisfaction levels 12% higher in Scotland as crisis strikes England
a basic decent standard, and the pace of improving them is far too slow, according to a group of MPs…….The Government said it was taking action to drive up… Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. BBC Breakfast today, on the condition of social housing in England. They don’t mention any survey results on tenant satisfaction which might help us grasp the scale of the problem. According to a 2025 survey by the UK Government, the overall service satisfaction is around 76%, with repairs at 74% and fairness/respect at 78%.1 According to a survey by the Scottish Government’s Housing … Continue reading Social housing satisfaction levels 12% higher in Scotland as crisis strikes England
‘Intelligence would have briefed No. 10 on vulnerabilities’ – It’s not just Starmer, Brown was the same – Arrogant Labour elites have always had different rules for their own no matter the offence or the risk for the rest of us
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. The Times in 2009 noting the closeness of PM Brown and his Business Minister. In comments reported by The Times, Brown stated: “Peter is doing an excellent job. He has shown it was a good decision to invite him to come back from Brussels and join the Government.” He added: “We are working together in a common cause.” https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/gordon-brown-praises-lord-mandelson-the-man-who-saved-his-skin-ljmnb7xz2xj The previous year, in the Guardian: Peter Mandelson yesterday buried the threat of a Blairite coup against Gordon Brown, declaring he was ‘joined at the hip’ to the Prime Minister, who would lead … Continue reading ‘Intelligence would have briefed No. 10 on vulnerabilities’ – It’s not just Starmer, Brown was the same – Arrogant Labour elites have always had different rules for their own no matter the offence or the risk for the rest of us
Selective media reading of research report to hide Scotland’s stronger support for unpaid carers
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. In the Guardian and other UK media today: UK’s ‘unsung army’ of full-time unpaid carers needs more support, report says – Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilities. A growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/08/full-time-unpaid-carers-support-resolution-foundation-report In the original report but getting no media coverage: Although Carer’s Allowance cannot compensate for the true … Continue reading Selective media reading of research report to hide Scotland’s stronger support for unpaid carers
Why there are no fly-tipping ‘super-sites’ for Scottish media to report – more than twice the level of inspection
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. BBC UK have been reporting 517 incidents of fly tipping, 11 of them ‘super-sites’ like the one above, in England. BBC Scotland, Scottish Labour and other media, you can be sure, have been scouring the country for something they can use to confirm that things are just as bad here. Nothing so far. Could this be why? So a major increase in interventions by police and Sepa inspectors in one year? Newsworthy but not for them? Comparisons with England where all 11 super-sites are? I’ll do the last bullet point first. Scotland’s … Continue reading Why there are no fly-tipping ‘super-sites’ for Scottish media to report – more than twice the level of inspection
Reform UK is now under police investigation after admitting it distributed by election material disguised as a private letter from a “concerned neighbour”.
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. By Liz S “Reform UK is now under police investigation after admitting it distributed by election material disguised as a private letter from a “concerned neighbour”. Voters in Gorton and Denton received personalised letters urging them to back Reform, presented as the views of a local pensioner. The material carried no legal imprint stating it was funded and distributed by the party, despite being produced and circulated as part of an organised campaign. Failing to include an imprint on election material is a criminal offence. Reform’s claim that the omission was … Continue reading Reform UK is now under police investigation after admitting it distributed by election material disguised as a private letter from a “concerned neighbour”.
Even in death Jeanne Freeman shamefully and wrongly blamed for care home deaths during pandemic – short video
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. Evidence at: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/07/shamefully-even-now-bbc-scotland-still-conceal-how-jeanne-freemans-unique-in-the-uk-quick-action-on-vaccines-saved-thousands-of-lives-in-scottish-care-homes/ Continue reading Even in death Jeanne Freeman shamefully and wrongly blamed for care home deaths during pandemic – short video
Shamefully, even now, BBC Scotland still conceal how Jeanne Freeman’s, unique in the UK, quick action on vaccines saved thousands of lives in Scottish care homes
Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. In BBC Scotland’s retrospective comment on Jeanne Freeman’s time as Health Secretary, they write: Freeman stood beside Sturgeon in press conferences throughout the next year. There would be praise for their calm stewardship and she was there at the start of the vaccine roll-out. But the decision to discharge elderly hospital patients to care homes during the first few weeks of the pandemic without a requirement for a negative test was one which hung over Freeman for the rest of her time in politics and beyond. The worst mortality rates were … Continue reading Shamefully, even now, BBC Scotland still conceal how Jeanne Freeman’s, unique in the UK, quick action on vaccines saved thousands of lives in Scottish care homes
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