Sludge leaks, spills, and fails to be contained so build your super-hospital further away
Once more, deep thanks to our friend who shared this ‘sludge’ with us. From: Olden, R. (2016) Sludge. Cultural Geographies, 23(4), pp. 715719. (doi:10.1177/1474474016630966) We are standing over the inlet of Shieldhall Wastewater Treatment Works where the rush of stuff banished to an underworld of sewers and culverts spews from a protruding pipe to meet the light of day once again: the sewage and wastewater of half a million people….Here at Shieldhall, Scotland’s largest wastewater treatment works, the task is to separate water from waste. Wastewater runs a course which sees it filtered, settled, dredged and then metabolised by nitrifying … Continue reading Sludge leaks, spills, and fails to be contained so build your super-hospital further away
The real Glasgow hospital scandal – In the WHOLE world only one government has ever deliberately built a new hospital next to a raw sewage works
In previous reports on the inquiry hearing expert witnesses, we’ve revealed that of 7 recent new large city hospitals across the UK, including in Manchester, only Glasgow City Council, in 2008, opted to build right next to a large raw sewage plant. In the years that followed after the SNP took power in 2017, Anas Sarwar groomed the traumatised parents of cancer victims, where autopsies had revealed the presence of a fungus found in pigeon droppings, and blamed the SNP for a failure to build-in proper protections in the hospital systems. We, at Taking-up Scotland, did not know until recently, … Continue reading The real Glasgow hospital scandal – In the WHOLE world only one government has ever deliberately built a new hospital next to a raw sewage works
‘Panic’ and fear of ‘serious sexual or violent re-offence or even murder’ in England because of the demands on probation staff with only half the level in Scotland
BBC UK online and repeated across BBC Breakfast today, has dramatic and deeply disturbing news: The chief inspector of probation for England and Wales has told the BBC the early release of thousands of prisoners could lead to “a serious sexual or violent offence or even murder” because of the demands on probation staff to monitor offenders. and One probation officer told the BBC the upcoming releases had put him and his colleagues into “a state of panic”. We can’t cope with this – we’ve been saying that to anybody who will listen. At the minute I think it’s pure … Continue reading ‘Panic’ and fear of ‘serious sexual or violent re-offence or even murder’ in England because of the demands on probation staff with only half the level in Scotland
GERS does not even claim an independent Scotland would have faced a deficit last year but BBC Scotland still pretend it does
Scotland would have faced last year. You decide – BBC Scotland staff are thick as mince or institutionally corrupt? Is this claim today by BBC Scotland, true? No. It’s a dirty big lie. The GERS (Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland) figures published on 12 August 2026 for 2025-26 report a notional net fiscal balance (deficit) of £25.3 billion, or −10.9% of GDP, for Scotland as part of the UK. This is an estimate of the gap between revenue raised in Scotland and public spending for/on behalf of Scotland under existing UK arrangements; it is not a figure for the deficit … Continue reading GERS does not even claim an independent Scotland would have faced a deficit last year but BBC Scotland still pretend it does
New transmission infrastructure in Scotland is primarily required to transmit surplus electricity across the border into England and the wider Great Britain system
to where it is consumed, mainly Central Scotland and England. BBC Scotland’s insert into BBC Breakfast makes the above explicit claim that new pylons and infrastructure are needed to ‘shift’ energy from the north to central Scotland. Notably the full BBC Scotland report online does not make the above claim. Another Reporting Scotland special? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rn42jp7d6o Is the claim, additional to their full online report, true? No. Why? In Scotland: Electricity consumption has declined substantially over the past two decades. Total consumption in Scotland was 21.7 TWh in 2024 — down 26.6% from the 2005–2007 baseline average of 29.3 TWh. Domestic … Continue reading New transmission infrastructure in Scotland is primarily required to transmit surplus electricity across the border into England and the wider Great Britain system
English drug baron’s county lines gang exploiting vulnerable women and children across Scotland from Inverness and Glasgow and onto Aberdeen
From the P&J yesterday, the above and: Viktor Kihu, 25, recruited people to his OCG which was called Harlem to use their properties in county lines drug operations. The Inverness Courier on the same day, revealed his wider empire: With the same text – This case follows another important development in the recognition of this plage: In the P&J today, the above. What has driven his demand? Police report a notable increase in drug offences in Inverness. Gangs target the region because of demand, less competition, and vulnerable people. Cases involve women and sometimes children being coerced into the networks. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy0xdxdl40o How widespread … Continue reading English drug baron’s county lines gang exploiting vulnerable women and children across Scotland from Inverness and Glasgow and onto Aberdeen
Bacterial infections linked to child cancer deaths at Glasgow super-hospital were due to a Labour City Council decision to build it near two raw sewage works in 2008
Detail and sources – https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/11/the-bacterial-infections-linked-by-media-to-cancer-deaths-at-troubled-glasgow-super-hospital-were-due-to-labours-astonishing-decision-to-build-it-near-a-raw-sewage-works/ Continue reading Bacterial infections linked to child cancer deaths at Glasgow super-hospital were due to a Labour City Council decision to build it near two raw sewage works in 2008
As giant, clearly not troubled, Glasgow hospital is shown to be as safe as all the others how Scotland has no postcode lottery unlike in other parts
From Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios April 2025 to March 2026, the above graph and this explanation: Assessing patient safety and the quality of care delivered in hospitals is essential. The Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio (HSMR) is a key indicator that measures hospital mortality. It compares the observed number of patient deaths associated with a hospital to the number predicted after adjusting for the case mix of patients. This adjustment accounts for factors such as age, underlying health conditions, and severity of illness, enabling hospitals to be compared fairly against the Scottish average. No hospitals had a significantly higher standardised mortality … Continue reading As giant, clearly not troubled, Glasgow hospital is shown to be as safe as all the others how Scotland has no postcode lottery unlike in other parts
Better resourced NHS Scotland sees only half the TB numbers
From National quarterly report of tuberculosis in Scotland Provisional data for quarter 2, 2026, the above graph and: There were 125 TB notifications. TB notifications decreased by 21.9% when compared with quarters 1–2 2025 when there were 160 TB notifications. The percentage of TB notifications that were male was 65.6% compared with 59.4% in quarters 1–2 2025. Source: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/national-quarterly-report-of-tuberculosis-in-scotland/national-quarterly-report-of-tuberculosis-in-scotland-quarter-2-2026/ TB is far more common in England than in Scotland: Using the most recent full-year rates as a baseline (provisional 2025/2024 data, as 2026 annual rates are not yet published): England: ~9.3–9.4 per 100,000. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tuberculosis-in-england-national-quarterly-reports/national-quarterly-report-of-tuberculosis-in-england-quarter-4-2025-provisional-data Scotland: ~4.8–5.1 per 100,000 in recent years (2024 … Continue reading Better resourced NHS Scotland sees only half the TB numbers
Scotland, as a nation, has been “let down time and time again” by the Labour party in Scotland
By Liz S “The Scotsman today quotes a Labour MSP saying ‘Our islands have been let down, time and again, by the SNP “. Well when I read this I automatically thought this: Scotland , as a nation, has been “let down time and time again” by the Labour party (that is the Labour party at all political levels). Mind you Scotland has also been “let down time and time again” by the so called (but clearly not) ‘Scotsman’ newspaper as well. (Other rags that are also distributed within Scotland, who have the audacity to add “Scottish” before the titles of their papers names, are also guilty … Continue reading Scotland, as a nation, has been “let down time and time again” by the Labour party in Scotland
