Two days ago, BBC Scotland was already more than two days out of date: On the 4th May infection levels peaked, before falling quickly as the test and trace teams got into action. The daily increase in infection in Moray, is already not exceptional: Only Glasgow City remains worryingly high. Exit into level 2 with full hugging rights is likely. Continue reading Moray outbreak controlled quickly

Commenting on the Conservative hold in Galloway and West Dumfries, Professor Ailsa Henderson says: Labour voters have already tucked themselves up behind the Conservatives to prop up the Conservatives in a way. There is a smaller swing between Labour and the Conservatives because that swing happened last time. We are seeing smaller swings in the seats already held by Unionist parties. That is an example of that in Galloway and West Dumfries. I don’t suppose the prof intended to stimulate the image many of us can now see but for folk who profess a fondness for progressive policies on welfare … Continue reading ‘Labour voters have already tucked themselves up behind the Conservatives’

Taken out of the EU by a Conservative Government holding only 37% of the Westminster seats yet 80% so far with 3 gains from Unionists parties and no losses is not ’emphatic.’ Muncheti’s logic escapes me. In the 1990’s, this was the case apparently: He meant Westminster seats. As you know we’ve had a huge majority of those for some time. That caused the goalposts to be moved and now it seems we might ‘need’ 100% for an ’emphatic’ message to Boris Johnson. Continue reading 80% so far is not ’emphatic’ Naga?

Scotland’s MSM and the opposition parties are seeking to shift the goalposts, in a desperate attempt to make the democratic mandate for a second referendum near impossible, by suggesting that only a overall majority for the SNP, on its own, enables that mandate to be legitimate. It is their creation. The SNP manifesto says: The Scottish Greens manifesto says: The legislation covering all aspects of the referendum, including the question and the timing, should be decided by a simple majority of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Greens will campaign and vote for a referendum within the next Parliamentary term and … Continue reading Misrepresenting the mandate for a referendum

In 2014, peaceful Yes supporters, men, woman and children, were physically assaulted by a fascist mob of men celebrating the No result in the referendum. BBC Scotland suggested it had been a fight between two equally-responsible ‘rivals.’ Here are the NO supporters: Today, BBC Scotland again implies an equal ‘clash’, this time between the SNP leader and a right-wing but still allegedly democratic candidate. Here she is: Keir Starmer is right-wing. This woman is a fascist or at best extreme-right wing: Jayda Kaleigh Fransen is a British far-right activist, politician and convicted criminal. Formerly involved with the English Defence League (EDL), she left due to … Continue reading BBC propaganda by ‘balance’ and euphemism to hide both right-wing extremism and SNP/Yes decency

Cards on the table, I’m an SNP member and I voted SNP 1 Green 2. I might have voted Alba 2 until the crazy trans comments from some members and the polls suggesting they might be a wasted vote too. Listening to the very impressive Scottish Greens co-leader, Lorna Slater will have played a part in my decision Though a member, I’ve been pretty sure the SNP 1 and 2 strategy was more tribal than rational. I’m also relaxed about a wider alliance especially with a party holding even more leftist views on economic matters. Some have misunderstood my intentions … Continue reading SNP 1 but not 2: Watch this space tomorrow?

The most corrupt party of government in at least my lifetime, defeats the Labour party, freshly rebranded to get the media onside and with its left-wing purged, by a country mile. The Conservatives won the Hartlepool by-election with a majority of 6,940 votes – a massive swing from Labour of 16% In the past, some in Scotland have clung to the noble aim of making all of the UK a better, fairer, place and internally aligned themselves with those they thought were like them in the North of England, against those selfish, racist southerners. The red wall in the north … Continue reading Get the message now, Scotland? An Independent Scottish Labour Party?

The YouGov data tables have just become available and they, unlike the others, break the support down into the regions. So, Alba at 3% overall may be expected to get no seats if they get something like that in every region but in Mid-Scotland and Fife, this poll gives them 7% and the possibility of stealing one from the Lib Dems. Also, a small new party’s actual strength on the day may be missed by a poll of only 1 144 people. My own wee twitterpoll of admittedly limited reliability also suggests Alba might be a touch stronger than we … Continue reading Updated: Regional variations suggests Alba may do better than zero

Only Israel and Wales have vaccinated more of their populations overall but Wales has done less (92%) of the vulnerable JCVI priority groups, over 50 and with underlying conditions, than Scotland (98%). https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2021/04/22/shock-scotland-not-lagging-behind-on-vaccinations/ Though the cumulative totals are not far apart, Scotland has been vaccinating a higher percentage than England since April 22, more than two weeks ago. BBC Scotland has been too busy to report this. Continue reading Scotland has third highest vaccination rate in the World

According to the Herald today, ‘less than 5’ people got a double dose of the Pfizer and were then contacted by NHS Lothian and told to watch out for side effects. One of the less than 5 has reported no side effects, just relief that it was enough. 5 days later, on Election Day, they report the essentially non-story. The jags were done in Musselburgh. What is less than 5? Just the one they quoted? Who do we think told the Herald? Cole-Hamilton? Briggs? Continue reading ‘Less than 5’ get double vaccine dose last Saturday and Herald headline it on Election Day