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Nothing in Scotland looks anything like the mass child grooming rape gangs in England but Scottish Labour desperately need a national review for their Holyrood campaign and the Herald is trying to help

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No tasteless, exploitative images here. Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. The Herald today: The SNP has been accused of dragging its feet on tackling grooming gangs, after watchdogs set out an 18-month timetable for a national review that would only then inform a decision on whether a full public inquiry is required. Critics said the timescale amounted to a further delay for survivors of group-based child sexual exploitation. Here’s why a careful approach to a national review is required, reasons which were already in a response to Labour MP Joani Reid, in November 2025. It’s had no MSM coverage. … Continue reading Nothing in Scotland looks anything like the mass child grooming rape gangs in England but Scottish Labour desperately need a national review for their Holyrood campaign and the Herald is trying to help

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‘Grooming gangs’ – As Herald platforms Tories to reveal their squalid purpose, Scottish Government appoints a real expert

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Professor John Robertson OBA The abovementioned calls are from a expected quarter: You see that first line in the second paragraph? They already know that there are grooming gangs in Scotland like the ones in Rochdale and other midland towns, which have raped thousands of young white girls from badly -run care homes. There’s no point having an inquiry if you already know the answer. I know a different answer and mine is based on Police Scotland advice to the First Minister – there are none like the ones in England. In different times the Police Scotland verdict might have … Continue reading ‘Grooming gangs’ – As Herald platforms Tories to reveal their squalid purpose, Scottish Government appoints a real expert

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‘No current investigations in Scotland involving offences against children which would mirror the investigations [in England] described in Baroness Casey’s audit as being perpetrated by “grooming gangs”

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Professor John Robertson OBA Readers will be aware no doubt of new Labour MP Joani Reid’s shameless u-turn on national inquiries into grooming gangs – no in England where they are many, to save her boss a red face, but yes in Scotland, where there are none, proving that as Jimmy Reid’s granddaughter, the apple can fall pretty far from the tree at times. Reid also wrote to FM Swinney, demanding an inquiry here but his response published on 4th July 2025 has had no MSM coverage. You can see why: However, in order for any action to be effective, … Continue reading ‘No current investigations in Scotland involving offences against children which would mirror the investigations [in England] described in Baroness Casey’s audit as being perpetrated by “grooming gangs”