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This is not the plot from the latest apocalyptic fiction release nor a scene from a doomsday movie

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In thelimbic yesterday: An improvised nuclear device detonates in a major city. Within seconds, the blast and thermal wave kill tens of thousands. But a second wave of casualties begins to appear at hospitals with mild nausea and fatigue in the days that follow. They do not realise they could be dying. Neither do their doctors. This is not the plot from the latest apocalyptic fiction release or a scene from a doomsday movie but a scenario dramatically outlined in a discussion paper for the American Society of Hematology’s top journal Blood [link here]. The aim? To prepare haematologists and … Continue reading This is not the plot from the latest apocalyptic fiction release nor a scene from a doomsday movie

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It’s a giant incinerator just upwind of a giant hospital full of immuno-compromised patients – only in Labour Glasgow and too late for the SNP Government to stop

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From STV yesterday, the above and, in the whole report, zero mentions of the word ‘incinerator‘ as the launch by end 2026 looms. We had a lot to say about this last month: The massive incinerator, called the South Clyde Energy Centre, positioned deliberately directly upwind and a short distance from Glasgow’s biggest hospital. The above facility is, of course, an incinerator. Located directly upwind of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to add to the current concerns regarding raw sewage ponds close to it. The new South Clyde Energy Centre due west of the QEUH to get the very most of the … Continue reading It’s a giant incinerator just upwind of a giant hospital full of immuno-compromised patients – only in Labour Glasgow and too late for the SNP Government to stop

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At last, a Labour MP sees how dangerous Labour’s nuclear energy policy is

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Well, I suppose it’s good to see this, even if a little later and on contrary tack at times to our earlier predictions. First, from the high-status Foreign Policy on January 20th 2025: Labour’s planned small modular reactors – inefficient, polluting and carcinogenic – will also be dependent on high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) from Putin’s Russia which has ‘complete monopoly’ to undermine our energy security For the United States—a country that, especially under incoming President-elect Donald Trump, aspires to be not only energy secure but energy dominant—one energy insecurity problem remains, which could dog the development of a key source … Continue reading At last, a Labour MP sees how dangerous Labour’s nuclear energy policy is

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Scotland heading for massive increase in renewables electricity generation in 2026 to generate 4 times more per head than England

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At the midway point, Scotland has already generated far more renewables electricity than in previous years. With only 1 day left, support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at:Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-goingOr by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From Energy Statistics for Scotland – Q2 2026 published yesterday, the above, and: In the first half of 2025, 22.6 TWh of electricity was generated from renewable sources. In the second quarter of 2025, 9.1 TWh of renewable electricity was generated in Scotland. This is the most renewable electricity generated in the second quarter of any … Continue reading Scotland heading for massive increase in renewables electricity generation in 2026 to generate 4 times more per head than England

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Cancer is a concern with increasing nuclear power in Iowa and everywhere else especially in Scotland

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With only 3 days left, support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Des Moines Register yesterday, the above, and: Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Nuclear Energy Task Force released a final report that encourages more nuclear power plants in Iowa. This report makes no mention of cancer increases in communities that are near nuclear power plants. At a time when Iowans are deeply concerned about having one of the nation’s highest rates of increases in cancers, the last thing we need is … Continue reading Cancer is a concern with increasing nuclear power in Iowa and everywhere else especially in Scotland

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Near-Shore Underwater Data Centres with Waste Heat Recovery – A Distinctly Scottish Opportunity with 3 thousand billion litres of water in our 31 thousand lochs

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I sense danger here for the Scottish Government, the SNP and the wider movement as the media operating in Scotland increasingly focus on the debate over large data centres and see opportunities to divide it within itself. A growing grass roots opposition and Scottish Greens campaigning for a ‘pause’ is get increasing attention and putting the SNP Government on the back foot. Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 I’m torn. If, IF, an independent Scotland can properly tax the corporations that need these facilities, get the revenue for the surplus … Continue reading Near-Shore Underwater Data Centres with Waste Heat Recovery – A Distinctly Scottish Opportunity with 3 thousand billion litres of water in our 31 thousand lochs

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E-bike crime – Another ‘Scottish’ Westminster Labour MP educated in England tries to transfer e-bike crime 6 times more common there, north to help his bosses criticise Scottish Government

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Daily Record two days ago, the above scare story with Labour MP Richard Baker trying to get an attack on the SNP Government going, based on the experience of only one of his constituents (94), with an e-bike rider. Richard went to fee-paying St Bees School in Cumbria. They claim: This situation has led to an explosion of e-bike gangs roaming around without a care for their own safety or that of the pedestrians they crash into. Police are often unable to chase them … Continue reading E-bike crime – Another ‘Scottish’ Westminster Labour MP educated in England tries to transfer e-bike crime 6 times more common there, north to help his bosses criticise Scottish Government

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SNP Government to create 10 times more jobs in North-East than Labour’s GB Energy has

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Scottish Government yesterday: More than 500 jobs will be created and supported by 22 new projects funded through the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund. The First Minister officially opened the 2026 funding round, worth £17.5 million, during a visit to Hydrasun, a North East manufacturing firm receiving £1.9 million in support. Seven commercial projects will receive support, with a further 15 community projects funded through a new dedicated stream, focused on tackling fuel and child poverty, building climate resilience and restoring nature. … Continue reading SNP Government to create 10 times more jobs in North-East than Labour’s GB Energy has

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Nuclear energy’s biggest selling point WAS running 365 days of the year, wind or no wind but heat and drought have changed all that – what does our Junior Energy Minister have to say now?

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, yesterday, the above and: One of nuclear energy’s biggest selling points is its claims of reliability. “Nuclear energy is the only large-scale power source that can be tapped in even the most extreme weather conditions, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” boasts the American energy company Constellation. “Nuclear power plants are very reliable, and can run for many months without interruption, providing large amounts of clean electricity, regardless of the time of day, the weather, or the … Continue reading Nuclear energy’s biggest selling point WAS running 365 days of the year, wind or no wind but heat and drought have changed all that – what does our Junior Energy Minister have to say now?

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Oil, Renewables and Data Centres

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 By Mark E. Saunders of “The Scottish Minuteman” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61575625542197 There is something very revealing about the way Scotland’s resources are discussed and pumped into our living rooms via our television screens. During the 2014 independence referendum, North Sea oil was presented as nothing but a risk to everyone living in Scotland. We were warned about falling production, volatile prices and the dangers of over-relying on oil revenues. Alistair Darling described relying on oil as “gambling with our children’s future.” On Sky News, June 2014, Gordon Brown ‘England’s Lord … Continue reading Oil, Renewables and Data Centres