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Grooming readers and viewers to believe there are mass rape grooming gangs in Scotland

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They all use the term ‘grooming gangs’ so what’s wrong with that? Well, the inquiry terms of reference do not, ever, use either word: Child sexual abuse and exploitation: Jay Inquiry: The aim of this inquiry, established under the Inquiries Act 2005, is to make recommendations to better protect children from group-based sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) both now and in the future. These will be informed by the experiences of survivors, examining responses, investigating system failures and assessing the extent to which group-based CSAE in Scotland occurred during the period from 1 January 1996 to the setting up date … Continue reading Grooming readers and viewers to believe there are mass rape grooming gangs in Scotland

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Dreadful scenes but reduction in serious incidents, no injuries to firefighters and one ‘minor’ injury to police officer and ambulance staff

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From BBC Scotland today, the above and: Seven people were arrested and a police van was set alight during Bonfire Night violence in parts of Scotland. A police officer and an ambulance staff member also suffered minor injuries when they were attacked with fireworks while responding to a report of an injured man in Glasgow. The police vehicle was seriously damaged during the incident in Greenside Street, in the Provanmill area of the city, and a 16-year-old boy was arrested. Police and members of the public were also targeted with fireworks in several areas of Edinburgh. Fire service personnel also … Continue reading Dreadful scenes but reduction in serious incidents, no injuries to firefighters and one ‘minor’ injury to police officer and ambulance staff

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Still hiding the UK Government’s responsibility for the three Stonehaven derailment deaths six years after James Cook tried to blame the Scottish Government

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improvements since the accident. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20y0922wg3o BBC Reporting Scotland last night carefully omit any details of Network Rail‘s responsibility to the UK and not the Scottish Government. In the 1 000 words plus online report, there is no attempt to inform readers that Network Rail, is responsible for the maintenance of all rail infrastructure across the UK, for national security reasons. They were responsible for the above-mentioned drain which triggered the landslip and the consequent deadly derailment. ScotRail is responsible for the train, staff and service, only BBC Scotland 26 January 2026, has: Stonehaven train derailment inquiry told of ‘lives ripped … Continue reading Still hiding the UK Government’s responsibility for the three Stonehaven derailment deaths six years after James Cook tried to blame the Scottish Government

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Herald readers, amid their latest ferry feeding frenzy with F-all facts, need a good reminder how much the SNP has done for islanders especially with the Road Equivalent Tariff [RET]

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Thanks to TuS reader Legerwood for reminding me that Herald readers, amid their latest ferry feeding frenzy with F-all facts, need a good reminder how much the SNP has done for them especially with the Road Equivalent Tariff [RET] on the Clyde and Hebridean Network Another ferry ‘fiasco report’ on 12 January 2026. The facts hidden every time they write this rancid garbage: There’s a very significant background story never told of just how much this SNP Government has done to transform life on the islands, funded by the rest of us living often in less pleasant places and with … Continue reading Herald readers, amid their latest ferry feeding frenzy with F-all facts, need a good reminder how much the SNP has done for islanders especially with the Road Equivalent Tariff [RET]

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Not in Education Employment or Training is far less common in Scotland with youth employment amongst lowest in Europe

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The Skattish Daily Express today, has the above. We have the truth: BBC Breakfast 18 June 2026 had the above headline story of 1 012 000 16 to 24 year-olds not in employment, education and training. All things being equal, with 8% of the population, you’d expect the figure in Scotland to be around 81 000. Scotland does not publish a single official NEET figure for the full 16–24 age group using the same definition as the UK-wide Labour Force Survey (LFS). Instead, it focuses on a more comprehensive Annual Participation Measure (APM) for ages 16–19 and the figure for … Continue reading Not in Education Employment or Training is far less common in Scotland with youth employment amongst lowest in Europe

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The invisible Scottish girls kidnapped by English drug gangs

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In the Telegraph today, the above and: Lucy* was just 17 when she was kidnapped by a member of a rival county lines gang. “I was hit over the head with a crowbar,” she recalls. “I was tied up and put in the back of a rental car and driven around and then taken to the house of another drug user.” It is an experience almost incomprehensible for someone of that age, when most teenagers’ biggest worry is passing their exams. But this is the brutal reality for thousands of girls who are under the control of criminal gangs. and: … Continue reading The invisible Scottish girls kidnapped by English drug gangs

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Glasgow City Region ‘already far more advanced in regional working than is often reflected in public commentary’ and ‘already operates as a mature regional delivery platform’ –

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The Glasgow City Region is ‘already far more advanced in regional working than is often reflected in public commentary’ and ‘already operates as a mature regional delivery platform’ – GCR’s Director of Regional Economic Growth. By stewartb Notwithstanding the current political focus across the UK on devolution to city regions, there is a dearth of evidence-based reporting by the MSM and (of course) by the public service broadcaster we’re stuck with, BBC Scotland on what local authorities together with business, universities and others in the third sector already do and achieve in partnership in Scotland’s city regions. Arguably, the absence … Continue reading Glasgow City Region ‘already far more advanced in regional working than is often reflected in public commentary’ and ‘already operates as a mature regional delivery platform’ –

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As Birmingham drug gangs now compete with Liverpool in Highland Region, the region’s 270% violent crime surge in just 5 years, more than 20 times Scotland’s average, could worsen

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in possession of two large suitcases. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0033vn4/highland-cops-series-4-2-siege-in-the-highlands Inverness and the Highlands are a world away from BBC Scotland in Glasgow in terms of their coverage the illegal drug trade. Highland Cops commissioned by BBC 2 and BBC Scotland and produced by Firecrest Films is in its fourth series of frankly fascinating documentary style episodes on crime in the Scottish Highlands, with ravishing background, often foreground, scenery shots and increasingly impressive and likeable police officer characters. The production seems to have wriggled out from under the oppressive editorial control in Glasgow where the suggestion the the street-level, illegal drug trade with … Continue reading As Birmingham drug gangs now compete with Liverpool in Highland Region, the region’s 270% violent crime surge in just 5 years, more than 20 times Scotland’s average, could worsen

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Why we have no A&E crisis but England does

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In the Herald today, this: Here’s why we have no crisis but NHS England does From stewartb 5 March 2026 on NHS England manipulating stats again, researched by stewartb and just framed by me. RCEM press release (march 4): ‘NHS England corridor care definition interesting but meaningful change must follow’ ‘Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said: “.. we can already measure long waits and overcrowding. It remains to be seen whether trying to measure corridor care on top of this will prove more effective. “We have two main concerns about the complex definition. Firstly, … Continue reading Why we have no A&E crisis but England does

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How Scottish Government caution on rental schemes has limited e-bike/scooter chaos, injury and death in Scotland to only one sixth of the UK level

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involving e-bikes and e-scooters. BBC Scotland this morning with their latest wee, life in Scotland is unpleasant, even dangerous, stories selected by the news editor but not being covered elsewhere There are ‘a million stories in the City tonight’, they say in some film and the ones you get to see are a small selection chosen by an editor who has and agenda. BBC Reporting Scotland lives to do us down, keep us anxious and hopefully think the SNP in government, has failed. The opposition parties today will do their worst to blame the Scottish Government for some imagined crisis … Continue reading How Scottish Government caution on rental schemes has limited e-bike/scooter chaos, injury and death in Scotland to only one sixth of the UK level