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How do we get and keep accurate independent reporting in Scotland?

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser closing on Friday, primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Brenda Robb From Ian Dunt in February 2025: The public is in desperate need of accurate journalism which cuts through the screaming. We need reporters who can refute what’s being said, or interrogate it, or at … Continue reading How do we get and keep accurate independent reporting in Scotland?

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As they once more accuse the Scottish Government of ‘failure’ why do the English and Welsh auditors never do that?

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increase in the number of children who require additional support for learning in schools. The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser closing on Friday, primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS  Who is actually responsible for the implementation of educational policy in school? Local councils and … Continue reading As they once more accuse the Scottish Government of ‘failure’ why do the English and Welsh auditors never do that?

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As energy bills are set to rise again English financiers says ‘Scotland ‘subsidises’ London energy bills’ and it’s ‘better for Scots to pay over the odds than those living in the English capital’

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser closing on Friday, primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS  From inkl in October 2024: Households in Scotland are paying higher energy bills than they ought to keep prices down south of the Border, according to experts at the … Continue reading As energy bills are set to rise again English financiers says ‘Scotland ‘subsidises’ London energy bills’ and it’s ‘better for Scots to pay over the odds than those living in the English capital’

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No catamarans for Calmac – They create dangerous waves, additional pollution and would not cope in Western Isles storms

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS and Top Global Ferry Correspondent of the Year. In the Herald’s Letters today, from Peter Wright of West Kilbride: End this shambles: Get CMAL to order catamarans now We’ve been here before, … Continue reading No catamarans for Calmac – They create dangerous waves, additional pollution and would not cope in Western Isles storms

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UK Labour government to cut funds for safety at Sellafield – the “bottomless pit of hell, money and despair” just upwind and upstream of millions of Scots

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By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS, former power station and dyeworks worker In the Guardian today, the above and this: Sellafield has said nearly £3bn in new funding is “not enough” and bosses are now examining swingeing cuts, prompting fears over jobs and safety at the vast nuclear waste dump. Sellafield’s chief executive, Euan Hutton, has told staff that the funding was “not enough” to carry out planned works, leaving bosses to make “difficult decisions” over spending, sources told the Guardian. The public spending watchdog has said the ultimate cost of cleaning up Sellafield is expected to rise … Continue reading UK Labour government to cut funds for safety at Sellafield – the “bottomless pit of hell, money and despair” just upwind and upstream of millions of Scots

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Why is ‘English drug dealer’ paying off ‘drug debt from England’ in Fraserburgh not connected to wider plague?

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser, finishing in 4 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson Thanks to reader Anonymous and Liz S (same?) for the above link and this today, not being covered by BBC North East nor by STV North East: More English drug dealers pitching up in the North East: … Continue reading Why is ‘English drug dealer’ paying off ‘drug debt from England’ in Fraserburgh not connected to wider plague?

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‘Cuckooing’ becomes new offence in England and Wales, ‘Gangland violence spilling over to Scotland from south of the Border’, ‘More than 100 children charged with supplying drugs’ and ‘Gangs flooding Scots city with ‘foot-soldiers’ but Scotland’s ‘quality’ media turn away – Why middle-class professionals are being shielded from the truth and are easily duped

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By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS A day after BBC Scotland and other Scottish media fail to tell us the direction of flow between drug abuse in the West Midlands and Dundee and as a new offence of ‘Cuckooing’ comes into law today, in England and Wales, is this a problem in Scotland? What is cuckoooing? Cuckooing involves a criminal taking over the home of a vulnerable person in order to establish a base for illegal activity such as sex work or drug dealing, often as part of a county lines operation. This can also often involve financial, … Continue reading ‘Cuckooing’ becomes new offence in England and Wales, ‘Gangland violence spilling over to Scotland from south of the Border’, ‘More than 100 children charged with supplying drugs’ and ‘Gangs flooding Scots city with ‘foot-soldiers’ but Scotland’s ‘quality’ media turn away – Why middle-class professionals are being shielded from the truth and are easily duped

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The most heinous if not criminal failure of the Scottish media in general and public broadcasters in particular to inform the public in Scotland of the dangers these English gangs represent

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 7 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS Today, BBC Scotland, Police Scotland and PA Scotland have mentioned West Midlands/Birmingham arrests on the same day as Dundee arrests but none have been prepared to inform their audience of the direction of flow. … Continue reading The most heinous if not criminal failure of the Scottish media in general and public broadcasters in particular to inform the public in Scotland of the dangers these English gangs represent

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Five years late, BBC Scotland utter the words ‘County Lines drug gangs’ and ‘people trafficking’ but still cannot tell you which way the flow goes even though they seized control of the drugs trade’ FIVE YEARS AGO

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Two people have been arrested in Dundee as a result of an investigation into County Lines drug dealing and human trafficking. A man has also been arrested by police in the West Midlands following simultaneous raids there. The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 8 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John … Continue reading Five years late, BBC Scotland utter the words ‘County Lines drug gangs’ and ‘people trafficking’ but still cannot tell you which way the flow goes even though they seized control of the drugs trade’ FIVE YEARS AGO

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Glasgow’s SNP council to increase council tax by far less than Birmingham Labour council AND increase staff and free school meals while they impose ‘devastating cuts’

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 8 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson Professor John Robertson OBA The Herald today has: Biggest council tax rise in years for Glasgow as deal agreed – A Budget deal has been agreed between the SNP and Greens in Glasgow that will see a council … Continue reading Glasgow’s SNP council to increase council tax by far less than Birmingham Labour council AND increase staff and free school meals while they impose ‘devastating cuts’