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‘Navy’s secret nuclear pollution hush-up’ of tritium that ‘smashes into your DNA’, which Scientific American says causes cancer, in a country (Scotland) where it’s surging in the under-50s, but it’s backed by Scottish Labour

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Professor John Robertson OBA To add to the detail in the above National/Ferret report on the shocking attempt at a cover-up, the awful scale of WHAT they were trying to cover up. From the Daily Montanan, and covered widely across US media, in September 2025: From the CND, in September 2024: Radioactive air emissions have been increasing year-on-year at Coulport one of Britain’s nuclear submarine bases in Scotland. This development is of some concern as it would lead to increased health risks wherever the emissions were inhaled.  Investigations by The Ferret and The National newspaper found that emissions of radioactive tritiated water vapour had doubled at the Royal … Continue reading ‘Navy’s secret nuclear pollution hush-up’ of tritium that ‘smashes into your DNA’, which Scientific American says causes cancer, in a country (Scotland) where it’s surging in the under-50s, but it’s backed by Scottish Labour

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Latest Labour Government ‘Farage Panic’ to reduce prison population as Scotland’s prison population falls safely to more than 300 below capacity

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Professor John Robertson OBA In the latest unconvincing Labour Government attempt to appear tough, win back Reform UK supporters and free-up prison spaces, currently at 89 042 (98.9%) capacity in England & Wales1 and projected to hit as much as 114 800 by 20282, the situation in Scotland is not being reported. From the data tables for Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: April 2025, we can see that Scotland’s prison population has fallen from a peak of 8 326 in February 2025 to 8 147. Weekly figures fluctuate but suggest no significant growth trend.3 In June 2024, Scotland’s prison population was feared to … Continue reading Latest Labour Government ‘Farage Panic’ to reduce prison population as Scotland’s prison population falls safely to more than 300 below capacity

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Independent Water Commission for England and Wales – providing a partial and flawed assessment of significance of ownership for performance outcomes?

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By stewartb The ‘Independent Water Commission Final Report’ (aka the Cunliffe report) published on July 21 has a lengthy section examining any possible relationship between water company ownership and performance outcomes. British Labour Party politicians are at work with the mainstream media to allege poor performance of Scottish Water in order to convince the electorate that public ownership is ineffective and/or unnecessary. In this context, it’s worthwhile examining what the Commission’s report actually stated on this subject and worth assembling other relevant evidence to counter Labour’s talking down Scotland – again! From the Water Commission’s report From Para 693: ‘The … Continue reading Independent Water Commission for England and Wales – providing a partial and flawed assessment of significance of ownership for performance outcomes?

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As BBC UK revisit Southport crime scene, why there were no riots ‘across the UK’

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser, finishing in 5 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 By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS Today, BBC UK headlining and interviewing yoga teacher, Leanne Lucas, who almost died in the Southport attack, state: While Leanne recovered from life-saving surgery, rioting began, first in Southport, … Continue reading As BBC UK revisit Southport crime scene, why there were no riots ‘across the UK’

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Reddit now bigger than x so important for Independence debate

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According to the Guardian today: Reddit, the American online discussion platform, has overtaken X to become the fifth most popular social media platform in the UK, according to the communications watchdog. Ofcom said Reddit, where users post on discussion threads within topic-based communities, was visited by 22.9 million UK adults in May this year, compared with 22.1 million on X. The figures make Reddit the fastest-growing large social media platform in the UK and represent a growth of 47% on the same period in 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/28/reddit-overtakes-x-in-popularity-of-social-media-platforms-in-uk Readers may remember that I was banned from rScotland, in 2023, for repeatedly posting … Continue reading Reddit now bigger than x so important for Independence debate

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Train drivers, doctors and teachers all expected to work but only in Scotland

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By Professor John Robertson From the Guardian today: Rail passengers across England will face significant disruption on Friday as train drivers at five operating companies carry out industrial action. The 24-hour strike will be the first of three days of rolling strike action being taken by the train drivers’ union Aslef, with services on Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway all affected. Yesterday, from the Guardian: Teachers in England and Wales could strike again as early as September, according to the head of the UK’s largest education union, who warned of “growing frustration” within the profession … Continue reading Train drivers, doctors and teachers all expected to work but only in Scotland

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Hospitals are cynically burying evidence about poor care in a “cover-up culture” but UK Conservative Government not to blame apparently

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In the Guardian today but completely absent from BBC websites including amazingly BBC Health, the above shocking scandal: Hospitals are cynically burying evidence about poor care in a “cover-up culture” that leads to avoidable deaths, and families being denied the truth about their loved ones, the NHS ombudsman has warned. Ministers, NHS leaders and hospital boards are doing too little to end the health service’s deeply ingrained “cover-up culture” and victimisation of staff who turn whistleblower, he added. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/17/nhs-ombudsman-warns-hospitals-cynically-burying-evidence-poor-care Even the Guardian article names no government minister nor does it platform the Labour opposition to attack this very real health … Continue reading Hospitals are cynically burying evidence about poor care in a “cover-up culture” but UK Conservative Government not to blame apparently