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15 years of SNP government and significant increases in employment across almost every sector

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From Industry statistics published today: https://www.gov.scot/publications/industry-statistics/ You’ll see in the table above there have been fairly large increases in employment across almost every sector of the Scottish economy in these last 15 years as SNP policies have become embedded. There have been minor falls in only three. This is reflected in recent news on employment in Scotland in 2026: Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. BBC Breakfast this morning with an extended piece on unemployment not … Continue reading 15 years of SNP government and significant increases in employment across almost every sector

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Astonishing attempt to cover up Glasgow Labour’s decades of betrayal and abuse of women workers’ rights for 50 years and more

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In the Herald today: SNP ministers have been accused of ‘betraying’ women as the public sector equal pay row continues with thousands of claims facing ‘indefensible delays’. Leading trade union GMB Scotland has warned the Scottish Government must now intervene to demand councils involved in disputes settle instead of taking cases through lengthy employment tribunal processes. It goes on to say: I have been taken aback by this. Even the Herald, I thought, would try this. There is no mention of the fact … Continue reading Astonishing attempt to cover up Glasgow Labour’s decades of betrayal and abuse of women workers’ rights for 50 years and more

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What has the SNP ever done for you? How about stopping private companies using NHS facilities, NHS equipment and NHS staff to enable the private companies to generate a huge profit?

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From our regular and much-valued, non-Russian spy, France McKie, from Every Doctor, the campaign against NHS privatisation, yesterday: I wouldn’t be surprised if you hadn’t heard of “NHS in-sourcing”, because the newspapers don’t talk about it very much. But it’s one of the most mind-boggling forms of NHS privatisation! Essentially, NHS Trusts are desperate to bring down their waiting lists, and many are now paying private companies to come in out-of-hours and use NHS resources to do NHS … Continue reading What has the SNP ever done for you? How about stopping private companies using NHS facilities, NHS equipment and NHS staff to enable the private companies to generate a huge profit?

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The evidence suggests that Reform UK seem unlikely to be ‘main threat’ in Ayr

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Analyst James Kelly in the National Today, has: Reform UK could be main threat to SNP in Ayr. Well maybe, maybe not. I’d be a fool to say it could never happen but the evidence so far says Reform UK are less popular in the South-west of Scotland than they may be in other parts and, so unlikely to trouble the SNP there. The most recent poll from Ipsos suggests, at a national level, SNP solid, Reform UK … Continue reading The evidence suggests that Reform UK seem unlikely to be ‘main threat’ in Ayr

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12 hour A&E waits – TWICE as common in NHS Wales than in NHS Scotland and not far short of that in NHS England

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON This was researched by stewartb. I’ve just framed it a bit. Here’s what stewartb sent me: Dr Fiona Hunter, RCEM Vice President for Scotland is quoted in a press statement (March 3) headed: ‘Scottish A&E 12-hour waits hit ‘grim milestone’ of 10,000 in worst month on record’. It is commenting on ED performance figures for January 2026. Commenting on ED waits, she states: “Just because the situation here is better than in other UK nations does not mean the status … Continue reading 12 hour A&E waits – TWICE as common in NHS Wales than in NHS Scotland and not far short of that in NHS England

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In the new ‘alternative’ British media it’s often still the same mindset when it comes to Scotland

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON By Liz S “That is the mindset of many in the media” There is also a “mindset” sourced from some of the new alternative British media as well, such as some of those who write articles for the Byline Times. One example of a British mindset being Otto English, who often writes articles for the Byline Times. Otto posted this on 2 March on BlueSky. “Majority of Britons do not support UK involvement in Trump and Netanyahu’s attack … Continue reading In the new ‘alternative’ British media it’s often still the same mindset when it comes to Scotland

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The run of bad luck for Labour , much of which is self inflicted, just keeps going on and on

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON By Liz S Breaking news: “Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has said ‘she is not part of her husband’s business activities’ after he was arrested on suspicion of spying for China” The BBC have reported that: “Earlier, the Metropolitan Police said men, aged 39, 43 and 68, had been arrested in London and Wales as part of a counter-terrorism policing investigation under the National Security Act” “Reid, who represents East Kilbride and Strathaven, said: “She is “not part … Continue reading The run of bad luck for Labour , much of which is self inflicted, just keeps going on and on

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The MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven falls far from Jimmie Reid’s tree, to work with tabloid media rape gang fantasists and making the tea for her Chinese spy husband

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian and on X today, the above and: A former Labour adviser married to a Labour MP is among three men who have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China. David Taylor, the husband of Labour MP Joani Reid, was arrested by detectives from counter-terrorism policing London on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, and as part of a wider investigation into national security offences related to China. They also arrested a 68-year-old man … Continue reading The MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven falls far from Jimmie Reid’s tree, to work with tabloid media rape gang fantasists and making the tea for her Chinese spy husband

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As the International Council of Nurses calls for investment how Labour Government slashed nurse training in England while ‘resilient’ NHS Scotland trains nearly TWICE as many

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian yesterday: Howard Catton of the International Council of Nurses calls for a co-investment mechanism in global nursing education. Your report on the 93% fall in overseas nurses (Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts, 26 February) lays bare how dependent the UK has become on international recruitment. When visa policy shifts can trigger warnings of an “impending car crash”, it shows a workforce model built on fragility, not resilience. Is … Continue reading As the International Council of Nurses calls for investment how Labour Government slashed nurse training in England while ‘resilient’ NHS Scotland trains nearly TWICE as many

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Unable to find a comparable brutal drug gang or child rape grooming gang based in Scotland, with only weeks to go before the election, they now wish this horror upon us

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON I’ll spare you the full detail of the Herald‘s latest sick titillation image, above. Today, they have: MSPs have pressed ministers on why they have failed to implement a female genital mutilation (FGM) law despite it being passed in Holyrood six years ago. Karen Adam, the convener of the Scottish Parliament’s equalities, human rights and civil justice committee, has written to Kaukab Stewart, the equalities minister and Siobhian Brown, the community justice minister, seeking an explanation by Friday. While I … Continue reading Unable to find a comparable brutal drug gang or child rape grooming gang based in Scotland, with only weeks to go before the election, they now wish this horror upon us