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Special constables make up only 2.4% of the force and are barely usable yet the Herald and the Lib Dumbs imagine ‘alarm’

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In the Herald today: Alarms have been raised that Police Scotland’s special constabulary is heading for “extinction” as new figures revealed there are almost 1,000 fewer officers on the beat than a decade ago. Data provided to the Scottish LibDems shows 409 special constables were in the force in 2022-23, compared to 1,394 in 2013-14 – a fall of 985. As always with the Lib Dumbs, you never get the revealing percentage – there are 16 613, up from 16 570 last year, police officers so their 409 special constables, unpaid volunteers, represent only 2.4% of the force. As for … Continue reading Special constables make up only 2.4% of the force and are barely usable yet the Herald and the Lib Dumbs imagine ‘alarm’

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SNP’s Scotland seems very attractive to the world if you look at actual evidence, Chris Deerin

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From Ernst & Young on 19 June 2023: A record 126 inward investment projects were secured by Scotland in 2022 (up from 122 in 2021) maintaining the country’s position as the top UK location for FDI outside London   Fourth successive year of Scottish FDI project growth, with projects up 3.3% and total UK down by 6.4%. Scotland sets new record for its UK market share at 13.6% (12.3% of projects in 2021, and 11% in 2020) Among investors, Scotland polls as the most attractive place in the UK to invest after London. A record 19.2% of investors considering FDI locations … Continue reading SNP’s Scotland seems very attractive to the world if you look at actual evidence, Chris Deerin

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Scotland and nuclear power – Research suggests small modular reactors increase waste quantity by up to 30 times

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stewartb Small modular reactors (SMRs i.e. nuclear reactors that produce <300 MW electricity) have been getting a lot of attention because of claims of inherent safety features and reduced cost [from GMB, Cons and Labour]. It is possible that it will be SMRs that the UK government pushes towards Scotland. Adversely critical or sceptical voices on SMRs don’t get much coverage by the media. The peer reviewed academic paper on SMRs referenced below notes that ‘remarkably few studies have analyzed the management and disposal of their nuclear waste streams.’ Comparing three distinct SMR designs to a conventional 1,100-MW elec pressurized … Continue reading Scotland and nuclear power – Research suggests small modular reactors increase waste quantity by up to 30 times