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Thanks to SNP among the best paid in Europe with by far the smallest classes and the least anxious in the UK so why are teacher union leaders and media hiding strike action poll response rate to try to undermine SNP Government – loyalty to Labour?

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details Professor John Robertson OBA In the Herald today: A ballot organised by Scotland’s largest teaching union has displayed strong support for strike action, if a long awaited promise to cut teachers’ class contact time is not delivered in the near future. The ballot organised by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) resulted in 92% in favour of action short of strike and 83% in favour of strike action. The online consultative ballot opened in June at the EIS annual general meeting and closed this week. An … Continue reading Thanks to SNP among the best paid in Europe with by far the smallest classes and the least anxious in the UK so why are teacher union leaders and media hiding strike action poll response rate to try to undermine SNP Government – loyalty to Labour?

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Contrary to the Herald scare and tasteless images Scotland provides far more accommodation for the homeless than Welsh Labour or Birmingham City Labour and 50 times more than Scottish Labour ever did

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details Professor John Robertson OBA The Herald has an exploitative image of someone on the streets for their story today. This does not represent the vast majority of the ‘homeless’ who are in temporary accommodation. Martin Williams in the Herald this morning has: Scotland’s housing emergency: Why can’t ministers fix it? Scotland has lost nearly 90,000 private rental homes since before the pandemic, deepening a housing emergency that sees more than 40,000 homelessness applications every year. New figures show landlords are quitting the market at a rate … Continue reading Contrary to the Herald scare and tasteless images Scotland provides far more accommodation for the homeless than Welsh Labour or Birmingham City Labour and 50 times more than Scottish Labour ever did

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As the Peter Murrell case is extended beyond the next Holyrood election who was surprised and who do we think is making sure it is being well-milked for that purpose?

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details Professor John Robertson OBA As we heard Peter Murrell may not return to court until after Holyrood election (Herald 22 August 2025), many would have been thinking they knew this would happen, as the case is further milked for political ends. Then we ponder who is making sure this happens, perhaps in pursuit of what they would call ‘national security?’ The Express in February 2025 had: Nicola Sturgeon was CIA agent who stoked gender wars to foil Scexit, claims top nationalist – Former diplomat Craig Murray suggests that … Continue reading As the Peter Murrell case is extended beyond the next Holyrood election who was surprised and who do we think is making sure it is being well-milked for that purpose?

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Dr Kennedy BMA (Anti-Scotland) on Herald frontpage to hide this fact – ‘Controversial’ physician associates more than twice as common in NHS England than in NHS Scotland

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details By Professor John Robertson OBA, The role of physician associates [PA] is at the centre of controversy after the BMA sued the GMC over how they are to be described. Today, the BMA in Scotland, ‘top’ (not at all) doctor, Iain Kennedy, is on the front page of the Herald, to attack SNP ministers over the use of physician associates (PA)s in Scotland. What are PAs? Physician associates (PAs) are medically trained [but not full MD training], generalist healthcare professionals who work with doctors in multidisciplinary … Continue reading Dr Kennedy BMA (Anti-Scotland) on Herald frontpage to hide this fact – ‘Controversial’ physician associates more than twice as common in NHS England than in NHS Scotland

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Auditor General Stephen Boyle accuses Scottish Government of telling complete idiots not to build houses on land liable to flood as global warming increases the risks

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. What do you notice in the above SEPA map of flood risk in Ayr? There’s barely a house at risk. For centuries, Scots have not built on flood plains knowing how heavy rain can be and how big our rivers can get, but today, via BBC Scotland, Auditor General Stephen Boyle is at it again, this time trying to blame the Scottish Government for not putting in place protection for idiots who insist on building on flood plains. The Sepa website tells you where there is an increased risk due to … Continue reading Auditor General Stephen Boyle accuses Scottish Government of telling complete idiots not to build houses on land liable to flood as global warming increases the risks

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In NHS Wales A&E after decades of Labour-control, three times as many wait more than 12 hours, twice as many wait more than 8 hours and nearly one third more wait more than 4 hours yet it’s ‘dangerous’ here?

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details By stewartb Imagine the following was happening in Scotland? Imagine if the British Labour Party and its ally, the Daily Record could lay blame for the following on the Scottish Government! Source: StatsWales (https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Health-and-Social-Care/NHS-Hospital-Waiting-Times/emergency-department ) NHS Wales waiting times in major emergency departments during July 2025: Meeting the 4 hour standard = 54.1% Attendances spending over 8 hours in A&E = 24.3% Attendances spending over 12 hours in A&E = 14.9%. The Royal College of Emergency (RCEM) commented on these latest figures in a press release on August … Continue reading In NHS Wales A&E after decades of Labour-control, three times as many wait more than 12 hours, twice as many wait more than 8 hours and nearly one third more wait more than 4 hours yet it’s ‘dangerous’ here?

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As one tragic Sepsis death is milked by the media why don’t they tell you hospital acquired infections under the SNP are between a fifth and a half of the level in 2006, under Labour, an eighth of the level in England and a third of the level in Europe?

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details Professor John Robertson OBA Headlining on BBC Scotland today, the above tragic case and: Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a young woman seven years after she became seriously ill with a hospital-acquired infection in Glasgow. Molly Cuddihy, 23, died in the high dependency unit of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in the city on Tuesday. In 2018 Molly developed septic shock while receiving cancer treatment at the same hospital campus, which is now at the centre of a public inquiry into … Continue reading As one tragic Sepsis death is milked by the media why don’t they tell you hospital acquired infections under the SNP are between a fifth and a half of the level in 2006, under Labour, an eighth of the level in England and a third of the level in Europe?

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In a media vacuum Scotland’s unique 100% record-breaking IVF programme brings life and saves lives but is never reported

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details Professor John Robertson OBA From IVF waiting times in Scotland Quarter ending 30 June 2025 published yesterday: During the quarter ending 30 June 2025, 320 patients were screened. The 90% standard was met, with all patients attending a screening appointment within 52 weeks of referral. 38.8% were treated in 0-13 weeks, 30.9% in 14-26, 9.4% in 27-39 and 20.9 in 40-52 weeks.1 The target has been met consistently since 2016, 70% in half the time, but never ever reported in the media. Why is it more … Continue reading In a media vacuum Scotland’s unique 100% record-breaking IVF programme brings life and saves lives but is never reported

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The Arthur’s Seat honour-based murder was imported from Leeds four years ago – there has never been one by a Scot yet media choose that as their only example for a change in law for England & Wales where there are as many as 15 every year

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details Professor John Robertson OBA The Guardian, today, has: UK to clarify definition of ‘honour’-based abuse in drive to cut violence against women and girls and, at the end, this: Yasmin Javed, whose daughter Fawziyah Javed was pushed off Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland by her husband after learning she was pregnant and had planned to leave the marriage, said she was “pleased” the government had listened to calls from campaigners. “I hope that this will help many more people affected by HBA and ensure that the multiple perpetrators … Continue reading The Arthur’s Seat honour-based murder was imported from Leeds four years ago – there has never been one by a Scot yet media choose that as their only example for a change in law for England & Wales where there are as many as 15 every year

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How an independent Scotland would be far better able than the UK to control illegal immigration

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Support Talking-up Scotland’s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details Professor John Robertson OBA As illegal migration becomes a priority issue for Scots in a recent poll, the SNP and the wider independence movement needs to adapt to this evidence of a trend before it enables too much Reform UK electoral success in May 2026. This trend is not surprising. It’s a simple consequence of media coverage of protests outside hotels housing illegal migrants, the anti-immigrant drift in the other parties fearful of Reform UK and the BBC ‘s shameful promotion of Nigel Farage – 38 … Continue reading How an independent Scotland would be far better able than the UK to control illegal immigration