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Leading academic welcomes dramatic fall in Oxbridge acceptances for Scots applicants

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In the Herald education supplement today, the above, from a fee-paying school head, is titled – Alarm as Oxbridge places for Scots fall’ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Thanks to Ian McAnulla for alerting us to this: In the New York-owned Herald today, the above and: While it may be no surprise that success rates are higher in England, more important would be any change in the rate over time. The same analysis notes that in 2016 the combined Oxbridge offer rate for Scottish applicants was 18.4% and the … Continue reading Leading academic welcomes dramatic fall in Oxbridge acceptances for Scots applicants

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Why child refugees are less likely to go missing in Scotland

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 In the Guardian today, the above headline and: Forty children who went missing from hotels housing asylum seekers in the UK have still not been found, according to a parliamentary report. Ministers are facing calls from MPs and peers to explain what they are doing to locate the group, two of whom are believed to still be under 18. The figure emerged in a report on Thursday by the joint committee on human rights on how the social care system is failing young adults. … Continue reading Why child refugees are less likely to go missing in Scotland

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Not in Education Employment or Training is far less common in Scotland with youth employment amongst lowest in Europe and mental health support 90% target smashed for sixth time

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 BBC Scotland today is making much of Scotland’s NEET [Not in Education, Employment, or Training] statistics not allowing comparison with the rest of the UK and the supposed lack of support for those with mental health problems in seeking employment, based on a single case: Neala Sheils spent two years applying for jobs with little success before finally securing work in a hotel last month. Before she got a job, the 20-year-old from Glasgow was one of growing number of young people classed as … Continue reading Not in Education Employment or Training is far less common in Scotland with youth employment amongst lowest in Europe and mental health support 90% target smashed for sixth time

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Exclusive: SNP council fills 400 empty Aberdeen homes in six months in vacant housing crackdown thanks to SNP Government initiatives.

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 In the P&J, on 23 August 2026: Aberdeen’s housing boss Miranda Radley has lifted the lid on her battle to do up hundreds of empty properties to save the council cash and get people off the waiting list. Aberdeen City Council has brought 400 empty council homes back into use in just a matter of months as part of a major drive to cut costs and ease pressure on the housing waiting list. In February, a shock government report revealed Aberdeen had more council … Continue reading Exclusive: SNP council fills 400 empty Aberdeen homes in six months in vacant housing crackdown thanks to SNP Government initiatives.

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That’s six US (Cleary Act) requests for data on campus safety that could not be provided by Police Scotland despite on every English university campus you are significantly more likely to be a victim of violent crime than on any Scottish one

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Today Police Scotland, has posted these two FoI responses: These are the 5th and 6th such responses I’ve seen from Police Scotland, not able to provide the information. Previously, I have shared what follows below with hotels but with no response. What is the Clery Act (USA)? The Clery Act (officially the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, formerly the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act) is a U.S. federal law that requires colleges and universities participating in federal … Continue reading That’s six US (Cleary Act) requests for data on campus safety that could not be provided by Police Scotland despite on every English university campus you are significantly more likely to be a victim of violent crime than on any Scottish one

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Good news for Scotland shall never be reported in the supposed ‘news where we are’

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 By Liz S “Why might BBC Scotland snub the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce’s big news about Scotland leading the UK”? Well I think we all know , it’s because when it comes to any good and/or positive news connected to Scotland against any less good and/or less positive news elsewhere within the UK then the golden rule is that it, as good/positive news for Scotland, shall never be reported in the supposed ‘news where we are’ . (just as it also being suppressed as news if it is not so good/positive for the rest of the UK). That is sadly … Continue reading Good news for Scotland shall never be reported in the supposed ‘news where we are’

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Class may not ‘determine’ how you vote but only the ‘better-off’ in Scotland significantly support Labour

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 In the Scotsman yesterday: Politics is “deeply fragmented”, the UK’s leading polling expert has said, with social class no longer determining how people vote. Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University, said age and educational background are now much more important than in the past. There’s much wrong with this and I’m not sure if it’s what the reporter has said or what the Sir Professor Emeritus actually said. No one I know has ever thought that social class determines how you … Continue reading Class may not ‘determine’ how you vote but only the ‘better-off’ in Scotland significantly support Labour

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Child sexual exploitation operations and grooming gangs investigations in England & Wales find 71 times as many victims in ONE year as in Scotland over 16 years from 2010

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Since 2010, Police Scotland investigations into child grooming gangs have found only 22 victims and 20 suspects compared to 17 100 victims and 700 suspects in just one year in England & Wales From Police Scotland: Child sexual exploitation operations and grooming gangs – no. victims and suspects identified Date and time of release: August 25, 2026 09:12: 1. A list of all Police Scotland operations into group-based child sexual exploitation and grooming gangs since 2010 (including Operation Cerrar, Dash, Cotswold, and any others). 2. … Continue reading Child sexual exploitation operations and grooming gangs investigations in England & Wales find 71 times as many victims in ONE year as in Scotland over 16 years from 2010

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NHS England Dentistry in crisis!

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 By Liz S “Mobile dental services and urgent care rollouts in Peterborough have drawn heavy demand and long queues due to severe local shortages in NHS dentist access. (Belfast Telegraph). I was also told by someone who lives in Cambridge that when these mobile dentist visited Peterborough (this year) there were not enough dentists and not enough time for all of the hundreds of people who had queued to get seen by one of these (six) dentists offering NHS dental work via their mobile dental service. These mobile dentists also exist for other areas in … Continue reading NHS England Dentistry in crisis!

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SNP actions on destitution such as Scottish Child Payment reduce it to lowest level in UK

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Help Talking-up Scotland keep going Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 From Ending Destitution Together: Phase Two Delivery Plan, published yesterday: What is destitution? Destitution should be unthinkable in a modern Scotland. However, it remains a daily reality for many people who have moved here to work, study, join family, or seek sanctuary from violence and persecution. Nobody should be forced into destitution. People who are subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition are members of our communities and we should be able to support them at times of crisis. The Ending … Continue reading SNP actions on destitution such as Scottish Child Payment reduce it to lowest level in UK