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It’s not just Emma Caldwell – Still deeply misogynist Scottish Labour should hope the truth about how they failed to scrutinise police complacency over 300 rapes and assaults in 2005 never comes out

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Professor John Robertson OBA In September 2025, Emma Caldwell’s mother thought the prosecutors hope she dies before the truth of her daughter’s tragic death comes out. I’d say Scottish Labour has more to fear. The Daily Record today does not spend any time on the wider picture of misogyny and callous neglect, going back for a century, so deep within Scottish Labour. Here’s what they won’t tell you, in case it should hurt Anas: From BBC Scotland, in June 2024: Nearly 300 rapes and sexual assaults reported by sex workers during the Emma Caldwell murder investigation were not dealt with by police at the … Continue reading It’s not just Emma Caldwell – Still deeply misogynist Scottish Labour should hope the truth about how they failed to scrutinise police complacency over 300 rapes and assaults in 2005 never comes out

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Police Scotland merger by FM Sturgeon criticised by opposition parties has resulted in world leading detection rate and every homicide committed in Scotland since 2013 solved

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I’m taking a wee break from TuS. Should be back in harness by Monday 22 or Tuesday 23 September. 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 or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA The Sun ‘newspaper’ this week has been milking Scotland’s dark history of murder, based entirely on offences which took place before the merger of Scotland’s eight regional forces. They have no choice to do so because not only has the murder level plummeted from 64 in 2012/2013, to 44 in 2024/2025, … Continue reading Police Scotland merger by FM Sturgeon criticised by opposition parties has resulted in world leading detection rate and every homicide committed in Scotland since 2013 solved

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Labour’s favourite union and funder, the GMB, where bullying, misogyny, cronyism, and sexism is rife but BBC Scotland don’t want you to hear of it

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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 or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 By Liz S If they, the BBC, want to join in what should really be a “media feeding frenzy” then they should also report on, via their BBC website, the news that SKY News have been reporting upon……after what they, Sky News, say has been a “two year investigation”. On what ? On the Labour supporting Trade Union GMB. For what ? “Allegations of bullying and harassment inside one of the UK’s biggest … Continue reading Labour’s favourite union and funder, the GMB, where bullying, misogyny, cronyism, and sexism is rife but BBC Scotland don’t want you to hear of it

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Vote Labour and get………“Catastrophe” , “fiascos” and “Scandals” going back for years

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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 or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 By Liz S “Do you ever get fed up with me reporting how after 18 years without LabCons just about every public service in Scotland has been protected by the SNP”? No. Why would we ? However I , and I am sure also others, do get extremely “fed up with” much of the media in Scotland and also Labour UK and too their branch office in Scotland promoting how they regard … Continue reading Vote Labour and get………“Catastrophe” , “fiascos” and “Scandals” going back for years

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RAAC! How the UK Government and NHS England can and have run up a backlog in maintenance valued at £49 BILLION!

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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 or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 By stewartb ‘Our research suggests that properly maintained Raac can easily last 50 years, and should be able to carry on for several decades after that.’ Proper maintenance? See this from the National Audit Office (January 22, 2025) on Westminster government’s neglect of its property portfolio, including NHS England’s estate. (https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/maintaining-public-service-facilities.pdf) ‘We calculated that the government’s maintenance backlog has increased steadily in recent years and is now at least £49 billion. This equates to … Continue reading RAAC! How the UK Government and NHS England can and have run up a backlog in maintenance valued at £49 BILLION!

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Labour long-planned to force Welsh farmers over same cliff edge as English farmers

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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 or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 By stewartb Meanwhile in Wales …. From July 15: ‘NFU Cymru says improvements to SFS overshadowed by cliff edge transition’.(https://www.nfu-cymru.org.uk/news-and-information/nfu-cymru-says-improvements-to-sfs-overshadowed-by-cliff-edge-transition/) ‘Welsh Government’s decision to slash the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) by 40% for 2026 overshadows much of the positive work undertaken to improve the new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), says NFU Cymru.’ ‘Welsh Government has confirmed its intention to reduce the BPS to 60% of current payment levels in 2026, having previously reassured … Continue reading Labour long-planned to force Welsh farmers over same cliff edge as English farmers

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As cancer doctors in England warn of postcode lottery NHS Scotland’s “person-centred access without geographical disparities” launched in 2022 has worked but Scottish media ‘play’ us

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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 or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Health today and broadcast on BBC Breakfast on repeat: Senior cancer doctors are warning that excessive red tape means some patients in England are struggling to access the latest cancer treatments. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) says bureaucracy is “stifling innovation” and that applying for funding to pay for new treatments can be “cumbersome” for some cancer centres. It says the situation is leading to an unacceptable … Continue reading As cancer doctors in England warn of postcode lottery NHS Scotland’s “person-centred access without geographical disparities” launched in 2022 has worked but Scottish media ‘play’ us

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BBC Scotland’s Picken lies about early prisoner release plans and fails to tell you the whole story because it’s a bit to optimistic for you to hear of

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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 or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Scotland’s Andrew Picken, yesterday: The number of people in Scotland’s prisons has risen back above the level which sparked the early release of hundreds of inmates to free up space. More than 300 inmates, half of whom were serving sentences for violent crimes, were freed in February and March after prison bosses warned they couldn’t take any more arrivals. In the week before the process of releasing those inmates … Continue reading BBC Scotland’s Picken lies about early prisoner release plans and fails to tell you the whole story because it’s a bit to optimistic for you to hear of

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Leading research group casts doubt on NHS England’s waiting list figures

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stewartb As has been highlighted before on TuS, one needs to look closely and critically at performance statistics for NHS England. They are not always what they seem – cf. 12 hour A&E waits. The Nuffield Trust is now exposing yet more dodgy data. Source: Nuffield Trust (August 13 2025) Why is the planned care waiting list coming down and what does the data really tell us? Context: ‘When Wes Streeting celebrated the improvement in the waiting list – saying “thanks to our interventions and the hard work of NHS staff, the overall waiting list has now fallen in April for the … Continue reading Leading research group casts doubt on NHS England’s waiting list figures

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As BBC UK today reports charges of corporate manslaughter in Lancashire stroke unit news of the Scottish Government’s stroke improvement plan that has already saved 2 000 is kept from you

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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 or by direct bank transfer method – Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Lancashire, today the above and: Police are investigating potential corporate failings contributing to the death, ill-treatment or neglect of patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s stroke unit, BBC North West has learned. Offences under consideration by Lancashire Police include corporate manslaughter, corporate ill-treatment and wilful neglect, and offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act. The investigation was launched in October 2023 after the prosecution of five health … Continue reading As BBC UK today reports charges of corporate manslaughter in Lancashire stroke unit news of the Scottish Government’s stroke improvement plan that has already saved 2 000 is kept from you