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Chaos for drivers and passengers as both of Isle of Wight privatised ferry services suffer breakdowns and cancel key services despite higher fares

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 7 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS Red Funnel and Wightlink, above, provide ferry services to the Isle of Wight from the South of England. In January 2025: Sir Keir Starmer: Isle of Wight ferries … Continue reading Chaos for drivers and passengers as both of Isle of Wight privatised ferry services suffer breakdowns and cancel key services despite higher fares

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Update on More Herald lies – Generously subsidised and massively oversized Oban to Barra ferry is not sailing today because of adverse weather and it’s a completely different ferry getting extra rust treatment

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 8 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS, Global Ferry Correspondent of the Year and Honest Man Update – Jamie Whiteford – Still Indy – They cannot even get their lies right. The vessel that normally plies this … Continue reading Update on More Herald lies – Generously subsidised and massively oversized Oban to Barra ferry is not sailing today because of adverse weather and it’s a completely different ferry getting extra rust treatment

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Five years late, BBC Scotland utter the words ‘County Lines drug gangs’ and ‘people trafficking’ but still cannot tell you which way the flow goes even though they seized control of the drugs trade’ FIVE YEARS AGO

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Two people have been arrested in Dundee as a result of an investigation into County Lines drug dealing and human trafficking. A man has also been arrested by police in the West Midlands following simultaneous raids there. The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 8 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John … Continue reading Five years late, BBC Scotland utter the words ‘County Lines drug gangs’ and ‘people trafficking’ but still cannot tell you which way the flow goes even though they seized control of the drugs trade’ FIVE YEARS AGO

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Tory-induced life expectancy declines worse in England due to no SNP policies or cheap ferry travel there

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing in 14 days, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS In the Guardian yesterday: Life expectancy improvement is stalling across Europe with England experiencing the biggest slowdown. Experts are blaming this on an alarming mix of poor diet, mass inactivity … Continue reading Tory-induced life expectancy declines worse in England due to no SNP policies or cheap ferry travel there

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Shocking 75% of house purchases in Arran are by cash to deny locals homes and push them off-island

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing on 28 February, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By JB From the Registers of Scotland report on Residential property sales in Scottish Islands Regions: Cash and mortgage sales Looking at differences in the number of cash and mortgage sales, across mainland Scotland 63% of residential sales … Continue reading Shocking 75% of house purchases in Arran are by cash to deny locals homes and push them off-island

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CalMac predicted to see boom in one-way Arran to Troon or Ardrossan ticket sales?

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily, finishing on 28 February, to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS Based on the 2011 census results (above), around a quarter of Arran’s 4 600 population – 1 200 – were born in England. In the south-east of the island as … Continue reading CalMac predicted to see boom in one-way Arran to Troon or Ardrossan ticket sales?

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300 years in jail for English County Lines drug gang members who had ‘their eye on Scotland’ and who English media link to stubborn drug deaths statistics in Scotland, is NOT news in Scotland it seems – why?

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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 My Google Alert today, offered Operation Apollo continues crackdown on County Lines with over 300 years in jail time secured [by the above members] from Cheshire Constabulary. There’s no mention of Scotland in it but it triggered a memory in me. This from 2022: A series of raids across Scotland last week highlighted the continuing focus of Merseyside’s organised crime groups on the drugs market north of the border. Last week officers from Merseyside Police teamed up with Police Scotland for … Continue reading 300 years in jail for English County Lines drug gang members who had ‘their eye on Scotland’ and who English media link to stubborn drug deaths statistics in Scotland, is NOT news in Scotland it seems – why?

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Why is Scotland able to train almost TWICE as many nurses as England?

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By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS The Scotsman today is front-paging Alarm over fresh drop in applicants for nurses course based on a 2% reduction in applications, from 4 650 to 4 560, six months before ‘clearing’ processes in the week and months before course start, can fill the missing places. The ‘alarm’ is from a union rep and, evidence-free, the fall in applications is explained by poor working conditions, which in turn, is based upon a small sample, self-selecting (squeaky wheel) survey. Not mentioned, of course, is how this level of nurse training compares with other parts … Continue reading Why is Scotland able to train almost TWICE as many nurses as England?

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The power of early-morning nightmares – Reporting Scotland create a fictional world of dangerous prisoners released early

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By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS IMPORTANT – If you know someone frightened by the broadcast above or by the same story in their newspaper, tell them the facts below to reassure them! BBC Reporting Scotland‘s insert on early prisoner release in BBC Breakfast at 06:30, with repeated doses throughout the day is classic propaganda designed to keep you and especially your elderly and vulnerable neighbours, fearful of change. There’s a strong correlation between heavy news consumption and anxiety/depression. Some groups, the elderly, the inform, the disabled, are more likely to be worried by reports that seem to … Continue reading The power of early-morning nightmares – Reporting Scotland create a fictional world of dangerous prisoners released early

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England’s NHS underperformance day, bed-blocking, community care and road accidents set BBC Scotland an impossible task to match the misery – third, road deaths

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The Talking-up Scotland fund raiser primarily to enable the recruitment of some research assistance, in order to take pressure off me [74 in June and tiring] and hopefully to further improve the blog, has made a good start. To contribute, only if you can (!) go to: Talking-up Scotland – a Politics crowdfunding project in Ayr by Professor John Robertson By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS In a typically Anglocentric piece, BBC Breakfast spend some time on speeding and road deaths with no awareness of any differences across the UK’s four nations. BBC Scotland are struggling to compete … Continue reading England’s NHS underperformance day, bed-blocking, community care and road accidents set BBC Scotland an impossible task to match the misery – third, road deaths