By Professor John Robertson OBA BBC Scotland’s wee insert today in BBC Breakfast, was jam packed with bad news linked to the Scottish Government – consultant vacancies, school violence, homelessness/housing crisis and RAAC. On RAAC, some facts which will not be mentioned much, if at all: Aberdeen home-owners buy property which requires maintenance just like any other, in a Thatcherite scheme, at a knock-down price, from a Tory or Labour council, after a professional survey, and the SNP Government has to do something? RAAC!! A classic media scare story as only between 0.3% and 1.6% of Scotland’s social housing has it. Leading … Continue reading RAAC! In Scotland only 1.6% of homes or schools have it, buyers should sue inspectors and mortgage advisers not beg from Scot Gov/us and it’ll last for decades if maintained

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 English County Lines gang forces children to swallow or insert ‘elsewhere’ sealed bags of powerful drugs, then travel into Scotland with them and cause surging drug deaths and violence in Scotland’s towns and villages seems like a … Continue reading West Midlands ‘Complex County Lines’ drug gang which used children to run ‘internal’ drugs into Scotland jailed for 35 year despite BBC Scotland’s Disclosure team’s failure to tackle them

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 In the Herald (Where else) today, not on BBC Scotland‘s website but give them time, this: See that wee ‘or’ in the last line, there? That’s the first sign that ‘Scottish’ Labour’s health spokesperson is playing games … Continue reading Another shameful attempt by Jackie Baillie to make you think that folk are dying because of ambulance delays in a country where they are far far faster than in Labour Wales

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 From BBC Scotland two days ago: Up to 390 prisoners will be released early starting from next month in the latest move from the Scottish government to reduce the prison population. Emergency legislation was passed last year … Continue reading Why are only Scottish prisoners released early a reason to be afraid? Blame the Two Liams!