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Reform UK is now under police investigation after admitting it distributed by election material disguised as a private letter from a “concerned neighbour”.

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. By Liz S “Reform UK is now under police investigation after admitting it distributed by election material disguised as a private letter from a “concerned neighbour”. Voters in Gorton and Denton received personalised letters urging them to back Reform, presented as the views of a local pensioner. The material carried no legal imprint stating it was funded and distributed by the party, despite being produced and circulated as part of an organised campaign. Failing to include an imprint on election material is a criminal offence. Reform’s claim that the omission was … Continue reading Reform UK is now under police investigation after admitting it distributed by election material disguised as a private letter from a “concerned neighbour”.

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Blue tent big enough for Mandelson police inquiry located in Ayr, Scotland – Sarwar ‘sleeping’ in Pacific Quay basement, unwashed and living on pot noodles as one Peter looks like pushing the other into the shadows in time for Scottish election

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. Readers will remember the scale of the police investigation into £600 000 given to the SNP by its own members for a campaign, and which they then, according to one complaint from a member of Sperm of the Gall, spent on something else. A blue tent had to be put on Nicola’s lawn, on advice from intelligence, just in case there was a body there too. More recently a massive Tory fraud case in Ayr required a big blue tent on the Low Green (above) but, on advice from some intelligence, … Continue reading Blue tent big enough for Mandelson police inquiry located in Ayr, Scotland – Sarwar ‘sleeping’ in Pacific Quay basement, unwashed and living on pot noodles as one Peter looks like pushing the other into the shadows in time for Scottish election

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Surely that should be Anas Sarwar to face questions after John Swinney calls for investigation into Mandelson

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. Who on earth wrote that headline? Anas Sarwar’s spad? John Swinney will be answering questions on this: The Promise is a landmark report which followed Scotland’s Independent Care Review, which set out a long-term commitment to transform the care system for children and young people. but the idea that this has anything to do with Mandelson is utterly bizarre. Are they trying to associate Swinney with Mandelson and to deflect from Anas Sarwar? There have been equally bizarre, slimy, attempts by a Labour MP to draw Swinney into the mire, because … Continue reading Surely that should be Anas Sarwar to face questions after John Swinney calls for investigation into Mandelson

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How many current Scottish Labour MPs and MSPs are followers of Lord Mandelson’s dark arts?

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Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above. In the Daily Record 14 September 2025: Imogen Walker – the wife of the Prime Minister’s under-fire chief of staff Morgan McSweeney – was made an influential Commons whip along with colleague Gregor Poynton. It has emerged that in June, Mandelson – who has been sacked US ambassador over his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein – attended a fundraiser for Hamilton and Clyde Valley MP Walker and Livingston MP Poynton. “Imogen and Gregor are known to be on the right of the party and it’s no surprise they seem also to be in the Mandelson inner circle. … Continue reading How many current Scottish Labour MPs and MSPs are followers of Lord Mandelson’s dark arts?

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Everything is politicised in Scotland especially the NHS but never in England

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Support Talking-up Scotland to keep rebutting the lies almost every day of the year, at https://t.co/xFcIcegHTy By Liz “It is, in our view, a strong step on the way to achieving our shared ambition with the Scottish Government, of making Scotland the best place in the UK for doctors to train and work.“ Oh but apparently according to certain very hostile and opposing sources , aka anti SNP sources , it is the SNP, as the Scottish government, who are supposedly “destroying the Scottish NHS”. Meanwhile elsewhere in the UK other political parties who govern elsewhere within the UK fail to reach agreement with the doctors on their jobs and pay. The media within Scotland … Continue reading Everything is politicised in Scotland especially the NHS but never in England

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2024 Labour voters get a big slap – let’s hope they remember

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By Liz S Mandelson , the once Business Secretary in Gordon Brown’s cabinet and also he was once appointed as the UK ambassador to the US by Keir Starmer, is yet another Labour scandal coming just after the other recent big Labour scandal . It was reported that “Jeffrey Epstein made $75,000 (£55,000) of payments to accounts connected to Lord Mandelson, bank statements released by the US Department of Justice suggest“ Lord Mandelson said he had no record or recollection of receiving the sums and did not know whether the documents were authentic. The other Labour scandal being when it was reported recently that Jim Murphy’s lobbying firm asked companies … Continue reading 2024 Labour voters get a big slap – let’s hope they remember

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The benefits for the NHS and for the wider economy of women retiring around 60 – peer-reviewed research evidence is unambiguous and the SNP knows what to do about it

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It’s been argued that women should be able to retire at 60 because by then they often have caring responsibilities for elderly vulnerable parents reducing demand on the NHS and for grandchildren, enabling parents to work and help the economy. Is there research evidence for these claims? The answer below is Grok AI-assisted ie more trustworthy than you’d get from a politician or a newspaper that supports them. There is: Caring for Elderly Parents and Potential Reduction in NHS DemandMultiple studies confirm that women in their 50s and 60s are disproportionately involved in unpaid care for older relatives, with peaks … Continue reading The benefits for the NHS and for the wider economy of women retiring around 60 – peer-reviewed research evidence is unambiguous and the SNP knows what to do about it

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The Herald – Untrustworthy for 20 years – the evidence

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When I saw the above being punted by the Herald, I didn’t know whether to laugh or…………laugh. It’s Trump-like in its mix of self-delusion and deep cynicism. They’ll be giving themselves sound kind of Pulitzer prize, awarded at a ceremony hosted by Anas Sarwar. I’ve long lost track of how untrustworthy they have proved to be these last twenty years of anti-SNP propaganda though, before that, they were long champions of corporate interests against those of their own readers. I searched TuS for every post, these last 11 years, mentioning them and there are far too many to mention here. … Continue reading The Herald – Untrustworthy for 20 years – the evidence

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“Insulted”, “patronised”, “betrayed”, ‘profoundly unjust’, shown ‘complete indifference’ – Scotland’s fishing industry and Westminster

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“Insulted”, “patronised”, “betrayed”, ‘profoundly unjust’, shown ‘complete indifference’ – judgements by Scotland’s fishing industry on actions of Labour in Westminster. By stewartb Despite the above descriptions of Labour’s actions towards Scotland’s wild capture fisheries, in the House of Commons debate on the ‘Fishing Industry’ held on January 22, the SNP’s Seamus Logan was moved to comment: ‘I regret that the right hon. Gentleman (referring to Alastair Carmichael, the Lib Dem MP for Orkney and Shetland) and the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Torcuil Crichton, Labour) used so much of their time to attack the SNP Scottish Government.’ That … Continue reading “Insulted”, “patronised”, “betrayed”, ‘profoundly unjust’, shown ‘complete indifference’ – Scotland’s fishing industry and Westminster

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Major Scottish Government investments in eradicating child poverty that you’ll struggle to hear about

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From Investing in Scotland’s children, published 22 January 2026 09:20, covered by STV but nowhere else I can see: Children and families across Scotland will benefit from the Scottish Government’s sustained investment in Education and Skills as part of the national mission to eradicate child poverty. The proposed Scottish Budget for 2026-27 commits up to £200 million to the Scottish Attainment Challenge, which has already delivered sustained progress in closing the poverty-related attainment gap. This includes Pupil Equity Funding that aims to empower headteachers to tailor support to meet the specific needs of pupils and families in their communities. An … Continue reading Major Scottish Government investments in eradicating child poverty that you’ll struggle to hear about