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The invisible Scottish girls kidnapped by English drug gangs

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In the Telegraph today, the above and: Lucy* was just 17 when she was kidnapped by a member of a rival county lines gang. “I was hit over the head with a crowbar,” she recalls. “I was tied up and put in the back of a rental car and driven around and then taken to the house of another drug user.” It is an experience almost incomprehensible for someone of that age, when most teenagers’ biggest worry is passing their exams. But this is the brutal reality for thousands of girls who are under the control of criminal gangs. and: … Continue reading The invisible Scottish girls kidnapped by English drug gangs

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Scotland’s media cynically grooming a single child abuse victim to find a Scottish ‘Rotherham’ which Police Scotland and all the evidence say is not here

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Notice a pattern? Find a personal trauma then milk it for political purposes. In the above report from BBC Scotland today, in nearly 2 000 words on one victim’s experience, there’s no place for this: In Rotherham alone, at least 1,400 children estimated to have been sexually exploited by predominantly Pakistani-heritage men (Jay Inquiry). Later NCA work identified over 1,100 victims in related investigations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_child_sexual_exploitation_scandal They will not give up. They smell blood and tears and will try to make sure enough Scots think we have rape grooming gangs too and so are no different. Why do they want this? … Continue reading Scotland’s media cynically grooming a single child abuse victim to find a Scottish ‘Rotherham’ which Police Scotland and all the evidence say is not here

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As Birmingham drug gangs now compete with Liverpool in Highland Region, the region’s 270% violent crime surge in just 5 years, more than 20 times Scotland’s average, could worsen

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in possession of two large suitcases. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0033vn4/highland-cops-series-4-2-siege-in-the-highlands Inverness and the Highlands are a world away from BBC Scotland in Glasgow in terms of their coverage the illegal drug trade. Highland Cops commissioned by BBC 2 and BBC Scotland and produced by Firecrest Films is in its fourth series of frankly fascinating documentary style episodes on crime in the Scottish Highlands, with ravishing background, often foreground, scenery shots and increasingly impressive and likeable police officer characters. The production seems to have wriggled out from under the oppressive editorial control in Glasgow where the suggestion the the street-level, illegal drug trade with … Continue reading As Birmingham drug gangs now compete with Liverpool in Highland Region, the region’s 270% violent crime surge in just 5 years, more than 20 times Scotland’s average, could worsen

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Why we have no A&E crisis but England does

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In the Herald today, this: Here’s why we have no crisis but NHS England does From stewartb 5 March 2026 on NHS England manipulating stats again, researched by stewartb and just framed by me. RCEM press release (march 4): ‘NHS England corridor care definition interesting but meaningful change must follow’ ‘Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said: “.. we can already measure long waits and overcrowding. It remains to be seen whether trying to measure corridor care on top of this will prove more effective. “We have two main concerns about the complex definition. Firstly, … Continue reading Why we have no A&E crisis but England does

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Education in Scotland is so much better than this wee inexperienced guy wants you to think as he pursues, fifty years too late, a career with the ‘papers’

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Christ, James! Two teachers and fewer than 10 senior pupils. What made you choose that image for a supposed ‘lack of teachers?’ Regulars, anybody really, will know that Scotland has far more teachers than the other parts of the UK. If there’s ‘a lack’ here, dog knows what is happening in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Check this for the facts: So, that’s enough for James McAneny. Who is he? A ‘leading’ teacher, researcher, professor? No, you’re way out there. He’s one of a ‘terrible three’ favoured by the MSM on education despite their very limited understanding of it. MSM … Continue reading Education in Scotland is so much better than this wee inexperienced guy wants you to think as he pursues, fifty years too late, a career with the ‘papers’

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No officers injured, ‘outstanding behaviour and co-operation’ as Hallowe’en fireworks incidents fall

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Apologies for my earlier confusion as to what day it is. I thought it was the day after Bonfire Night fireworks. I am now awake…..I hope A BBC Scotland Anonymouse (embarrassed?) reports under the above sad (I’ll explain below) headline: Police Scotland received 144 fireworks-related calls on Saturday night – down on 160 on 31 October last year. Fireworks were thrown at people, buildings and vehicles in some parts of Scotland on Halloween. Officers said in general there was “outstanding behaviour and co-operation” around the country but were working to identify to those responsible for disorder. Firework Control Zones (FCZs) … Continue reading No officers injured, ‘outstanding behaviour and co-operation’ as Hallowe’en fireworks incidents fall

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Trying to light a two-year-old damp squib as police officer injuries fall annually from 62 to 1 to zero last year and assaults more generally plummet way below those in England

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The Express today has the above: From BBC Scotland, today, the above and: Scotland’s biggest police operation since the visit of President Donald Trump last year is to take place on Bonfire Night, in the face of a “unique” combination of safety concerns. As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed on and around 5 November to deal with fireworks-related disorder, a European football match involving Celtic and potential protests in Glasgow. Additional public order vehicles and drivers are being brought in from 18 English and Welsh police forces under mutual aid arrangements. The force has already vowed that anyone … Continue reading Trying to light a two-year-old damp squib as police officer injuries fall annually from 62 to 1 to zero last year and assaults more generally plummet way below those in England

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Three men jailed for trafficking women FROM England and Wales INTO Scotland just like every other part of this invasive flow from high crime pressure areas into low crime area vacuums

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From STV in Scotland, yesterday, the above, and: Three men have been jailed for a combined 13 years for crimes including trafficking vulnerable women between Scotland, England and Wales. George Filip, 45, Alexandru Moco, 26, and Leonard Banica, 41, targeted 16 vulnerable women, bringing them into the UK to work as sex workers. A fourth man, Ionela Filip, 34, also worked with the three men to run the prostitution ring and various brothels, exploiting the women for their own gain. The group evaded detection by transporting the vulnerable women across the border between Newport, Birmingham and Scotland. https://news.stv.tv/scotland/three-men-jailed-for-operating-prostitution-ring-and-trafficking-women-between-scotland-england-and-wales Between? Between? … Continue reading Three men jailed for trafficking women FROM England and Wales INTO Scotland just like every other part of this invasive flow from high crime pressure areas into low crime area vacuums

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English babies and young children failed amid surging poverty and inadequate protection legislation compared with Scotland

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Featured in BBC Breakfast this morning and in Glasgow Live, today the above, with a tasteless image, and: A charity has claimed that babies and young children in the Scottish care system are being failed by delays in decisions on their permanent homes. NSPCC Scotland and the Parent Infant Foundation have organised the National Summit on Permanence for Babies and Young Children amid ‘serious concerns’ about the length of time youngsters wait to be placed in a long-term home. The charity says that kids wait more than two years on average for decisions or recommendations, with many then waiting months … Continue reading English babies and young children failed amid surging poverty and inadequate protection legislation compared with Scotland

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As anti-social offenders face town centre bans and curfews under Labour’s new “Asbos”, will Scotland’s plummeting anti-social behaviour figures cause a problem for media operating in ‘SNP soft touch on crime’ Scotland?

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The above story is trending across media in England today. On April 1 2026: In the Telegraph and other media today, the above story and: Another day, another mini-riot, as gangs of marauding youths run amok – this time in Clapham, south London. A few days ago social media was full of footage of what seemed to be teenagers (they were all in hoodies so one can’t be sure how old they were) causing chaos in Wolverhampton, throwing eggs at anyone they could find. Video then emerged of hundreds of young men and women rushing a streetwear pop-up shop in … Continue reading As anti-social offenders face town centre bans and curfews under Labour’s new “Asbos”, will Scotland’s plummeting anti-social behaviour figures cause a problem for media operating in ‘SNP soft touch on crime’ Scotland?