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How under Scottish Labour, hospitals were ‘death traps’ of hospital acquired infections yet they have the nerve to suggest a ‘crisis’ today Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Michael Marra of ‘Scottish’ Labour had a rant …

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I know it has a tiny audience, but Michael Marra of 'Scottish' Labour had a rant on BBC Scotland's Debate Night, of such hysterical dishonesty and fear for the near extinction event they face in May , I feel obliged to respond.

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Glasgow hospital infection inquiry – How under Scottish Labour, hospitals were ‘death traps’ of hospital acquired infections and how Nicola Sturgeon sorted it reducing the level to an eighth of the le... BBC News 9 January 2017 In the midst of the frenzy of ill-informed reporting on the Glasgow hospital infections inquiry, important facts you’ll never hear. From the Journal of Hospital Infect…

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Shock as BBC UK use annual data to reveal that NHS Scotland did nearly twice as many treatments per head, as NHS England in 2024 On BBC News at 1pm today, revealing a decline in the number of hospital treatments carried out under Labour in 2025, from 7.4m to 7.31m. All things being equal, pro rata, that’d be around 730…

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London-born, entirely England-educated, nephrologist with no understanding of Scotland’s 500 years plus history of universal free-education thinks he can tell us what to do Sir Peter William Mathieson, above, born in Colchester, educated entirely in England with only a medical science degree, and principal of the university where anti-working class Scots bias is the n…

London-born, entirely England-educated, nephrologist with no understanding of Scotland’s 500 years plus history of universal free-education thinks he can tell us what to do wp.me/pbesfy-qpb

One year after First Minister’s promise NHS Scotland’s overall waiting list for new outpatient appointments has fallen for the 6th month in a row with NHS England’s list now a shocking 51% longer per ... First Minister John Swinney Professor John Robertson OBA In January 2025, SNP First Minister John Swinney promised to get NHS Scotland waiting lists down substantially and, based on the latest figu…

One year after First Minister’s promise NHS Scotland’s overall waiting list for new outpatient appointments has fallen for the 6th month in a row with NHS England’s list now a shocking 51% longer per head of population talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/06/o...

How could I have missed this research saying explicitly that ‘things are easier for Scottish families relative to English families’ because of SNP Child Payment, when we pay for a national news servic... Professor John Robertson OBA I seem to have missed the above very significant research from the London School of Economics. You’d think our media, especially BBC Scotland which we all pay for…

How could I have missed this research saying explicitly that ‘things are easier for Scottish families relative to English families’ because of SNP Child Payment, when we pay for a national news service? talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/03/h...

Scotsman ‘newspaper’ front pages incompetent, mendacious, self-important, sub-standard researchers to undermine Scottish schools Professor John Robertson OBA, , former schoolteacher, education lecturer, head of department, Associate Dean (Quality Assurance), Research Professor, research methods tutor, Masters and PhD supervi…

Scotsman ‘newspaper’ front pages incompetent, mendacious, self-important, sub-standard researchers to undermine Scottish schools talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/22/s...

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Scotland flu vaccine jagging far faster than NHS England can jab Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Dorothy for alerting me to this. According to Dr Chris Streather, who’s Medical Director for the NHS in London, on Channel 4 News last night, NHS England has …

NHS Scotland have given the flu jag to ten times as many people as they have in England. Thanks to the Scottish Govt decision to increase the amount of people that qualified for the flu jag and a higher uptake in Scotland.
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Pisa – 33% of Scotland’s schools took part but only 4.7% of England’s schools were confident enough to do so – Scotland did far better I’m grateful to AR and Haggis Hunter for alerting me to this. The England PISA sample consisted of 201 eligible schools having at least one pupil in this age range. In England, 3,852 pupils f…

For every halfwit who tries to tell you England's schools did better in Pisa tests this demolishes the argument, no prisoners taken:
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News you won’t hear – Scottish Government’s ‘world-leading’ legislation on NHS staffing levels is already working as staffing ratios in Scotland are already significantly better Professor John Robertson OBA From the Scottish Government yesterday: The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”) is the UK’s first multidisciplinary staffing legislation and Scot…

As BBC Scotland platform the wee Audit Scotland guy for the umpteenth time, the good news about NHS Scotland they don't want you to know about:
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How the media hide the fact that SNP-run Glasgow’s miles better Professor John Robertson OBA The Herald today is on the case of an imaginary Glasgow as part of the help-Anas campaign for the May 2026 Scottish Election. It’s one of a set such as ferries, b…

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Youth suicides in Scotland fall after Scottish Government’s ‘stand-out’ initiatives and have nothing to do with Daily Record’s campaign Professor John Robertson OBA The Daily Record is getting right into making money from youth suicides but, of course, not telling you the whole story. They don’t even define ‘youth&#8217…

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SNP buy Prestwick Airport for just £1, make £10 million profit and create 4 500 jobs in only 4 years while its sister airport in Kent goes out of business in only 6 months to become just a lorry park The Ayrshire Daily New’s Doug Maclean, has a fine piece of journalism serving the information needs of the community. Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Robert Martin for alerting me to t…

Impressive, don’t you think @scottishlabour.bsky.social @scottories.bsky.social ?

News you won’t hear – Scottish Government’s ‘world-leading’ legislation on NHS staffing levels is already working as staffing ratios in Scotland are already significantly better Professor John Robertson OBA From the Scottish Government yesterday: The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (“the Act”) is the UK’s first multidisciplinary staffing legislation and Scot…

News you won’t hear – Scottish Government’s ‘world-leading’ legislation on NHS staffing levels is already working as staffing ratios in Scotland are already significantly better
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Remember what
Nicola Sturgeon said
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Community owned assets surge in Scotland up to 14% higher than in England Figure 1: A steady upward trend in community owned assets has been seen since 2000 Professor John Robertson OBA From Community Ownership in Scotland 2024, published today, the above and: This publi…

Community owned assets surge in Scotland up to 14% higher than in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/25/c...

Covid report slammed as 'unfair' and 'incorrect' | LBC The Covid inquiry report has been branded “unfair” on the Scottish Government

I think we all knew that the UK COVID inquiry would result in a stitch up of our First Minister. We were right.

What it highlights clearly is the ignorant, arrogant and dismissive attitude of Westminster - particularly No.10 - towards our Government.

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Why will BBC Scotland’s James Cook not inform you of the facts – how Scottish ministers closed schools and saved thousands? and the current First Minister, John Swinney, to close school without the Cabinet being present. Professor John Robertson OBA Is it because Cook just trusts the Herald and is too lazy to do his job…

Why will BBC Scotland’s James Cook not inform you of the facts – how Scottish ministers closed schools and saved thousands?👇

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It was only in Scotland that opposition parties were regularly invited on to critique the Scottish Government’s pandemic decisions BBC Scotland BBC Wales By brendarobb I see only the BBC Scotland web page headline names a politician within a negative framing, in Wales & N Ireland headlines are negative but no names initial…

It was only in Scotland that opposition parties were regularly invited on to critique the Scottish Government’s pandemic decisions talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/21/i...

The Scottish media’s covid double standards Did Nicola Sturgeon get everything right during the Covid pandemic when she headed a devolved government limited powers at its disposal and she was faced with an anti-independence Scottish media th…

My latest blog piece, the double standards of the anti-independence media's coverage of the Covid Inquiry.

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The answer to all the media attempts to smear Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP Government and will not tell you about - excess deaths nearly twice as high in England and 20% higher in Wales t.co/vHHPbEUoY3 hidden on Page 45!

Have Scottish Government’s significantly widened access to free flu vaccine to give more than twice as many, per capita, protection from worrying new mutation, prevented a crisis? Professor John Robertson OBA From Viral respiratory diseases in Scotland surveillance report, published on 20 November 2025 (Latest release): Whilst influenza activity in Scotland remains at low le…

Have Scottish Government’s significantly widened access to free flu vaccine to give more than twice as many, per capita, protection from worrying new mutation, prevented a crisis? talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/20/h...

East Sussex-born, Tory-appointed Baroness and BBC Scotland conspire to hide the facts and blame Nicola Sturgeon for pandemic ‘failures’ despite her doing better on every measure to save thousands The Right Honourable The Baroness Hallett DBE PC KC Nicola Sturgeon SNP Leader 2014-2023 Professor John Robertson OBA In tonight’s BBC Scotland report, Baroness Hallett, appointed by PM There…

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Not in the Covid Inquiry reporting today – How First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and the Scottish Government kept excess mortality here at just over half the UK average despite the delay in devolving ... Professor John Robertson OBA I’m grateful to @amaccj for reminding me of this and for the link to the source. When the final assessment is made, we need to set the scene with these facts:…

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New radiation exposure limits ‘catastrophic’ for women and girls likely to be meekly accepted by Scottish Labour Professor John Robertson OBA From the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists yesterday: In a May executive order, aimed at ushering in what he described as an “American nuclear renaissance,” President Donal…

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There are so many examples, but I still find it amazing that the BBC in Scotland - or any British media, for that matter - go out of their way 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 to make these comparisons between Scotland and England. Well done 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗡𝗣 👏