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Paul Weller - Wild Wood (feat. the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians)
Paul Weller - Wild Wood (feat. the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians) YouTube video by Africa Express

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10.03.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Damon Albarn - Out of Time (feat. The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians)
Damon Albarn - Out of Time (feat. The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians) YouTube video by Africa Express

Us and the Middle East the way it should be? The Syrian Orchestra sounds magical
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10.03.2026 16:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Short video on โ€“ Englandโ€™s Pisa scores are based only on a tiny selective sample of higher achieving schools making Paul Oโ€™Kaneโ€™s sad desperate attempt to claim they are better than Scotland just anot... Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON

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10.03.2026 12:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Support Talking-up Scotland To keep countering and rebutting media lies about Scotland

Six or more rebuttals and good news you wouldn't hear otherwise.

Less than a week to go. Please support at:

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10.03.2026 10:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As they face a near extinction event in May, Scottish Labour desperately politicise the Glasgow fire tragedy Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON By Liz S So it seems that the fire in Glasgow โ€ฆ

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10.03.2026 10:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As the Herald maligns its home city, here are TWELVE reasons why Glasgow is really getting better and is already better than most English cities but itโ€™s being hidden from you by Labour-supporting med... Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON Is that from Ian MacWhirterโ€™s daughter? โ€ฆ

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10.03.2026 09:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scotland has the lowest child poverty rate in the UK, and 90,000 fewer children live in poverty thanks to our policies.

But decisions at Westminster have too often held us back.

I want to fully eradicate child poverty, and Scotland should have the full powers to do it.

10.03.2026 09:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two minute video โ€“ Three reasons why QEUH will never have a Grenfell-like โ€˜towering infernoโ€™ Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON Full story with evidence at:

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09.03.2026 16:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More than 68 000 freedom of information requests in 10 years costing you the taxpayer ยฃ20 million โ€“ who has been doing all those? Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON From Largest number of Freedom of Information โ€ฆ

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09.03.2026 16:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Shock as proportionally 4 times as many children in England & Wales face domestic abuse compared to Scotland but UK Labour have no real plan to deal with that Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian today: A proposedย law to restrโ€ฆ

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09.03.2026 16:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One third of English patients using private dentists because they have only half the level of access to NHS dentists in Scotland Image Grok AI Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian today: Almost a โ€ฆ

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09.03.2026 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Why NHS Scotland has not had to wait for Marthaโ€™s rule to deal with Labourโ€™s โ€˜death trapsโ€™ of hospital acquired infections Image Grok AI Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian today: More thanโ€ฆ

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09.03.2026 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The scale of the drift to privatisation โ€“ Nearly 100% of GPs in Scotland work in the NHS but only 66% do so in England With only 7 days left, support Talking-up Scotlandโ€™s work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: or by direct bank transfer method โ€“ John Robertson, Sort code 08-91-04, Aโ€ฆ

Reposted to show the scale of what we might lose as Scottish Labour try to hide their slavish commitment to the Tony Blair plans, approved by Starmer, to privatise NHS Scotland
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09.03.2026 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scotlandโ€™s job market no doubt โ€˜challenging but not โ€˜flounderingโ€™ as in โ€˜Britainโ€™ Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON In the Guardian today: Britainโ€™s job market โ€˜fโ€ฆ

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09.03.2026 11:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Three reasons why QEUH will never have a Grenfell-like โ€˜towering infernoโ€™ Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON The Daily Record today, has the above and: Robโ€ฆ

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09.03.2026 10:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Englandโ€™s Pisa scores are based only on a tiny selective sample of higher achieving schools making Paul Oโ€™Kaneโ€™s sad desperate attempt to claim they are better than Scotland just another under-educate... Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON Paul Oโ€™Kane Labour MSP and former head bโ€ฆ

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09.03.2026 09:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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14% more NHS England consultants quitting โ€˜like rats on sinking shipโ€™ โ€˜Eye-wateringโ€™ salaries lure worn-out doctors down underโ€™ โ€“ Dr Joanna Bredski, Consultant Psychiatrist in Borders Region, chair of the BMA Consultantโ€™s committee in the Times, THRโ€ฆ

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08.03.2026 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why is Amnesty International UK, in London, having a go at Scotland when thereโ€™s so much more support for human rights abuse right next door in Westminster? Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON I used to be an Amnesty International activistโ€ฆ

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08.03.2026 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Anas tried to be a real big tough guy - punk version
Anas tried to be a real big tough guy - punk version YouTube video by John Robertson

And in Punk - youtu.be/7lAcr-e7QFw

07.03.2026 09:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Anas tried to be a real big tough guy - Hard Rock version
Anas tried to be a real big tough guy - Hard Rock version YouTube video by John Robertson

Some thoughts for Scottish Labour, Heavy Metal style:
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07.03.2026 09:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reformโ€™s Scottish leader may or many not be racist but heโ€™s definitely wrong as knife crime falls in Scotland Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON From BBC Scotland yesterday, the above and: Thโ€ฆ

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07.03.2026 08:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Scotlandโ€™s teachers biting the hand of the โ€˜best friend they could haveโ€™ and even Jack McConnellโ€™s Labour think tank director says โ€˜Scotlandโ€™s teaching unions must be brokenโ€™ Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON In the long-time Labour-supporting New Statesmโ€ฆ

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07.03.2026 08:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Scotlandโ€™s SIXTH tower block fire contained on one-floor further proves there can be no Grenfell here โ€“ hereโ€™s why Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON From BBC Scotland, yesterday, the above image,โ€ฆ

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07.03.2026 07:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Short video โ€“ What has the SNP ever done for you? How about stopping private companies using NHS facilities, NHS equipment and NHS staff to enable the private companies to generate a huge profit? Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON Full version at:

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06.03.2026 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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15 years of SNP government and significant increases in employment across almost every sector Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON From Industry statistics published today: You&โ€ฆ

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06.03.2026 16:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Da da da ta da da ta da diddle etcโ€ฆ.We can now drive one hundred miles to fall down at your door for only TWO POUNDS down from THIRTY-ONE! No MSM coverage at all and Northern Scot tries to suggest that Moray Council are paying for a Scottish Government-funded scheme! Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank tโ€ฆ

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06.03.2026 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BBC Scotland wildfires report ignores the role of the big private grouse estates to blame you, me and the SNP Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON In a BBC Scotland report yesterday: Scotland fโ€ฆ

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06.03.2026 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Astonishing attempt to cover up Glasgow Labourโ€™s decades of betrayal and abuse of women workersโ€™ rights for 50 years and more Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON In the Herald today: SNPย ministers have been aโ€ฆ

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06.03.2026 15:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What has the SNP ever done for you? How about stopping private companies using NHS facilities, NHS equipment and NHS staff to enable the private companies to generate a huge profit? Scottish Health Secretary Neil Gray Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON From our rโ€ฆ

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06.03.2026 15:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One woman moved to a โ€˜lovelyโ€™ care home within one region headlines while a whole care system held together with โ€˜sticking plasters and glueโ€™ does not โ€“ why might that be? Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account โ€“ 12266421 Name โ€“ JOHN ROBERTSON In Scotland, to allow proper care, a young womโ€ฆ

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06.03.2026 11:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0