Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Hundreds march against Sizewell C nuclear power station From The Independent Sophie Wingate Hundreds of protesters gathered in east Suffolk on Sunday to oppose the building of the Sizewell C nuclear power station. Carrying banners that read “chaos coast coming soon”, “EDF-off” and “we don’t want to be beside…
Scotland’s drug deaths now falling fast as expected
Originally posted on Talking-up Scotland / Scottish media fact checking is like shooting fish in a barrel:
The Mail’s rubbishy and ill-informed story reminded me to check up on the data which last year suggested that Scotland’s drug death figures were largely a product of the effects of Thatcherite economic polices in the 80s and that…
Yes, Scotland has racism but far less than some others
Originally posted on Talking-up Scotland / Scottish media fact checking is like shooting fish in a barrel:
There were 3 285 charges relating to race reported in Scotland in 2020/21 and I’m sure many more incidents not reported. There is racism in Scotland, I’m ashamed to say. There is probably some institutional racism in, for example,…
Anglo-British nationalism : greater projection than an iMax screen
Originally posted on Wee Ginger Dug:
One of the most persistent and pernicious claims of opponents of independence is that the desire to see a restoration of Scottish statehood is motivated by nothing more than anti-English racism and a hatred of Scotland’s southern neighbour. It’s a claim which serves a number of purposes, which is…
What’s worse: 2 ferries delayed or 6 destroyers no bl**dy use as Russia threatens?
Originally posted on Talking-up Scotland / Scottish media fact checking is like shooting fish in a barrel:
(Steve Parsons/PA)?(PA Wire) As the Scottish MSM continue to feast on the delayed Calmac ferry story, reader Alex Montrose suggests: An article comparing to ferry debacle to the destroyer debacle? 2 ferries in Port Glasgow running late and over…
BBC England obscures ambulance ‘crisis’
Originally posted on Talking-up Scotland / Scottish media fact checking is like shooting fish in a barrel:
When BBC Scotland report health waiting times, they rarely if ever, offer comparative data from the other 3 nations in the UK. Scotland has, of course, the best results in the UK. When BBC England reported on ambulance waiting…
How did the SNP get so good at winning? The electorate knows why
Originally posted on Talking-up Scotland / Scottish media fact checking is like shooting fish in a barrel:
How did the SNP get so good at winning. Glenn Campbell, stressing and magnifying their supposed failures, puts it down to their campaigning strength. The implication, again, is that the electorate is stupid. The truth seems likely to be…
Echo Chamber
Originally posted on Talking-up Scotland / Scottish media fact checking is like shooting fish in a barrel:
https://www.voxpol.eu/ One of the background reasons for quitting a few months ago was the realisation that TuS was no more popular in 2022 than it had been in 2018. Though more than 6 000 followed it on Twitter, very…
Herald wrong on fire risk at New Southern General
Originally posted on Talking-up Scotland / Scottish media fact checking is like shooting fish in a barrel:
THE builders of Glasgow’s flawed £842million super-hospital have withdrawn from discussions about faulty cladding that could pose a fire risk, according to official documents. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said Multiplex had advised that it will no longer engage…
Really?
Originally posted on Talking-up Scotland / Scottish media fact checking is like shooting fish in a barrel:
A record 2.7 million people were referred for cancer checks in the last year according to NHS England. It comes after a dramatic fall during the pandemic. BBC 1 News at 13:00 today 2nd May 2022 England has 10…
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