Drug-related hospital stay rates in Scotland plummet by half as SNP’s unique, World-first, opioid overdose reversal kit programme gets on top of the plague after 8 years talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/17/d...

The Black Isle village of Avoch, seen from the top of Ormond Hill - Scottish Highlands #photography #scotland #scottishhighlands #landscape #Scape #EastCoastKin

Watching ... #photography #dogs #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome

He can’t In Scotland thanks to the SNP we have: best performing staffed and paid NHS, best educational outcomes, most teachers, free tuition, 40% less crime and 25% more police, lowest and reducing child poverty, nationalised rail, scrapped peak rail fares, free bus travel under 22 and over 60 etc

Fly fishing on the River Tay, Perthshire, Scotland #photography #fishing #scotland #visitscotland #perthshire

It's not just Starmer who has questions to answer. Mandelson's sleaze was well known. His links to Epstein were public knowledge in 2023, but Anas Sarwar still called him his friend and Douglas Alexander praised him highly when he was appointed UK Ambassador to the US. archive.is/202306210825...

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have published it in full. www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...

"When a polling company adjusts its findings on the Scottish independence question by the results of the 2014 referendum it is effectively undoing all these demographic changes and pretending that the Scottish electorate is the same as it was twelve years ago." weegingerdug.wordpress.com

Tranquility #photography #sunrise #tranquility #EastCoastKin

One day the depth of corruption in the English Establishment will become obvious to all. And then what.

Total crime down by third and violent crime down by a quarter since 2007 but still as many police officers after 19 years of SNP rule talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/04/t...

You wouldn't know it listening to Baillie, Sarwar or BBC Scotland.

The wake of the ship leads to sunrise … #photography #sunrise #sailing #EastCoastKin

I know, isn’t it just awful having the best performing staffed and paid NHS😳 Disgraceful having the highest educational outcomes and free tuition🙀 49% less crime and 25% more police in Scotland! Disgraceful 🤬 #VoteSNP or get Labour incompetence to make services as bad as Wales 29 years of Labour

Oh no, it’s potholes! Labour want to you ignore that Scotland has the ones performing public services Disregard Labour councils in Fife with £30 million and Edinburgh with £60 million funding unspent that the Scot Gov gave to build, buy and renovate homes and tackle homelessness 😳 #VoteSNP

Never forget that the almost entirely pro-union media is essentially an agent of the anti-SNP and anti-Independence campaigns. #Scotland #Holyrood26

‘It was Glasgow Labour Councillors on the Board who exerted pressure to get QEUH open without delay and without fully informing SNP/Scot Gov of full facts about concerns’ – short video talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/30/i...

Morning swim … #photography #wildswimming #sunrise #EastCoastKin

In Scotland #VoteSNP We have free tuition because the SNP value education and want people from all parts of society to have opportunities Labour don’t have a 🤬 clue what they stand for

Westminster has had over 300 years to get it right, and to be politely frank, they’ve made a complete mess of it and it’s only getting worse. Scotland has another option. Whatever you do on 7 May - VOTE FOR SCOTLAND

Instead of talking about another failed Tory going to Reform and sucking all the air out of the room, could we talk about the poverty in the U.K.? The Tories broke it, Labour can’t fix it and Reform will only make them poorer. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The Kelpies - this one is ‘Duke’ - at Falkirk, Scotland #photography #kelpies #visitscotland #duke #EastCoaatKin

As you watch the brutal, cruel and fascist train-wreck in the US that is murdering and disappearing people, bear in mind that Farage (whose Reform party leads UK polls) is a *big* Trump and MAGA fan. #Holyrood26 #Scotland indyposterboy.scot/stark-reality/

In case you wonder what our team is up against re vexatious complaints (particularly in relation to our coverage of Gaza), here you have it: The National was the most complained about paper to regulator IPSO (outside London) last year, yet not one complaint was upheld‼️

A message from Scotland to Trump on Burns Night Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord, Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that, Tho’ hundreds worship at his word, He’s but a coof for a’ that. For a’ that, an’ a’ that, His ribband, star, an’ a’ that, The man o’ independent mind, He looks an’ laughs at a’ that

If the Lib Dem’s are so determined to build more homes why is it that Edinburgh Council which is a coalition of incompetence between Lib Dem’s and Labour has an underspend of £60 million SNP Scottish Gov give you millions and you fail that’s scandalous www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...

The farm and lands of Cullaird, with the River Ness wending its way through the trees behind the farmhouse #photography #inverness #scotland #scottishhighlands #visitscotland #EastCoastKin

The predominantly unionist media in Scotland is going to go to town smearing SNP and Indy in #GE2026 runup. It's what they do. Try to stay positive, share news about ScotGov and Scottish achievements. And don't let the bastards grind you down. Posters to share here - indyposterboy.scot

Struggling to upload a photo - keeps returning 'Unable to compress image', even though I am trying to upload a severely compressed image (half the maximum size). Anyone else??

Major Scottish Government investments in eradicating child poverty that you’ll struggle to hear about talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/22/m...

Good questions. Farage is getting suspiciously little scrutiny from Parliament and the media, and this isn't a new thing. It's hard not to see an establishment that's happy with this and be concerned.

Excellent thread #VoteSNPforScotland

Talking-up Scotland launches 'Facts at 6' posts to counter STV and Reporting Scotland blues!

Latest figures out today show Scotland’s unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, and is below the UK rate of 5.1%. If Scotland can do this with limited economic powers, imagine what more we could do if we had the full powers of independence.

There’s still a taboo in the media about describing Trump’s cognitive state. It’s rooted in the idea that the US President being insane sounds so preposterous that it must be an inaccurate slur. But it’s the hard truth. All of this is a result of Trump being an unstable narcissistic megalomaniac.

👇👇👇 Own up Anas Sarwar - U.K. Labour doesn’t trust “Scottish” Labour with a piggy bank let alone a 6 figure sum!

@john-cooper-mp.bsky.social Hi John. I see you're a bit unhappy about the SNP discussing independence with Irish politicians. Maybe it'd help clear the air if you could clarify for us all just how Scotland could leave this 'voluntary union' if we choose to. Thanks. indyposterboy.scot/our-right-to...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙’𝙨 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 belongs to Scotland. Westminster-owned parties should have no say over Holyrood or Scotland’s future. On 7 May, it’s vital to maintain a 𝙋𝙧𝙤-𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 - that means voting SNP & Scottish Greens. 1️⃣𝘀𝘁 𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝗦𝗡𝗣 (𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆) 2️⃣𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 (𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁)

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@invernesscourier.co.uk why do you continue to publish unchallenged media sound bites from the Lib Dem’s, Labour and Tories? The latest is a Lib Dem lie that no investment in NHS highland exists because it’s all given to the central belt What are these, Scotch Mist? Try some journalism

Labour lies. www.thenational.scot/news/2576886...

The River Tweed at Coldstream, marking the Border between Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿(on the right) and England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿on the far side at the left. #photography #scotland #VisitScotland #coldstream #landscape #EastCoastKin

This is Jamie he is a Lib Dem MP who loves to go to London and lie about Scotland to keep his London club pals happy All the good chaps in their private clubs having a good chortle My elderly uncle in Caithness was admitted to Raigmore during the storm He is getting excellent care. Jamie lies