Today's Thinking
Imperious Nicola Sturgeon demonstrates how out of touch she is
A FEW WEEKS AGO the trans rights champion, Green MSP Maggie Chapman didn’t know which sex she was because she hadn’t had a chromosomal test;
Linda Holt
February 3, 2023
The limits of democracy are being tested
WE CAN ALL AGREE that even in a democracy, with an unwritten constitution, certain actions are beyond what would be reasonable for any Government to
Ewen Stewart
January 23, 2023
A tale of two demos
IN THE PAST FOUR weeks there have been two big, well organised, demonstrations against SNP/Green policy and legislation outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh.
Allan Sutherland
January 20, 2023
Scottish taxation? Now could be the time many Scots begin to walk away
THERE IS an important insight in economics called “what is unseen” – a shorthand description of a treatise offered by Frederic Bastiat about the effects
Eben Wilson
January 10, 2023
Think Politics
Scotland Matters has fun at the SNP Burns Supper
LAST WEEK Scotland Matters sent an Advan to the SNP Burns Supper held in the GoGlasgow Hotel, Govan, with a few memes to remind everyone
Allan Sutherland
February 7, 2023
The unremarkable but relentless rise of Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon, Vol 1 – The Years of Ascent, 1970-2007 – by Ian Mitchell A citizen’s biography of a driven woman in a drifting parliament
Tom Gallagher
January 12, 2023
Spare a thought for poor Harry
HARRY, formerly known as the ‘One led astray by his wife’ is revealing a different narrative through both his Netflix documentary last month and his
Gail MacDonald
January 9, 2023
What the Scottish Government wants your kids to learn about sex and relationships
RECENTLY I attended an event in Glasgow titled Education not Indoctrination. It had been organised by Hands Up (Scotland), a group of parents, teachers and
Regina Erich
November 28, 2022
Think Culture
We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s Bairns: Nicola Sturgeon’s “demographic reset”
Hamish Gobson’s diary: the view from across the Uisge 5 February 2023 I SEE in my South China Morning Post today that the
Hamish Gobson
February 7, 2023
Can we have equality with 8-year-olds in the land of Scottish exceptionalism?
Hamish Gobson’s diary: the view from across the Uisge 27 January 2023 LORD SUMPTION’S contribution to the gender debate this week will be
Hamish Gobson
January 27, 2023
Help stop the destruction of art by reintroducing art education
“There is art and there is modern art, they are not the same. There is also drawing and modern art drawing, they are not the
Charles Harris
January 11, 2023
It’s time to push back on Meghan and Harry trashing our country
TAKE A LOOK around you. Take a really good look at the people you know, meet and come across every day. Look at your family,
Christina Jordan
December 17, 2022
Think Business
Hunt: the “entrepreneur” who does not understand the role of capital
THERE ARE lots of points in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement that need to be addressed, but this one requires serious debate: why does the chancellor
Catherine McBride
November 18, 2022
Germany Vs UK? Comparing economies is not a penalty shoot-out!
ECONOMIC COMPARISONS are not penalty shoot-outs, but the moment male economists hear the words UK and Germany, they seem to lose the ability to step
Catherine McBride
November 15, 2022
Brazil trade negotiations reveal UK officials still have the EU’s mercantilist mindset
IT WOULD APPEAR that everything is being blamed on Liz Truss. According to The Independent “There is little prospect of a post-Brexit trade deal with Brazil in the near
Catherine McBride
November 9, 2022
EU commission anti-deforestation law is just another cover for protectionism
EARLIER THIS YEAR the European Commission proposed a new law to halt deforestation and minimise the EU’s impact on forests worldwide. Its aim was to
Brian Monteith
October 31, 2022
