Today's Thinking
Shetland should show Scotland the way with tunnels
ThinkScotland is twenty years old – and we’re reviving some of our blasts from our past – this was first published on 10 August 2021
Neil Craig
August 3, 2026
Swinney owes Offord an apology – and everyone a £22m tax rebate
FACE IT John Swinney – you owe Malcolm Offord an apology. Worse still, because apologies cost nothing, you are due the Scottish taxpayers a £22m
Brian Monteith
August 1, 2026
Only a bounce allows Burnham’s Circus to go to the country
FORGIVE ME for not falling for PT Burnham’s Circus act. It is a complete and utter fraud, taking us back to the supposed feelgood days
Brian Monteith
July 22, 2026
Starmer’s legacy is a two tier Britain wherever we look
THE DEFINING economic legacy of the Starmer government will not be any single tax rise or employment reform. It will be the acceleration of Britain’s
Ewen Stewart
July 10, 2026
Think Politics
We’re all Thatcherites now? Don’t you believe it
ThinkScotland is twenty years old – and we’re reviving some of our blasts from our past – this one was first published on 19 April
Brian Monteith
August 12, 2026
The obvious but unsaid truth: how not to create a defence policy
THE DEFENESTRATION of Sir Keir Starmer as UK Prime Minister and Labour Party leader, the anointing of Andy Burnham as his successor in both positions,
Stuart Crawford
August 2, 2026
The British Army’s ‘new’ armoured vehicles evaluated
THERE HAS BEEN a bit of a flurry of interest recently over the British army’s ‘new’ armoured fighting vehicles, following on from the long-delayed publication
Stuart Crawford
July 22, 2026
Why the EU reset fails Burnham’s ‘Makerfield Test’
FIXATING on whether Count Binface may be more successful in Clacton than in the fake by-election that brought Labour’s prince regent, Andy Burnham, back to
Stuart Coster
July 14, 2026
Think Culture
Burnham’s cereal race to the bottom
ThinkScotland is twenty years old – and we’re reviving some of our blasts from our past – this one was first published on 12 January
Mr Eugenides
August 12, 2026
The Mummy Diaries – Your last week of holiday hell ideas
ThinkScotland is twenty years old – and we’re reviving some of our blasts from our past – this one was first published on 9 April
Emma Hargan
August 11, 2026
The Mummy Diaries – How to be a referee. Ideas? Anyone?
ThinkScotland is twenty years old – and we’re reviving some of our blasts from our past – this one was first published on 14 July
Emma Hargan
August 3, 2026
The inaugural CHINO awards: Charities In Name Only
DEAR MEMBER OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, Subject to SCVO grant approval – a formality, naturally – you are cordially invited, at the taxpayer’s expense, to
Jonathan Stanley
July 10, 2026
Think Business
Six charts explaining Brexit outcomes accurately
Here is a selection of charts designed to challenge some of the shakier claims about the economic impacts of Brexit, including on the pound, investment,
Julian Jessop
July 10, 2026
With party finances – as with everything – the fish rots from the head down
First published on 22 March 2021 WHEN WRITING about the ongoing saga in Bute House it is difficult to know when and where to begin.
Jonathan Stanley
May 26, 2026
Dumping EU regulations on the UK will not boost our growth
The Bank of England Governor ought to understand this. NOT SO LONG AGO, the head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said of EU financial
Catherine McBride
May 26, 2026
Do the British people REALLY want to rejoin the EU?
HEADLINES from recent opinion polls suggest that a majority of Brits now want to reverse Brexit. But a deeper dive shows that this support is
Julian Jessop
May 20, 2026