The Reformer Scotland | Independent Scottish Political Commentary

Jun 4, 2026

UP HERE, NORTH OF THE BORDER, in Bonnie Scotland, it’s hard to get away from the wall-to-wall coverage in the media of the Murrell/Sturgeon…

Jun 1, 2026

Independence

The Prisoner’s Monolemma: Why Scottish nationalism defies logic

Jonathan Stanley

IN DEBATES ABOUT SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE and full fiscal autonomy, many unionists make a category error. They assume they are arguing within a normal democratic…

The Prisoner’s Monolemma: Why Scottish nationalism defies logic

May 28, 2026

Defence

The USA has lost its way with Iran

Stuart Crawford

AS THE INTERMINABLE STOP-START CEASEFIRES AND NEGOTIATONS between the USA and Iran drag on, it has become increasingly clear to me that Trump’s military…

May 28, 2026

Energy

The “Just Transition” myth: North Sea workers are being abandoned

Conrad Ritchie

I HAVE SPENT much of my working life in the North Sea oil and gas industry, and although I am no longer involved in…

The “Just Transition” myth: North Sea workers are being abandoned

May 27, 2026

Society

How deconstruction broke Britain

Maxi Gorynski

"THE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK” is a cliché that has done something to very dimly light up about five decades of progressive decline in the…

May 27, 2026

Transport

Scotland’s broken ferry network is the price of state control

David Stark

THE SEALINKS BETWEEN THE SCOTTISH MAINLAND AND ITS ISLANDS are vital, both for exporting goods from the islands and for providing islanders with food,…