Arms’ length bodies – they’re all still mostly based in London. Forgive me, but if they’re arms’ length, why do they need to be within touching distance of SW1?

Our cultural institutions. We see progress being made already – I’m thinking in particular of the soon to be opened V+A museum in Dundee. But why not more?

Why is it we must come to London to see the wonders of the British Museum? Why not create a second home for the Museum nearer to where most of the rest of us live?

On Brexit. We know huge new powers will be repatriated to these shores. Should our newly empowered fisheries industry be run from London? Shouldn’t it instead be based in Peterhead?

Instead of EU Structural Funds, poorer parts of the UK are to be supported by a new UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Shouldn’t it therefore be based in one of the poorer parts of the UK, instead of one of the richest city’s on the planet? I think it should.

Or take sport. Nothing has the power to bring a country together more. Ironically – given what I’ve just been saying - it was the London Olympics, which shared its venues across the UK, which provided the most vivid recent example.

So we should be thinking of what other events we can bring to our nation.

I hesitate here in floating the idea a joint UK wide World Cup bid – knowing just how much trouble it would land me in with the Scottish FA.

But it’s a thought isn’t it? And this is a think-tank, so - as long as it doesn’t mean a joint team on the pitch - what the hell….