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independence - self-determination - autonomy Scotland's 5th Estate. Imagining a Scottish Democracy since 2007. Charting the creative disintegration of the British state. Bella Caledonia: An Anthology of Writing from 2007 – 2021 Curated by Mike Small, this anthology is a flavour of Bella’s output over these 14 years ― t
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If You’re Feeling Sinister
14+ hour, 4+ min ago (720+ words) An Irishman a Welshman, and a Scotsman walk into a bar. Actually, it’s not a joke, and the Irishman’s an Irish woman. The Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Scottish National party leader, John Swinney, and the Sinn Féin…...
Circling the Wagons – Bella Caledonia
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (200+ words) In the wake of Andy Burnham’s statement at PMQs there is now an almighty panic in Unionist quarters trying to desperately to explain away his comments as either a) a mispoken blunder b) misunderstood or c) somehow not worth noticing…...
Scotland’s Status Quo Politics and Devolution need serious critique
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (274+ words) Scotland Undone: Nationalism, Dogma and Decline in the Devolution Era, Dean M Thomson, Vingo Publishing, £9.99. Reviewed by Alec Ross You also find yourself questioning his portrayal of Reform. “Surge” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. As Gerry Hassan…...
How Scotland’s War and AI economy are Burning Our Future: From Fife to Faslane
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (556+ words) Scotland’s firefighters told us they can’t take anymore. In early August the Fire Brigades Union wrote to John Swinney demanding an urgent meeting on “capability, capacity and resilience”. After a summer of wildfires in the Cairngorms, their message was blunt…...
What Beauty Is For in Terrible Times
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (869+ words) Some time after an essay of mine appeared in the Sunday National I received a message from a man I had never met. “Please excuse me for writing to you out of the blue,” it began. George Gunn, a Scottish…...
‘Suffering from a Terrible Pain of Loss’: Richard Demarco Reflects on the Festival
1+ week, 4+ day ago (156+ words) Richard Demarco, long a prominent figure in the Scottish cultural sphere, is well known for his provocative statements, including fierce criticisms of Scotland’s cultural institutions and ‘officialdom’. That collection, he said, now has ‘nothing to do with me’: he has…...
For a Moratorium on Data Centres
1+ week, 4+ day ago (262+ words) The first in a series of articles responding to the Programme of Government. Over 1,200 people across Scotland have called on the Scottish Government to introduce a moratorium on data centres until environmental, material and social impacts are considered. Communities across…...
Still Heavy with Thought
1+ week, 6+ day ago (779+ words) THE OLIVE BRANCH’ by DAVID BETTERIDGE, published by Culture Matters ‘Study, learn more, learn forever.’ VI Lenin Yes indeed, to that. The collection seems to have a high degree of urgency about it. Simply looking at the layout bears this…...
Between the Saltire and the Deep Blue Sea: The Fire This Time
2+ week, 2+ day ago (307+ words) An Open Letter to My Sons Glasgow, August 2026 To the loves of my life, His second letter made me think about Scotland today, about what happens if we let despair do the work of those who benefit from it. I…...
Capitalism requires violence. Jason Hickel explains why – and how to overcome it.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (187+ words) This is from the Better Future channel with Michael Mezz. Find them here on Substack: Better Future | Michael Mezz | Substack … or here on YouTube: How to Overcome Capitalism | Jason Hickel on Socialism, China, and the West “The US continues to…...