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Bylines at the Guardian, Open Democracy, Herald, DeSmog, Bella Caledonia, Sunday National.https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mlonurpp4k2rScottish Politics and the Twilight of the British State https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/12/scottish-politics-and-the-twilight-of-the-british-state/12 May 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlonurpp4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mloel3uig22320 Years and Onwards https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/12/20-years-and-onwards/12 May 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloel3uig223https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mlnqvowusc2hWe're celebrating 20 years of delivering high-quality independent journalism: comment, analysis, and opinion https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/12/bella-20-20/12 May 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnqvowusc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mlmf2r7wrs26This is genius. One Question https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/11/one-question/11 May 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmf2r7wrs26https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mlltrbgmr22z“Our Three-Voiced Country”: Twentieth-century cross-currents in Gaelic and other Scottish writing. ASL/Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Conference 202611 May 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlltrbgmr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mlilo6uzgc2yThe State of the Unionist Parties and the Established Order: We have just witnessed the worst results ever in a Holyrood election for Labour and the Conservatives. https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/09/from-glory-days-to-building-a-better-future/10 May 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlilo6uzgc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mlh6wbkals26On the state of the independence movement and parties, the makeup of the new parliament & the state of the Unionist parties and the established order https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/09/from-glory-days-to-building-a-better-future/09 May 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh6wbkals26https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mlejip4uv22tHave you got total votes per party? @ballotbox.scot08 May 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlejip4uv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mldsndvwe22tAnas Sarwar conceding defeat in Glasgow (at 2 o clock with 7 seats declared) but pushing responsibility onto others for the failure. A consistent but completely unsustainable position. He'll have to go.08 May 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldsndvwe22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mldlq26kx22lSNP to win Shetland. Greens to win Edinburgh Central and oust Angus Robertson.08 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldlq26kx22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mlbuvuds4k22Hadja-Umu Fofana explores issues of race representation and responsibility in Scottish political institutions. https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/07/the-politics-of-representation-and-colour/07 May 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbuvuds4k22https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3ml775e4fgc2gWe’re Entering the Spin Room now as the countdown to the Holyrood election begins | Hopium and Electoral Kryptonite https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/06/hopium-and-electoral-kryptonite/06 May 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml775e4fgc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3ml6q3y344k26Join Republic in Edinburgh on May 9th for Republic Day! 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Suggestions please https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/05/new-hosts-required/05 May 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3z75rv522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3ml3y7dtbgs2vNew Podcasts from the Workers’ Observatory https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/05/new-podcasts-from-the-workers-observatory/05 May 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3y7dtbgs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mkzndbcpf22tAdventures in Racist Media and the Criminalisation of Dissent | Zack, Trevor and the Bad Enoch https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/04/zack-trevor-and-the-bad-enoch/04 May 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzndbcpf22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mkwtcuwzgk2kSmearing Zack Polanski https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/03/smearing-zack-polanski/03 May 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwtcuwzgk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mkwpoy3lcs2gLes Misérables and the Swinney Clearances https://open.substack.com/pub/fiftysixdegreesnorth/p/les-miserables-and-the-swinney-clearances?r=5teob&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web03 May 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwpoy3lcs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mkujihe3tk2rA major new biography by Frank Callanan reveals how politics profoundly shaped James Joyce's life, thought and writings https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/05/02/parallel-lines-lessons-from-the-nightmare-of-history/ @PrincetonUPress02 May 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkujihe3tk2r