Imagining a Scottish Democracy since 2007. 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/3muyuhvuuzc2kHow Scotland’s War and AI economy are Burning Our Future: From Fife to Faslane https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/08/how-scotlands-war-and-ai-economy-are-burning-our-future-from-fife-to-faslane/08 Sep 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyuhvuuzc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muysvcatx22u"A Scottish poet encounters Gaza through the memory stored in his own landscape. His history gives him a language of dispossession, though that language cannot contain another people’s catastrophe." https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/07/what-beauty-is-for-in-terrible-times/08 Sep 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muysvcatx22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muxfcuov3k2jLeith’s poignant Knife Angel https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/07/leiths-poignant-knife-angel/07 Sep 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxfcuov3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muxebxjwgc2iWhat Beauty Is For in Terrible Times https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/07/what-beauty-is-for-in-terrible-times/07 Sep 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxebxjwgc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muxc3fkeos2cBlackshirts Over the White Cliffs of Dover https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/07/blackshirts-over-the-white-cliffs-of-dover/07 Sep 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxc3fkeos2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muk6upfjwc23Democratising the Edinburgh Festival -On the Visitor Levy and creating Regenerative Tourism Loops https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/02/democratising-the-edinburgh-festival/02 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk6upfjwc23https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muihgivf5k2cClimate vs Fascism with Bill McKibben & Ayana Elizabeth https://naomiklein.substack.com/p/climate-vs-fascism-with-bill-mckibben?r=5teob&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&timestamp=374.401 Sep 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muihgivf5k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muhxxkadyk2tA’ Ghàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann Tro na Linntean / Gaelic in Edinburgh Through the Centuries https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/01/a-ghaidhlig-ann-an-dun-eideann-tro-na-linntean-gaelic-in-edinburgh-through-the-centuries/01 Sep 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhxxkadyk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muhqdllyus2gWendell Berry leaves such a powerful legacy for us to learn from about technology, food and land. He taught us that place matters, that the relationship between ends and means is still vital and that resistance is fertile: https://fiftysixdegreesnorth.substack.com/p/grow-like-a-tree?r=5teob&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web01 Sep 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhqdllyus2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3muh62dr4bs2fStill Heavy with Thought https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/01/still-heavy-with-thought/01 Sep 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh62dr4bs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mufcciwcfk2vIreland Yes, Scotland No by George Gunn https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/31/ireland-yes-scotland-no/31 Aug 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufcciwcfk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mu7eiwdxfc2wBetween the Saltire and the Deep Blue Sea: The Fire This Time. An Open Letter to My Sons Glasgow, August 2026 https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/29/between-the-saltire-and-the-deep-blue-sea-the-fire-this-time/29 Aug 2026 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7eiwdxfc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mu5im6sql22gBurnham as King Cnut not King of the North - the PM is burning through his political capital quicker than you can say "Off the Table" https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/28/burnham-as-king-cnut-not-king-of-the-north/28 Aug 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5im6sql22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtxx3gz67s2iThe Ferry: Moving Between Two Worlds by Kevin MacNeil https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/25/the-ferry-moving-between-two-worlds/26 Aug 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxx3gz67s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtxwu76los24Oidhche nam Bàrd – Poetry in Art and Sound (a landmark celebration of over 1000 years of Gaelic poetry) Naming the Snakes, the Workers Observatory Zine & more https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/25/oidhche-nam-bard-naming-the-snakes-the-workers-observatory-zine-more/26 Aug 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxwu76los24https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtvw7l7a3s2zFish and Chips Economics https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/25/fish-and-chips-economics/25 Aug 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvw7l7a3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mttxlq2rek2hWhy Are Arab, Asian and Hijabi Muslim Women Still Being Denied the Platform They Deserve? By Sadia Sikandar https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/24/why-are-arab-asian-and-hijabi-muslim-women-still-being-denied-the-platform-they-deserve/24 Aug 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttxlq2rek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mttoiemwzs24As America descends further into its own absurdist fascism, as grotesque as it is cruel, it apparently has no limit. There are no guardrails. The descent is accelerating as we approach the mid-term election in November: https://fiftysixdegreesnorth.substack.com/p/american-psycho?r=5teob&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer24 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttoiemwzs24https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtr2ebvmzs23Between Civilisation and Barbarism | On Unionism's fear of Scottish identity and need to distort our history and undermine our culture ... https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/23/between-civilisation-and-barbarism/23 Aug 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr2ebvmzs23https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtlybns7js2eThe viral footage of the flash floods in Edinburgh were glimpses of collapse from the theme park that is the capital of Scotland. In this sense, Burham is right. Everything is optics not substance as we meme ourselves through to climate catastrophe https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/21/flash-floods-and-the-optics-of-climate-whiplash/21 Aug 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlybns7js2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtjopzclkc24From “Burdens” to Prevent: Manufacturing Consent for Eugenics by Maryam Tariq https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/20/from-burdens-to-prevent-manufacturing-consent-for-eugenics/20 Aug 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjopzclkc24https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtesdkmff22tBuilding Sustainable Cities & the potential use of tram-trains on the South Suburban line in Edinburgh https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/18/building-sustainable-cities/18 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtesdkmff22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtegg5ogvc2hCurrently taking pitches for stories on Robert Jenrick & Eugenics, Ferguson Marine, defending the CCA, the UK backed AI Centre, Richard Tice and Better Wine bellacaledonia.org.uk/write-for-us/ https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/write-for-us/18 Aug 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtegg5ogvc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtduzzc4ts26Soul Mining with Michael Marra and Jackie Baillie https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/18/soul-mining/18 Aug 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtduzzc4ts26https://bsky.app/profile/bellacaledonia.bsky.social/post/3mtb6hhykms2f“The British, and in particular the British media, have perfected a particular kind of racism, one that is reserved for black people: racism disguised as scrutiny and rooted in disbelief" – Tobi Oredein https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/08/16/the-silent-press/17 Aug 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:bl5ct7lw37xtrgzvpgdsemzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtb6hhykms2f