3 days ago · 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 ― the editor’s pick.

In Why Scots Should Rule Scotland (1992), Gray proposed a possible female figurehead to represent Scotland: “Since the 18th century sculptors and political cartoonists have often …

Jan 2, 2024 · This requires new types of media, new types of thinking and new types of action beyond a) the relentless loop of ‘debating’ climate change b) the endless engagement with …

Jan 9, 2025 · “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. No sustainable solution possible to the existential crises of climate and nature now facing us all without dismantling the …

This is a book celebrating fourteen years of publishing and collaborations. We have taken the idea of ‘self-determination’ and began to ask what would that mean for us as individuals, …

Aug 16, 2022 · Hi Alex – 100% agree that ‘ a “better Scottish government” can ONLY be realised by securing the powers of Independence.” Bit I think being completely uncritical of our current …

Dec 27, 2024 · The quality of journalism on Bella has been exceptional these last 12 months, and it’s now the only ‘news’ site I look at every day. The comments section over the last 2-3 …

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Oct 4, 2024 · Similarly, divisions between ‘nationalists’ and ‘unionists’, or ‘sovereigntists’ and ‘unionists’, are not straightforward. Michael Keating and I have been exploring ideas of …

Nov 25, 2021 · I’m delighted to announce a project we’ve been working on for months, an anthology of some of the best of Bella’s published work since we launched way back in 2007. …