The political failure of #AnasSarwar is a joy to behold, a treat for the festive season. #ScottishLabour's gamble on loyal Starmerism has sunk them, and #SLAB is now reduced to just talking down Scotland: https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/28/anas-sarwars-dream/

In #BellaCaledonia @BellaCaledonia, Mike Small's sharp focus has not been dulled by festivity. This line alone, about former #NewLabour minister Brian Wilson, is a highlight of 2025:

"Wilson writes, bristling with indignant complacency".

Take a bow, Mike 👍

"Catherine Connolly wins the Irish presidency. What next?"

My reflections on the independent left candidate's victory. #CatherineConnolly #Aras25 #Aras2025

Thanks again to Mike Small for publishing it in #BellaCaledonia.

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/10/26/catherine-connolly-wins-the-irish-presidency-what-next/

"Messy Democracy: Ireland’s Reshaped Presidency".
My loooong (4,000+ words!) article on the story of Ireland's reinvented presidency, and the background to the 2025 #irishPresidentialElection #Aras25 is now published in #BellaCaledonia
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/10/24/messy-democracy-irelands-reshaped-presidency/

>>

#Degrowth is key to respecting indigenous rights in the #Arctic.

By Steve Rushton #BellaCaledonia @BellaCaledonia

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/03/14/degrowth-is-key-to-respecting-indigenous-rights-in-the-arctic/

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2022/11/10/21-aphorisms-for-a-career-in-the-arts/

An always welcome contribution from Peter Arnott in #BellaCaledonia to the wider conversation we need to be having, for arts and artists in our nation.

New article in #BellaCaledonia on the active travel and public transport revolution planned for #Glasgow

#urbanism

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2022/11/11/glasgows-urban-transport-revolution/

I have an article in #BellaCaledonia! Its about dealing with the hard reality of #ClimateChange without panicking.

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2022/07/23/our-unstated-assumptions-are-no-longer-true/