The Scottish Languages Act

Scotland’s status as a multilingual country is now recognised in law with the Scottish Languages Act coming into force on St Andrew’s Day. The Act beefs up the legal protections previously given to Gaelic and elevates it to the status of an official language of Scotland. For the first time in…

Life Comes at you Fast

Only a few days ago the entire Unionist commentariat were jubilant. Rachel Reeves had Shot the Nationalist Fox (again) and stamped down those belligerent Scots by telling them they’d never be allowed to vote on independence again, and it didn’t matter how they voted or who they elected. Across the board, the consensus was that […] Source

2025 Readers Survey

Each year we do a readers’ feedback survey as we try and take stock and get organised for the year ahead. It’s really simple, just three questions: What would you like to see more of from Bella in 2026? What are we doing well? What do we need to get better at? Source

Drifting North

I interviewed Dominic Hinde, author of Drifting North, finding a sustainable future in Scotland’s past (Manchester University Press, 2025). It’s an unusually readable book you’ve written. You’ve managed to avoid jargon and although you make recurring references to science and the history of technologies and how energy works, you have done it in a way […] Source