Follow the Money, America’s Police State

I have some real problems and questions about Ezra Klein, which we’ll get into later, but I also think it’s interesting seeing more centrist voices getting up to speed, and I also think it’s sometimes useful to bring people on board with the new reality, if the voice they hear isn’t what they would define […] Source

The BBC’s bad treatment of NHS Scotland

When a parent loses a child it is an unbearable tragedy, and I want to preface this blog piece with the important caveat that I in no way wish to cast any aspersions on the bereaved and fully support their drive to uncover the truth about what went on at the…

Poetry, Memory, Resistance

The following weeks present an opportunity to meet and hear Mohammed Moussa, as he launches his poetry collection The face before you, to write poetry on genocide published by Leamington Books. The face before you is a collection of poetry written under siege and threat of death. Mohammed Moussa is a Gazan writer and journalist […] Source

Arts Crisis in the Hebrides

An Lanntair, the largest arts centre in the Outer Hebrides, has warned of an “immediate and profound” impact if plans to axe its local authority funding are followed through. Many other projects will be affected throughout the islands. ‘Arts and culture in the Western Isles at risk!’ When your local arts centre shares something like […] Source

Target Number One, the End of Atlanticism

This is a scene from The Diplomat (season 2, episode 6) – available to view on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/0xLWhLbJQ2 — BELLA CALEDONIA (@bellacaledonia) January 19, 2026 It’s a moment of drama that speaks directly to our current nightmare as all of our old shibboleths and assumptions about how the world is constructed melt around us. NATO […] Source