Independence Live

12/06/2026

Fiona and Marlene are back for Part 2 of our Election Autopsy series, this week looking at Persuasion UK polling data that reveals what Scottish voters actually care about. Discover the issues, values, and motivations behind party choices—and what these insights mean for future campaigns and activism. A data-driven follow-up to our Election Autopsy Part 1 reaction episode.
Key topics covered:00:03:05 High level overview00:06:53 Voter flows between GE2024 and Holyrood 202600:12:00 Top issues for voters per party00:20:48 Key values of different voter groups00:25:30 Top 10 reasons for voting SNP00:28:49 Top 10 reasons for voting ReformUK00:33:46 Top 10 Reasons NOT to vote ReformUK00:38:09 Yes/No split per party
You can find the full polling results here https://persuasionuk.org/research/may-2026-elections
you can listen to Part 1 of our Election Autopsy series here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-yyrcq-1ac7405
You can also watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/0AXzMmyGBKc?si=Bj-UGRw7pbcpzTSh

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09/06/2026

The countdown begins 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

20th June

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08/06/2026

Eh? Aye? Resisting Scotland’s Hyperscale Data Centre Revolution
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/.../eh-aye-resisting.../

06/06/2026

All the Scotland World Cup Songs in one place: Aye Hobos, Belle and Sebastian, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5, David O Hara, IDMacG - It Only Takes One Lion, Skerryvore, The Return of the Hampden Roar, The Scheme - Keep it Tribal, 2AM Eternal Kick-Off, Canada Mexico USA Let’s Go! - Tommy Reckless

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/06/05/world-cup-beats/

06/06/2026

Growing Up with Scotland at the World Cup
High Ball to the Wee Man, Stephen Walsh, Chapbooks, £9.99.

Reviewed by John McIntosh

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/06/05/growing-up-with-scotland-at-the-world-cup/

05/06/2026

Reactio to the big news

03/06/2026

Mike Fenwick ...
Scotland's independence – How will it happen? - Part 1.

It is way back in 2020, 6 years after the Referendum - I asked myself this question - How will it happen - precisely how will Scotland regain its independence?

Asking that question, back then, gave birth to the Declaration of a Sovereign Scot initiative.

Back then, (2020) I think most people saw it would happen at an event, something similar, if not identical, to the Referendum event in September 2014. Even today I think that is how most people think it will happen.

And yet, all the evidence, back then and as I write today, is that the UK Government using the Scotland Act will prevent that event ever happening.

So – was there an alternative – instead of hoping for an event – could we establish a process? Not an event, but an open process which also addressed both domestic and international law.

A process in which all those who were determined to regain Scotland's independence could participate.

A process by which the people of Scotland - who are Sovereign - could declare the end of the union, and thereby regain Scotland's independence?

Scotland's independence – How will it happen? - Part 2 will follow.

31/05/2026

Last day to support Bella, donate here to support indymedia:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/Xy28pd7W?utm_campaign=sharemodal&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink

31/05/2026

It’s 20 years since Mike Small founded Bella Caledonia. He shares his ambitious plans for the future with the IndyPodcasters: A commissioned series of visionary articles that will look 20 years into Scotland's future. A key focus of expansion is broadening the voices featured on the platform

Join Fiona and Marlene as they chat with Mike Small, editor of Bella Caledonia, about the platform's exciting 20th anniversary milestone.Mike shares Bella Ca...

30/05/2026

Mike Fenwick ... It's 2021 for me. I started with a fact, what I knew without question - it is NOT the Scottish Parliament, it is NOT Westminster - it is the people of Scotland who are Sovereign.

That was me, that was my belief, but did the Yes movement also believe it without question.

More importantly, far more importantly, would they act on that belief?

Put simply, was there a majority of Scots who truly wanted to regain Scotland's independence - and if there were, would they ACT and DECLARE the end of the union?

It was the start of the Declaration of a Sovereign Scot initiative.

It was the start of a journey. In my next post I'll list all of the places where that journey has taken me, since 2021.

More importantly it is a list of the answers I received to that question.

Answers which have all been conveyed for the world to know, with copies kept for future generations to know

That journey all over Scotland was the first Stage in the initiative, and it also created the Second Stage.