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@simon_brooke Indeed, #MikeSmall does great work both as a writer and as editor of the wonderful @BellaCaledonia. Bella is one of the key forums for cerebral analysis of the independence movement and the breakup of #UKania.

I also owe Mike a huge personal debt for his gentle encouragement of my writing, including my two recent pieces on the Irish Presidential election #Aras25 #Aras2025:

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/10/24/messy-democracy-irelands-reshaped-presidency/

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

Excellent, timely work by #MikeSmall on the spiralling crisis of feudal relic that increasingly fails to bind the so-called "United Kingdom".

I enjoyed Mike's implicit nod to Betjeman's magnificent 1973 snark at "a tradition that stretches back to 1952".
https://substack.com/inbox/post/177717624

On this week’s Full Scottish, Brian Liddy and guests, Mike Small and Maureen Watt discuss the weeks top Scottish and international news, including Ukraine, Gaza, ID Cards, Labour Conference, STV job cuts and support for Scottish Independence.

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