Karen Campbell
@writerkcampbell.bsky.social
Book writer. Scottish. European. www.karencampbell.scot
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In today's news cycle, it's so important to share stories that humanise migrants, rather than demonise them.
Read about migrant-run businesses in Edinburgh and their dedication to catering to communities here:
migrantwomenpress.com/2026/01/19/c...
Read about migrant-run businesses in Edinburgh and their dedication to catering to communities here:
migrantwomenpress.com/2026/01/19/c...
Counter-Act: What it Takes for Immigrant-Run Businesses to Feed Today’s Appetite for Community & Integrity - Migrant Women Press
The late-capitalist revival of ‘community’ has transformed it from an organic social practice into a marketable idea of connection. Listening to the ‘men behind the counter’, this piece traces their h...
migrantwomenpress.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
In today's news cycle, it's so important to share stories that humanise migrants, rather than demonise them.
Read about migrant-run businesses in Edinburgh and their dedication to catering to communities here:
migrantwomenpress.com/2026/01/19/c...
Read about migrant-run businesses in Edinburgh and their dedication to catering to communities here:
migrantwomenpress.com/2026/01/19/c...
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Staffer: "Can you move on?"
Smith: "I'll ask the questions I would like to ask, thank you."
Offord: "But that's not what we want to talk about."
Staffer: "I'm asking you nicely now."
Smith: "I'll ask the questions I would like to ask, thank you."
Offord: "But that's not what we want to talk about."
Staffer: "I'm asking you nicely now."
'Please, you don't have to have your hand on me'
Watch the moment ITV News' Peter A Smith was grabbed by a Reform UK staffer after being told to move on from his line of questioning while interviewing the party's new Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord
Watch the moment ITV News' Peter A Smith was grabbed by a Reform UK staffer after being told to move on from his line of questioning while interviewing the party's new Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Staffer: "Can you move on?"
Smith: "I'll ask the questions I would like to ask, thank you."
Offord: "But that's not what we want to talk about."
Staffer: "I'm asking you nicely now."
Smith: "I'll ask the questions I would like to ask, thank you."
Offord: "But that's not what we want to talk about."
Staffer: "I'm asking you nicely now."
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@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social has just opened applications for Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course for teachers in #Scotland Endorsed by Education Scotland, research-informed and dare I say - very good! Apply here: www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...
Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course
Endorsed by Education Scotland
www.scottishbooktrust.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social has just opened applications for Developing and Sustaining Reading for Pleasure (Primary) course for teachers in #Scotland Endorsed by Education Scotland, research-informed and dare I say - very good! Apply here: www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and...
My wee baby is 32 today. How did that happen??!!!
January 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
My wee baby is 32 today. How did that happen??!!!
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The Scottish Government has agreed to both key
@scottishgreens.org tax proposals:
✈️ A new tax on the 12,000 private jet flights taken in Scotland every year
🏰 A 'Mansion Tax' on £1 million+ homes
This will raise millions for services like schools and our NHS.
@scottishgreens.org tax proposals:
✈️ A new tax on the 12,000 private jet flights taken in Scotland every year
🏰 A 'Mansion Tax' on £1 million+ homes
This will raise millions for services like schools and our NHS.
January 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The Scottish Government has agreed to both key
@scottishgreens.org tax proposals:
✈️ A new tax on the 12,000 private jet flights taken in Scotland every year
🏰 A 'Mansion Tax' on £1 million+ homes
This will raise millions for services like schools and our NHS.
@scottishgreens.org tax proposals:
✈️ A new tax on the 12,000 private jet flights taken in Scotland every year
🏰 A 'Mansion Tax' on £1 million+ homes
This will raise millions for services like schools and our NHS.
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Kind of extraordinary that the new Local Growth Fund is to be distributed by the Welsh Government in Wales, but directly by the UK Government in Scotland, and that the rationale for the difference seems to be no more than "we don't trust the Scottish Government".
January 9, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Kind of extraordinary that the new Local Growth Fund is to be distributed by the Welsh Government in Wales, but directly by the UK Government in Scotland, and that the rationale for the difference seems to be no more than "we don't trust the Scottish Government".
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Up for a new challenge this year?
Secure a FREE place at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2026!
Join our biggest team yet & wear your ‘Aye Welcome Refugees’ t-shirt at Scotland's largest running event!
Help raise vital funds & awareness for those seeking safety. 🧡
Sign up today! shorturl.at/rdkLr
Secure a FREE place at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2026!
Join our biggest team yet & wear your ‘Aye Welcome Refugees’ t-shirt at Scotland's largest running event!
Help raise vital funds & awareness for those seeking safety. 🧡
Sign up today! shorturl.at/rdkLr
January 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Up for a new challenge this year?
Secure a FREE place at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2026!
Join our biggest team yet & wear your ‘Aye Welcome Refugees’ t-shirt at Scotland's largest running event!
Help raise vital funds & awareness for those seeking safety. 🧡
Sign up today! shorturl.at/rdkLr
Secure a FREE place at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2026!
Join our biggest team yet & wear your ‘Aye Welcome Refugees’ t-shirt at Scotland's largest running event!
Help raise vital funds & awareness for those seeking safety. 🧡
Sign up today! shorturl.at/rdkLr
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Save the Date: Gray Day 2026 – Reimagined Glasgow.
Join us 25 Feb at Òran Mór, Glasgow (7–10pm) as we mark 45 years of Lanark with talks, art & celebration with partners @canongate.co.uk
Tickets on sale now (link in bio).
Join us 25 Feb at Òran Mór, Glasgow (7–10pm) as we mark 45 years of Lanark with talks, art & celebration with partners @canongate.co.uk
Tickets on sale now (link in bio).
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Save the Date: Gray Day 2026 – Reimagined Glasgow.
Join us 25 Feb at Òran Mór, Glasgow (7–10pm) as we mark 45 years of Lanark with talks, art & celebration with partners @canongate.co.uk
Tickets on sale now (link in bio).
Join us 25 Feb at Òran Mór, Glasgow (7–10pm) as we mark 45 years of Lanark with talks, art & celebration with partners @canongate.co.uk
Tickets on sale now (link in bio).
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If you’re interested in Scots, Scottish identity - political and cultural - the Scots abroad, the auld alliance and wine, you’ll enjoy this conversation with @paulmalgrati.bsky.social and I. Lug in when ye can.
open.spotify.com/episode/2wjK...
open.spotify.com/episode/2wjK...
2. Scots Language and Scottish Worlds – with Billy Kay
open.spotify.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
If you’re interested in Scots, Scottish identity - political and cultural - the Scots abroad, the auld alliance and wine, you’ll enjoy this conversation with @paulmalgrati.bsky.social and I. Lug in when ye can.
open.spotify.com/episode/2wjK...
open.spotify.com/episode/2wjK...
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‘I loved it. A great, original character and the plot fairly whizzes along.’ – Kate Atkinson
ICYMI: THE TWILIGHT TIME, the first in @writerkcampbell.bsky.social’s #AnnaCameron series, is now available as an audiobook from @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social!🎧👮♀️
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
ICYMI: THE TWILIGHT TIME, the first in @writerkcampbell.bsky.social’s #AnnaCameron series, is now available as an audiobook from @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social!🎧👮♀️
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
‘I loved it. A great, original character and the plot fairly whizzes along.’ – Kate Atkinson
ICYMI: THE TWILIGHT TIME, the first in @writerkcampbell.bsky.social’s #AnnaCameron series, is now available as an audiobook from @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social!🎧👮♀️
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
ICYMI: THE TWILIGHT TIME, the first in @writerkcampbell.bsky.social’s #AnnaCameron series, is now available as an audiobook from @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social!🎧👮♀️
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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Our Principal, Prof Andy Schofield, took a walk through our fantastic archives, revisiting moments and members of our community who have helped shape the University of Glasgow.
We are proud to celebrate our 575th Birthday. #TeamUofG #UofG575 @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social
We are proud to celebrate our 575th Birthday. #TeamUofG #UofG575 @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Our Principal, Prof Andy Schofield, took a walk through our fantastic archives, revisiting moments and members of our community who have helped shape the University of Glasgow.
We are proud to celebrate our 575th Birthday. #TeamUofG #UofG575 @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social
We are proud to celebrate our 575th Birthday. #TeamUofG #UofG575 @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social
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Do give our podcast a listen- Venezuela, Ukraine, Gaza and Greenland all talking points among others at a really significant and volatile time in world affairs- let us know your thoughts- 👇
bsky.app/profile/laur...
bsky.app/profile/laur...
Our podcast returns for 2026 as David Pratt joins me to discuss what's really going in Venezuela, whether Greenland is next and the media's response to the whole thing. Does international law exist anymore?
Great to have David offer this top analysis.
youtu.be/Vwz5A276SWg?...
Great to have David offer this top analysis.
youtu.be/Vwz5A276SWg?...
What's Donald Trump really doing in Venezuela?
YouTube video by The National
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Do give our podcast a listen- Venezuela, Ukraine, Gaza and Greenland all talking points among others at a really significant and volatile time in world affairs- let us know your thoughts- 👇
bsky.app/profile/laur...
bsky.app/profile/laur...
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In January's literary round-up, Ali Smith launches new novel Glyph with @portybooks.bsky.social, Madeleine Gray debuts her latest book Chosen Family at @lighthousebks.bsky.social, and @womenslibrary.bsky.social's Story Cafe returns
Scottish Books Events: January 2026 – The Skinny
It's a quiet month for book events but there's still some big names – Ali Smith launches her latest novel Glyph, while Madeleine Gray, Bryan Washington and Tyler Coburn all hold launches too.
www.theskinny.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In January's literary round-up, Ali Smith launches new novel Glyph with @portybooks.bsky.social, Madeleine Gray debuts her latest book Chosen Family at @lighthousebks.bsky.social, and @womenslibrary.bsky.social's Story Cafe returns
The ice has gone . The sun is up. A beautiful start to the day in Bonnie Galloway..
January 7, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The ice has gone . The sun is up. A beautiful start to the day in Bonnie Galloway..
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Delighted to be part of this project. We are drowning in negativity. We are being ripped off. We need to seize the means of energy production, democratise energy, and reclaim the future.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/talk...
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/talk...
January 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Delighted to be part of this project. We are drowning in negativity. We are being ripped off. We need to seize the means of energy production, democratise energy, and reclaim the future.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/talk...
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/talk...
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S.G. Maclean, author of The Bookseller of Inverness, is coming to Linlithgow! She'll be here on the 4th of March to talk about her new historical thriller The Cromarty Library Circle, so come along and hear from one of Scotland's best-selling authors: tinyurl.com/FFTMCSGMaclean
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
S.G. Maclean, author of The Bookseller of Inverness, is coming to Linlithgow! She'll be here on the 4th of March to talk about her new historical thriller The Cromarty Library Circle, so come along and hear from one of Scotland's best-selling authors: tinyurl.com/FFTMCSGMaclean
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Antifascist stickers spotted in Dundee, Scotland
December 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Antifascist stickers spotted in Dundee, Scotland
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The international community must now ensure that de-escalation, diplomacy and democracy are the foundations of what follows the events of the last few hours. (2/2)
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The international community must now ensure that de-escalation, diplomacy and democracy are the foundations of what follows the events of the last few hours. (2/2)
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“It was the time of year when things could change their nature… Light is shaving the darkness off already, a couple of minutes a day. Have you noticed?”
—from 2008: “Do you call that a Christmas present?”
A short story by Ali Smith, via @the-independent.com
💙📚
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
—from 2008: “Do you call that a Christmas present?”
A short story by Ali Smith, via @the-independent.com
💙📚
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Ali Smith: Do you call that a Christmas present?
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a whole month whose daylight ended at roughly half past three. I looked out the window and watched it fall.
www.independent.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“It was the time of year when things could change their nature… Light is shaving the darkness off already, a couple of minutes a day. Have you noticed?”
—from 2008: “Do you call that a Christmas present?”
A short story by Ali Smith, via @the-independent.com
💙📚
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
—from 2008: “Do you call that a Christmas present?”
A short story by Ali Smith, via @the-independent.com
💙📚
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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A quick reminder that we're open today from 10-4! We've still got lots of beautiful ribbon, wrapping paper, and gift tags for any last minute wrapping you might have to do! And of course, we've also got some lovely napkins and a never-ending selection of books for you to peruse!
#linlithgow
#linlithgow
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A quick reminder that we're open today from 10-4! We've still got lots of beautiful ribbon, wrapping paper, and gift tags for any last minute wrapping you might have to do! And of course, we've also got some lovely napkins and a never-ending selection of books for you to peruse!
#linlithgow
#linlithgow
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If you're in a solstice frame of mind can I recommend this episode of @peteralanross.bsky.social Upon a White Horse. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Andy Clark has the most gorgeous voice as well, so lovely to listen to.
Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross - Ring - BBC Sounds
Journalist Peter Ross joins a festival of hope and renewal at Stonehenge.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If you're in a solstice frame of mind can I recommend this episode of @peteralanross.bsky.social Upon a White Horse. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Andy Clark has the most gorgeous voice as well, so lovely to listen to.
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The question remains why a supposedly left-wing magazine would publish a piece in support of a political party with a clearly laid out fascist agenda? bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/17/a...
Admiring Malcom Offord’s Jaguar
As I wrote the other day, the complete failure of Starmer’s Labour government is opening the door to a Farage premiership, offering the most extreme politics Britain has seen in the modern era. Non…
bellacaledonia.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The question remains why a supposedly left-wing magazine would publish a piece in support of a political party with a clearly laid out fascist agenda? bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/17/a...
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This Christmas, all we want is an asylum system that treats people like human beings.
Because we all deserve to be safe and feel like we belong, no matter where we come from or how we arrive.
Because we all deserve to be safe and feel like we belong, no matter where we come from or how we arrive.
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This Christmas, all we want is an asylum system that treats people like human beings.
Because we all deserve to be safe and feel like we belong, no matter where we come from or how we arrive.
Because we all deserve to be safe and feel like we belong, no matter where we come from or how we arrive.
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So pleased that the SNP are leading in the Scottish polls by a massive 17 points. This is what strong leadership looks like.
Stephen Flynn criticises Nigel Farage from attacking children who speak more than one language #BBCQT
"A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"
"A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"
December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
So pleased that the SNP are leading in the Scottish polls by a massive 17 points. This is what strong leadership looks like.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who died in London on this day in 1928, aged 60. A major figure in the Art Nouveau movement, and one of the most original and influential artists of his time, he was known primarily as an architect with a deep understanding of interior design.
📷 National Gallery
#Glasgow
📷 National Gallery
#Glasgow
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who died in London on this day in 1928, aged 60. A major figure in the Art Nouveau movement, and one of the most original and influential artists of his time, he was known primarily as an architect with a deep understanding of interior design.
📷 National Gallery
#Glasgow
📷 National Gallery
#Glasgow