Beyond Silo Culture
Many people have said: “I don’t always agree with what Bella says but I support them”. This is a great thing, because cosy agreement and consensus is not the aim here. If anything we want to break out of silo culture(s) more and more to create better conversations and deeper conclusions.
The rise of hard-right populism is due in no small part to disinformation and online algorithms which drive people into herd-like groupthink where post-truth politics thrives and lies and propaganda flourishes. Independent media can be an antidote to that.
The writer and theatre critic Joyce McMillan has called Bella a “vital forum for debate about Scotland’s past, present and possible futures” and we’ll take that – but we need your support to thrive and develop towards building a site that can do this to the best of our ability.
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I could only consider donating if there was a serious and engaging discussion about a credible process to be employed that will end the Union.
Endless talk over the last 10 years about ‘visions’ and how bad the Union is for Scotland hasn’t advanced Scotland’s Cause one iota. It won’t in the next 10 and more years either.
Hi Duncanio – we will be engaging in serious discussion exploring all of the credible processes to end the Union. But we can’t make that happen. We are an online magazine. Support us if you want independent Scottish media. Many people complain about the media in Scotland but don’t support the alternative.