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People Make Glasgow 28 Jun 2013 | 12:07 pm
We are routinely ignored by politicians in the city (except around election time), but today council leader Gordon Matheson unveiled a new city slogan which uses the people of Glasgow as its focus. Mi...
Should Glasgow Apologise For Slavery? 30 Apr 2013 | 12:46 am
Calls are growing in the Scottish media for Glasgow to apologise for its alleged historical inks to the slavery. Although the city – unlike some English cities – had no direct involvement in the slave...
Was Thatcher Death Party Inappropriate? 12 Apr 2013 | 11:38 am
A party in George Square immediately following the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been replayed on news outlets around the world. Critics of the those who attended the 'Thatcher ...
Time To Restore Dignity To George Square? 31 Jan 2013 | 04:49 am
It's been a deeply humiliating few months for Glasgow. Ridicule and scorn from near and far has been heaped on the city because of the continuing George Square debacle. First, following a deeply-flawe...
Let's Have Our Own Referendum Now! 16 Oct 2012 | 03:41 am
An historic agreement setting out the terms for a Scottish independence referendum was signed today by Prime Minister David Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond. The agreement, struck in Edinburgh...
Statues To Be Removed From George Square 14 Sep 2012 | 03:37 am
Glasgow City Council today announced that it will be removing all statues from George Square as part of an expensive landscaping project which is expected to cost the city up to £15 million. The histo...
When Two Parents Are Not Enough! 9 Jul 2012 | 04:03 am
It sounded like a great idea, and exactly the kind of healthy family activity which city politicians claim they are desperate to promote ... however, for one young Glasgow family a trip to their local...
Glaswegians To Get Mickey Mouse Lessons 4 Jun 2012 | 05:08 am
Up to 10,000 Glaswegians are to be sent to charm school in preparation for the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The move comes after Edinburgh-based quango bosses decided that the famous Glaswegian welcomi...
Scotland Gets 50p-per-unit Alcohol Price 14 May 2012 | 10:23 am
SNP Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon will tomorrow announce that Scotland is to adopt a 50p-per-unit minimum alcohol price. The measure is intended to tackle problem drinking by increasing the cost of...
Nurses Face Sack Over Parking Fines 26 Mar 2012 | 01:45 am
Glasgow nurses could now face the sack for parking without permits at the hospitals where they work. The dismissal threat comes after bosses at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said that they would take ...
