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Susan Aitken criticises BBC documentary on Glasgow for 'platforming far-right"
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (319+ words) Former council leader Susan Aitken has criticised a BBC documentary on Glasgow city centre for an “enormous misjudgement” in “platforming the far-right”. A recent Disclosure programme investigated claims that areas of the city have become a no-go zone due to…...
Glasgow housing associations 'have had to close offices temporarily amid disorder"
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (312+ words) Housing associations in Glasgow have had to close offices temporarily amid disorder fuelled by false rumours, a councillor has warned. There are concerns a Possilpark tenement blaze last Sunday was started deliberately after misinformation was spread that the building owned…...
Glasgow Green MSP leads debate on action to protect Queen’s Park Glasshouse
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (419+ words) Scottish Green MSP for Southside, Holly Bruce, has led a Member’s Debate urging MSPs to back the campaign to save the iconic Queen’s Park Glasshouse. Hailing the hundreds of messages she has had from constituents, Holly outlined the many health…...
Protesters occupy Glasgow council offices over homeless shelter row
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (355+ words) Protesters demanding a Glasgow homeless charity’s night shelter be kept open have staged a demonstration inside council offices this morning. Homeless Project Scotland’s latest bid to secure planning permission for the Glassford Street premises is recommended for refusal next week....
Leeds council staff to be balloted on strike action over equal pay disparity
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (349+ words) Thousands of council staff will be balloted on possible strike action in a dispute over equal pay. The GMB union said it was triggered by a lack of action from Leeds City Council on fair wages for female workers. The…...
Moment protesters stage sit-in at Glasgow City Council HQ as cops called in
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (376+ words) HOMELESS campaigners have warned people could “go hungry and die” if a controversial night shelter and soup kitchen linked by police to 274 crimes is closed. The warning came after council chiefs recommended rejecting Homeless Project Scotland’s (HPS) retrospective application to…...
What’s the difference between a tax and a levy?
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (228+ words) In line with National’s “no new taxes” campaign fixation, Christopher Luxon recently ruled out implementing an accommodation levy if his party was re-elected. Auckland mayor Wayne Brown was “deeply disappointed” at this decision, not only because he felt it undermined…...
Protestors stage demonstration inside city chambers over homeless shelter
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (343+ words) Protesters demanding a Glasgow homeless charity’s night shelter be kept open staged a demonstration inside council offices on Thursday. Homeless Project Scotland’s latest bid to secure planning permission for the Glassford Street premises is recommended for refusal next week. The…...
Glasgow council warned 'you cannot turn your back on homeless people' amid night shelter row
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (600+ words) The co-founder of a homelessness charity in Glasgow says a protest at the city chambers was to "send a message" to the council, following a planning row over a city centre night shelter. Colin McInnes, of Homeless Project Scotland, has…...
Glasgow is 'safe' insists Susan Aitken as she quits as council leader after 9 years
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (625+ words) Susan Aitken has claimed Glasgow is still a "safe" city as she officially steps down as council leader today (September 10). Aitken has led a minority SNP administration through a tumultuous nine years that have seen mounting criticism of the state…...