By Penny Cole Are filthy streets our biggest problem, really? What is Glasgow’s biggest problem? If you read the papers recently you would think it is filth. Rat-infested filthy streets, where the council fails and the citizens show their indifference …
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Glasgow’s Israeli Connections
As Gaza is under bombardment again, Barry Dalgleish highlights the grim connections between Israel’s militarised surveillance state and the streets of Glasgow. 2014 was an eventful year. Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Games from 23 July to 3 August. In the …
Is Glasgow’s economy going round in circles?
What exactly is the circular economy (CE) and how does it work? Essentially it’s about reducing and ultimately eliminating the waste that our society produces from what we consume. It’s the opposite to the current predominantly ‘linear’ economy, which operates …
Economy for people, city and planet
The continuous profit-driven growth model is killing ecosystems, humans and millions of other species. In our City, after 3 decades of neoliberalism, many people feel no benefits and must battle for survival. But things can change. Cities across the world …
Citizens take on Cor-pirate power and win!
by Katie Mack What would happen if a large multinational investment firm decided it wanted to invest in a rundown neighbourhood? You might think to yourself, “good for them, they’re trying to bring an area out of poverty.” Indeed, the …