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Peat Bog Soldiers: how a Scottish band contributes to a German concentration camp archive

April 19, 2024 by David Archibald Leave a Comment

Barbed wire in the sky: image Valerie Everett CC By-SA.20

Professor David Archibald takes a radical approach to history through ‘wild research’ which has one foot in higher education, and one foot in Glasgow’s vibrant music scene. “One aspect of this wildness is that it is free to go where it has to go”

Glasgow’s LEZ kills off Sylvia

June 3, 2023 by Jackie Kemp 2 Comments

Glasgow, with low car ownership, has inaugurated its low emission zone so how have drivers and pedestrians for that matter reacted? Surprisingly positively finds Jackie Kemp.

A hundred years of selling

December 14, 2021 by Jackie Kemp Leave a Comment

“The Barras is a historic spot. But could it benefit, if not from gentrifiction, from some fresh blood – perhaps the kind of vintage clothing and upcycling operation which seems to bring the young and the tourists to Brick Lane or Portobello Road in London?”

COP26: Scotland’s green innovation showcase

January 9, 2020 by Christopher J White Francesco Sindico Keith Bell Leave a Comment

‘Scotland also leads the way not only on science innovation, but on ways in which research and development can provide community-informed solutions to sea and climate change challenges…’

Not just a pretty facade: Glasgow heritage has a beating heart

March 8, 2019 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

Rooftop view. Looking down Sauchiehall Street towards the fire of March 2018. Glasgow fire: smoke on Sauchiehall Street. Alasdair Clark CC By-SA-2.0

Those derelict buildings? Those fire-razed sites? What’s the city plan? Professor Johnny Rodger and DJ Jim Gellatly have a provocative suggestion for Glasgow.

George Square 1919: no real revolutionary threat?

January 31, 2019 by Gerry Mooney Leave a Comment

‘Yet while many continue to play up the revolutionary aspect today, there is no evidence it was anything more than a legitimate demonstration.’

GSA fire: lessons from the exclusion zone

September 7, 2018 by Billy Hare Leave a Comment

The second Glasgow School of Art fire has become a case study in how not to help neighbouring residents after a disaster. Everyone from the owners of the damaged building to the local authorities need to learn the lessons to make sure we don’t see the likes of this again.

Oscar Marzaroli: Scottish snapper

July 22, 2018 by Danny Murphy Leave a Comment

‘This must surely be one of the most extraordinary collections of photos of 20th century Scotland, and Glasgow in particular.’

Poverty Safari: growing up with ACEs and toxic stress

February 5, 2018 by Carol Craig 1 Comment

‘(McGarvey’s) aware that many on the left will see this as a cop out but he’s ready with his reply. Of course, the left must continue to argue and campaign for structural change, he tells us, but no real change can happen unless poor people begin to feel powerful in their own lives.

Adverse childhood, austerity and personal responsibility

February 1, 2018 by Tony O'Donnell Leave a Comment

‘Carol Craig has seen and shown how the child is father to the adult, identifying the childhood stresses that result in lifelong damage. But without substantial easing of the economic tensions that strain a household to breaking point, the requisite change isn’t coming any day soon’.

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