Public transport in Glasgow is a joke. Need to use the Subway on a Sunday? Better travel before 6pm. Need to use the trains? Better have...

ONE of the most memorable experiences of my time in Parliament was five years ago, when I visited the parliamentary archives to view the...

IT is often said that “Glasgow made the Clyde, and the Clyde made Glasgow”. In the early 13th century, our city rose from its waters to...

Child poverty; the starkest indicator of a failed public policy landscape and political indifference. It should be a scandal of the past...

The publication of the Sunday Times Rich List; the annual event where the wealthiest people in the country get the opportunity to flaunt...

GLASWEGIANS have a long and proud history of building housing associations and co-operatives that are controlled and run by the local...

EARLIER this month I returned to my old work for the steel cutting ceremony of HMS Birmingham at BAE Systems in Govan. The ceremony...

GLASGOW is famous for many things. As the Second City of the Empire, heavy industry is synonymous with our heritage; as a UNESCO...

TODAY we celebrate St Patrick’s Day, which for cities across the world has evolved into a global celebration of the Irish diaspora. The...

THE incoming First Minister faces an overflowing in-tray of problems. Almost a decade ago, Nicola Sturgeon asked us to judge her on her...

THIS week, Scottish Green Councillors in Glasgow decided to lobby opposition MSPs, challenging us to help them improve the city’s...

YESTERDAY, the Scottish Government’s Budget passed its first stage of the parliamentary process meaning it is likely that in the coming...

As we dust off the Hogmanay hangovers, we begin to think about the year that lies ahead. Many of us will have priorities to focus our...

LAST week the Scottish Government unveiled its Budget. With the cost-of-living crisis biting hard, it was the most important fiscal event...

Glasgow has a long been synonymous with the architectural beauty and grandeur of its buildings, which make it one the most handsome urban...

Taking a walk around central Glasgow today, you can’t help but be dismayed. Handsome buildings crumbling and inundated with vegetation,...

Benjamin Franklin was once quoted as saying that only two things are certain in life - death and taxes. Recent years have heralded the...

It’s over. Liz Truss’ time as Prime Minister is done. The lettuce won. Her claim to fame will be that she somehow managed to crash the UK...

There is a housing crisis in Scotland. The problem can be traced back to Margaret Thatcher’s right to buy scheme, where social housing...

30th September 2022 Three weeks ago, it was announced that the UK had a new Prime Minister. Anointed by just 80,000 Conservative Party...