5 problems fit for the King
It’s not been a good week for G1 Group Mogul, Stefan King. Whilst we don’t like to be seen as delighting in the misfortune of others… What better time to […]
It’s called “ecstasy” for a reason
It was with great pride that every single Scottish paper delighted in the news last year that we were “Europe’s new drugs capital.” Nobody likes to come second do they? […]
WEEKLY WANKER #011: STEFAN KING
Last night, Robert & Nathan Gale attended the Scottish Charity Awards at the Old Fruitmarket. Both are campaigners for the Equality Network and received an award for their contribution to […]
The war on drugs: is Colombia the answer?
By Alvaro Lanark (a Colombian in Glasgow) Note: the slogan “Colombia is the answer” is used in a nauseating ad campaign that aims at attracting investment to the country, and […]
In honour of Iain M. Banks, discover The Culture
by Jack Ferguson This week Scotland lost one of its great modern cultural figures. Iain M. Banks was someone of historic importance. Ever since he announced, in an honest, funny, brave […]
Whose City: Are The Commonwealth Games Ruining Glasgow?
“OH I DON’T KNOW THESE BUILDINGS, I THINK I’M LOST” reads the stencilled graffiti, eerily poignant given its setting. For the building it adorns – on High Street towards the […]
A Thousand Flowers 