STUC Head Office Set To Be Converted Into Private Student Flats
At the beginning of 2017 this blog was the first to reveal that the Old College Bar, which makes a credible claim to be Glasgow’s oldest pub, is set to […]
Tag Archives: housing
Scotland For Sale: Councils Offer Up Public Land at London Property Piss-Up
Scottish councils have spent this week trying to flog off land to private developers at an exclusive property fair in London. The “Scottish Cities” consortium, representing local authorities from Scotland’s […]
Yes we (still) can: 6 things Holyrood can do now
Remember that better Scotland we all prattled on about during the referendum campaign? Where we tackled poverty, inequality and injustice head on and built a fairer, more equal society? The […]
What the fuck are they thinking? GCC enter the twilight zone
A Godzilla reboot starring Bryan Cranston may be this summer’s big film, but in Glasgow we won’t have to go as far as the multiplex to see a giant green […]
“What Housing Crisis?” No Room For Dissent in the New East End
There’s a long-running joke that the machinations of Glasgow Labour, whose grip over the city is now into its thirty-third consecutive year, would put any tinpot dictator to shame. Corruption scandals, […]
Is the East End of Glasgow the NEW West End of Glasgow?
Take a stroll around the east end of Glasgow and it quickly becomes apparent that big changes are afoot – the roads are being resurfaced, new buildings are springing up […]
Safe as Houses? : How the rich stole our homes
I’ve been toying with the idea of writing about the economics of housing for some time but I worried it might be complicated or boring – and it might be […]
