Police Scotland: Legal Highs Make You “Jump Between Roofs”
Last year, a multimillion dollar lawsuit finally established that the energy drink Red Bull does not give you wings. It’s yet to be seen whether anyone will be looking for a […]
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Success! Armed Polis Called Off Scotland’s Streets
Professional ‘Big Man’ – and domineering Police Scotland Chief Constable – Sir Stephen House’s attempts to turn the police force into an army of gun-totin’ supercops hit a brick wall today after he […]
These Streets Were Made For Walking
Trigger warning for discussion of rape, sexual assault Last night there was another case of stranger-rape on a public street in Glasgow, the fourth case of this type reported by […]
Who called the armed police?
In December 2012, Police Scotland announced that (when they came into existence the next year), they would set up armed response units all across Scotland. The reasoning seemed sound; serious […]
Kelvingrove: How a street party became a royal fiasco
It’s not often Glaswegians heed the words of David Cameron but on 29th April 2011, they certainly did. To coincide with the Royal Wedding, around 10,000 folk packed out Kelvingrove […]
Sauna Raids and Silenced Sex Workers (coz Embra Council knows best, ken)
When I was wee, there was a shop near to where I lived, beside the hairdressers and opposite the library which I remember always thinking was sort of weird. It […]
A Thousand Flowers 