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Hands up, I barely lift a finger. But I do help out on an allotment that I have the brass neck of referring to as "my allotment".

ELLIE Harrison’s appearance at The Platform in Easterhouse has not been by accident, but by design. And that design is not the end of an odyssey,…

On Monday June 23 1952 – 70 years ago this week – a painting by the Spanish artist Salvador Dali went on display at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art…

AYOUNG Glaswegian SNP activist told me of his recent canvassing experiences. Responses he encountered made him think that the SNP could win an…

THE STORYTELLER OF CASABLANCA

Glasgow is a city that was built on coal. As it hosts COP26, Vicky Allan looks at its carbon past, present and future.

A sense of community, a strong sense of social justice, a sense of community, a strong sense of socialjustice, humour a sense of community, a strong sense of social justice, humour and a sense of community, a strong sense of socialjustice, humour and grit. these are all qualities that you will need in abundance over the days ahead and if you feel your determination flagging at any point, please take a walk outside, talk to a glaswegian and let the spirits that infuses the city infuse you, too. a...

There is much more to Scotland’s largest urban economy than ill health and desolation, writes Gavin Moffat Buchanan Street in the city centre. ‘Glasgow is undergoing an unprecedented level of development, socially and commercially.’ Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Buchanan Street in the city centre. ‘Glasgow is undergoing an unprecedented level of development, socially and commercially.’ Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Letters Thu 11 Mar 2021 13.07 ES...

COVID restrictions have kept most Scots off the roads for months. Campaigners backed by a former UN expert say that’s why now is the perfect time to reimagine our transport system to tackle poverty and climate change. Philip Alston’s excoriating 2018 report on extreme poverty in the UK found that UK Government policies had led to the “systematic immiseration [economic impoverishment]” of a significant part of the population. The then UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty, Als...

Eglinton Street, Laurieston from the number 4, bus. Photograph: Kirsty Mackay Documentary photographer Kirsty Mackay examines the causes of the ‘Glasgow Effect’ in a highly personal project. She looks at Glasgow’s excess mortality in comparison to the UK average and shifts the focus from the individual to government policy. The Fish That Never Swam will be published as a book later this year. by KirstyMackay Fri 26 Feb 2021 02.00 EST Last modified on Fri 26 Feb 2021 02.10 EST In ...