On Thursday 18 April, project partners from the SANE Collective, It’s Our City Sheffield and Research For Action are publishing their report, Cities in Action. This report provides the findings and implications of the Democratising Local Governance research project, which …
An ode to 2023 in Glasgow
Glasgow Council often criesThat all is well in the cityBut we think they should stop the liesSo have penned this ditty Glasgow bears a lot, without thanksIt really affects our healthOur profits sent to Barclays BankWe never see our wealth We spread …
Glasgow’s Economy: What a State We’re In!
On Friday 25th November, Glasgow City Council hosted its annual State of the City Economy Conference at the Radisson Hotel. SANE was due to attend but decided along with others to boycott the event because of the involvement of arms …
Not another strategy! Plans for Glasgow City Centre revealed
A recurring theme in our monthly blogs this year has been the volume of plans and changes which require Glaswegians to make sense of without having had the opportunity to contribute ideas. The latest strategy to emerge from Glasgow City …
Glasgow: Armed and Dangerous
The world is currently scarred by conflict – Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, Nagorno Karabakh, to name some examples – and this is undoubtedly set to worsen with wide scale displacement and competition over limited resources caused by the hastening of …
Glasgow: All Planned Out?
This month, Glasgow City Council has put out an invitation in advance of the preparation of its Development Plan. The plan is aimed at setting out strategic land use changes in the city for the next 20 years, but the …
Glasgow (No) Bread and Roses
Glasgow City Council prides itself in making the city a key destination for cultural and sporting events. This summer sees a succession of concerts and music festivals in Glasgow parks, the World Pipe Band Competition and the Cycling World Championships …
Glasgow – Sickening the City
This month, The SANE Collective was invited to participate in a People’s Health Assembly. Organised by the People’s Health Movement Scotland, the main aim of this assembly was to build a stronger public health movement campaigning to overturn an ongoing …