The look and the feel of city centres are important aspects of city life, because residents spend a considerable amount of time there for employment, leisure, travel and retail purposes. The greenness of city infrastructure overall plays a vital role …
Educate and Liberate – An ode to what we can learn
On Tuesday 21 March, members of the SANE Collective met with members of the UCU Union following their picket at the University of Glasgow to discuss the work of SANE, scope for a People’s Plan for Glasgow, and the transformation …
People, Plans, and Power – An ode to what we can achieve
On 11 March 2023, The Solidarity Against Neoliberal Extremism Collective gathered their members and supporters for a lunch meeting to discuss their ongoing work and set their course for the year ahead. Among these discussions was an exploration of the …
Selling Out the City’s Economy: Lectures on Lucrative Localised Leadership
“City leadership is one of the best jobs in politics because you can’t walk away, there are services to provide, the job is constantly problem solving, and keeping the city standing when crisis hits” “In difficult and challenging times, leadership …
Glasgow: Underfunded City
Worldwide, more and more people are becoming city dwellers for economic, environmental and social reasons. For reasons of social justice and equity, it is vital therefore that cities are designed and governed to ensure the welfare and the wellbeing of …
Our Democratic Deficit: An Ode to the People of Glasgow
On 14 January, we hosted a short session as part of the Glasgow Against Closures Gathering for Growth and Solidarity – the follow-up session to the Summit on Ownership and Democracy held in November 2022. Our contribution introduced the possibilities …
Glasgow: Concrete City
Walk down Bath Street and you will see that the office block that used to house the NHS headquarters in Glasgow is being knocked down. Barely 30 years old, this building is now deemed unsuitable for further use, and is …
What does Glasgow Against Closures teach us about local democracy?
On Saturday 26 November we ran a session called ‘Glasgow (Re)Governed: A Session on Local and Alternative Democracies’ as part of Glasgow Belongs to Us: A Summit on Ownership and Democracy, organised by the Glasgow Against Closures campaign. Since publishing …