Report: Meet the Robin Hood-Style Activists ‘Shoplifting’ for Food Banks
by Simon Childs
Activists in Scotland are taking food off supermarket shelves and putting it straight in donation bins.
Tag: glasgow
Report: Glasgow Flats Demolition ‘On the Wrong Side of History’, Experts Say
by Simon Childs
Scotland’s biggest social landlord is planning to demolish 600 homes even though the IPCC says retrofitting is key to stopping climate catastrophe.
Opinion: Neoliberal Politicians Are Destroying Glasgow
by Jonathon Shafi
Privatisation-loving council leader Susan Aitken once partnered with McDonald's to organise volunteer-run clean-ups as she slashed refuse collection budgets. Now she's charging locals £50 to have their garden waste collected. Jonathon Shafi on the crisis unfolding in Glasgow.
Report: Iconic Glasgow Council Flats Occupied in Protest Against Demolition
by Simon Childs
Opposition is growing against a plan to demolish 600 social homes in Glasgow.
Report: Should Bosses Pay for Workers’ Travel Home Late at Night?
by Polly Smythe
A hotel worker in Glasgow was sexually assaulted walking home from a late-night shift. Now she’s fighting for late-night travel funding for staff. Polly Smythe reports.
Downstream: How the Mainstream Media Enabled Climate Denial
Aaron Bastani speaks to George Monbiot about COP26, which countries are climate change leaders and how the mainstream media enabled a culture of climate denial when it mattered most.
Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable
by Ella Glover
Refuse workers in Glasgow went on strike during Cop26 to demand better pay and working conditions, shining a light on the vital role they play in the fight to protect our environment - and they're ready to strike again.
Live: Everything You Need to Know About COP26
Leaders and diplomats from 197 countries have descended on Glasgow for a conference billed as the "last chance" to save the planet. Michael Walker is joined by Simon Lewis to explain everything you need to know about COP26.
Report: How We Won: The Activists and Lawyers Who Stopped Asylum Seekers Being Evicted in Glasgow
by Lauren Gilmour
A coalition of activists and lawyers took on the Tories' anti-immigrant agenda in Glasgow, using direct action and legal challenges to stop a government-contracted company making hundreds of vulnerable people street homeless. Lauren Gilmour reports.
6 Things You Should Know About Glasgow’s Social Housing Crisis
by Arran James
Eyes the world over will be turning to Glasgow this summer for the 20th Commonwealth Games. However, the spectacle belies the grim reality of the state of the city's social housing situation. As privateers move in and working class people are forced out, resistance is mounting in the fight for housing.