October 2019 - Page 9 of 12 - The Glasgow Guardian



Review: Nick Cave’s ‘Until’

16th October 2019

Nairne Clark HopkinsonArt Editor Cave’s latest project asks, ‘Is there racism in heaven?’ In what is no doubt his most ambitious work to date, Nick Cave sets out to challenge us with a charged question: is there racism in heaven? The question came to the Chicago artist in late 2014, a year marked by the ...


Council announces repairs to historic buildings with input from Glasgow citizens

16th October 2019

Joanne KrusDeputy News Editor The council has announced that it will repair the two landmarks and let Glasgow’s citizens decide its fate. Glasgow City Council said they will spend £75,000 to repair the historic People’s Palace and the Winter Gardens glasshouse. Both were closed in late December last year due to concerns over its structural ...


Glasgow declared Britain’s second friendliest city

16th October 2019

Ollie RuddenDeputy News Editor Scotland’s biggest city narrowly beaten to the top spot by Newcastle. Glasgow has been ranked as the second friendliest city in the UK, according to a new poll. Big 7, a global travel website with 1.5 million followers on social media, asked their followers to vote on which city in the ...


Glasgow to be carbon neutral by 2030

16th October 2019

Ollie RuddenDeputy News Editor Council sets bold target for Glasgow after a report released by the Climate Emergency Working Group. Glasgow City Council has set a target for the city to become carbon neutral by 2030 after a decision made by the City Administration Committee. The decision comes from a recent report made by the ...


The liberal branding repackaging bigotry

16th October 2019

Dyani SheppardWriter ‘Liberal rhetoric can dress up an illiberal position to obtain wider appeal’ The right branding in politics can be everything. Politics is an art of persuasion; the side which is most able to spin reality in their favour is the side that is most likely to remain popular. So, it is vital to ...


Hunterian Art Gallery opens new Gaelic exhibition

16th October 2019

Rachel StamfordNews Editor The four-room exhibition includes texts in both Gaelic and English, along with a Neolithic skeleton and photo documentary of Outer Hebrides. GUGA: Exploring Gaelic Identities celebrated its opening on Friday at the Hunterian Art Gallery. The exhibition presents objects, books and manuscripts associated with Gaelic language and culture from the collections of ...


Red card for conduct in sports media

16th October 2019

Jamie ByrneWriter Jamie Byrne examines the responsibility that sports media has to take in dividing the personal from the sensational. Accessing sporting news has never been easier, with 24-hour channels and radio shows dedicated to telling us what’s going on, who’s injured, who’s the next coach to get sacked, and who’s going to win at ...


If you do one thing this month…

16th October 2019

Culture Editors Looking for some super quick recommendations for what to do and see around Glasgow? Well, our Culture team have got you covered. Get a fright at: Halloween Horror Nights Scare Cinema, which is back for its third year in the city’s Southside this month. Showcasing horror films across the 25 and 26 October, ...


Scotland bans smacking children as punishment

15th October 2019

Jordan HunterReporter Scotland is to become the first country in the UK to make it a criminal offence for parents to use corporal punishment against their children. The proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) Bill would remove protections parents previously had to hit, smack or spank their children, usually for disciplinary purposes. In the Executive ...


Editorial: We stand with survivors

15th October 2019

Bethany WoodheadEditor-in-Chief Bethany Woodhead discusses having the courage to report sexual misconduct. Suffering any form of sexual violence or assault has devastating impacts on an individual’s mental and physical wellbeing and, often, the world becomes a very dark place for a very long time. It might not seem like it, but there is a vast ...