10th December 2019 - The Glasgow Guardian



The Queen is dead, long live…Johnson?

10th December 2019

Meg McManus Writer Was the rumour of the Queen’s demise a clever ruse by Tories? As many of us are aware, in the past few days a rumour emerged on Twitter that the Queen had died. Although the rumour itself was corrected quickly, turning out to be untrue, the reaction of the media and the ...


Queen Margaret Union EGM vote delayed

10th December 2019

Jordan Hunter and Ollie Rudden Reporter and Deputy News Editor The Queen Margaret Union (QMU) Extrodinary General Meeting (EGM) vote to approve large constitutional changes has been postponed until the new year. The QMU had hoped to pass new changes in their constitution that include the establishment of a trustee board, removing the voting rights ...


Copa Libertadores Final: A watershed moment for South American football in the UK?

10th December 2019

Max Ferguson Sports Editor Flamengo v River Plate in Peru’s Estadio Monumental Unless you are a disciple of the church of Jonathan Wilson, a subscriber to Copa90, or a football obsessive like myself, South American football will seem a million miles away from the slick production of the Premier League. Cruyffian football, Sir Alex Ferguson, ...


Scotrail to increase rail fares in January

10th December 2019

Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor ScotRail has announced that rail fares are to increase this January. The increase in fares are set to begin on 2 January, with fares in Scotland increasing by 2.4%. The UK average increase is around 2.7%. Season tickets for travel between Glasgow and Edinburgh will increase by £114, bringing the ...


Glasgow Charity launches ‘Festive Period’ to fight period poverty

10th December 2019

Joanne Krus Deputy News Editor Bloody Good Period, a charity founded to eradicate period poverty, has launched its Christmas fundraising campaign for a second year. They aim to raise £20,000 to supply Refuweegee, a Glasgow-based refugee charity, with period products to donate to refugees in need. The charity’s CEO, Gabby Edlin, said “unlike Christmas, periods ...


What will the DUP do next?

10th December 2019

James Yucel Writer In the early hours of 9 June 2017, a source from the Democratic Unionist Party told journalists “For as long as Corbyn leads Labour, we will ensure there’s a Tory PM.” This seething confidence from a party with only 10 seats in the Commons sent shockwaves throughout Westminster – an anti-abortion and ...


Editorial: Happy Xmas!

10th December 2019

    Bethany Woodhead and Tara Gandhi Editors-In-Chief You’ve made it through the first semester! As third years we have the joy of no exams to study for this December, and we finally have a break from our constant stream of essays (unless you’re like Beth and have a semester’s worth of good causes to ...


First round of strikes ended with no resolution

10th December 2019

Joanne Krus and Bethany Woodhead Deputy News Editor and Editor-in-Chief The eight days of strikes over pensions, pay and working conditions have now ended, though the UCU warns that there may be further strike action in the new year.  The UCU has announced that they have received £100,000 in donations to their hardship fund, which ...


GE19: What our candidates stand for

10th December 2019

  The Glasgow Guardian talk to the Glasgow North GE19 candidates With the general election later this week, The Glasgow Guardian has interviewed five of the six local candidates for the Glasgow North constituency, in which the University of Glasgow is situated.  The candidates are Patrick Grady (SNP and current MP), Pam Duncan-Glancy (Labour), Andrew ...


Review: Sugo – Glasgow’s new pasta restaurant is worth your penne

10th December 2019

Rosie Shackles and Tara Gandhi Food and Drinks Editor and Editor-in-Chief Hasta la pizza, Paesano – there’s a new restaurant in town. For years Paesano has dominated Glasgow’s pizza scene, and with two incredibly successful branches in the city, it was only a matter of time until we’d be blessed with another addition; this time ...