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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
9th December 2019
Jordan Hunter and Bethany Woodhead Reporter and Editor-in-Chief The Queen Margaret Union (QMU) has called for an Extraordinary General Meeting which will be held today, on Monday 9 December, to pass major changes to their constitution and by-laws – a move that has been criticised by former members, board members and presidents. Proposed changes include ...
9th December 2019
Mayank Maurya Writer Standing in front of a gleaming stainless-steel Starship prototype, Elon Musk announced to the world: “Space travel is going to be like air travel”. Standing in front of a gleaming stainless-steel Starship prototype, Elon Musk announced to the world: “Space travel is going to be like air travel”. That was in September. ...
