9th February 2020 - The Glasgow Guardian



A GG guide to the independent bookstores in Glasgow

9th February 2020

Ellen Cranston and Emily Hay Writer and Culture Editor If you’re looking for a break from the library or an excuse to visit a new area of the city this semester, a trip to one of Glasgow’s many and varied independent bookstores will be sure to hit the spot. Glasgow has inspired and produced some ...


Student loan debt in Scotland has doubled

9th February 2020

Francesca Di Fazio Writer Student loan debt in Scotland has more than doubled over the last 10 years, according to a new report. The figures released in January by the Auditor General of Scotland, the body responsible for auditing most of Scotland’s public bodies, show that between 2011 and 2019 the total student debt burden ...


Climate change is global: Extinction Rebellion needs to acknowledge that

9th February 2020

  Elspeth Macintosh Writer The climate crisis as a political issue is especially relevant to us in Glasgow given that our city will be hosting the UN COP26 (Conference of the Parties) climate change summit in November of this year. As we near a climate crisis “tipping point”, the 2020s are the prospective decade for ...


The biggest Hollywood moments of the 2010s

9th February 2020

Silas Pease Reporter Reporter Silas Pease takes a look back at some of the key moments that shaped Hollywood this past decade. The 2010s were a tumultuous time for Hollywood, even by its own standards. As film and television lovers enter into a new decade with a sense of hope for the ever-changing industry, it ...


Your eco-consciousness isn’t embarrassing

9th February 2020

Inanna Tribukait Environmental Correspondent Inanna Tribukait discusses the difficulty of breaking the stigma surrounding eco-consciousness. Following the Amazon rainforest and the Congo Basin, the whole continent of Australia is now ablaze. After heavy floods in the United Kingdom and Venice, Indonesia is currently experiencing the worst flood since the 1860s. In September, Hurricane Dorian cost ...