23rd January 2022
Writer Lorelai Patnaik delves into Shon Faye’s debut novel, and asks some important questions. At first glance, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye may seem like a mere introduction to transphobia in British society and culture. Yet the book goes above and beyond a simple introduction, as Faye literally and metaphorically ...
23rd January 2022
Writer Eloise Bishop discusses the theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day and reflects poignantly on her own visit to Auschwitz. I first visited the former Nazi concentration and death camp, Auschwitz, nearly three years ago as part of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lesson From Auschwitz project. The project aims to increase young people’s understanding ...
23rd January 2022
A supportive, kind and caring secondary school teacher can make all the difference to how students experience university. An Audience with Adele on ITV last month provided us with laughter and some iconic moments, filling us with raw and genuine emotion. Above all, it made us think about the people who have encouraged and supported ...
23rd January 2022
A bungled manipulation of rules crowns Max Verstappen the 2021 world champion. For one of the most compelling and tightly run seasons in F1 history to come down to the last race, level on points, something that last occurred when Emerson Fittipaldi and Clay Regazzoni entered the final round in 1974, the narrative looked set ...
23rd January 2022
Professor Phillips believes the pardon should also include miners who did not formally strike but took part in “spontaneous demonstrations”. The Holyrood bill to retroactively pardon miners convicted of offences during the 1984-1985 miners’ strike should extend past strikers to also cover those involved in “spontaneous demonstrations” during the long-running Thatcher-era ...
23rd January 2022
The postponed tournament is taking place in Cameroon between 9 January and 6 February. The tournament was initially intended to be taking place in the summer of 2021 but due to Covid-19, it was postponed to the beginning of 2022. Despite the longer wait for this instalment of the competition, the tournament has still been ...
18th January 2022
Episode 4: Review of 2021. Editors-in-Chief Hailie Pentleton and Lucy Dunn join Fraser McFarlane for our review of 2021, and a look forward into what’s to come in 2022. We are also joined by The Glasgow Guardian’s editors and contributors discussing major events and stories from the past year, such as COP26 and the Murano ...
18th January 2022
Episode 3: Has it all been worth it? Multimedia Editor, Fraser McFarlane, is joined by Editor-in-Chief, Lucy Dunn, who’s been inside the COP26 Blue Zone. They discuss whether a meaningful deal that keeps us within reach of 1.5 degrees is still possible and whether COP has been worth it for Glasgow. Click here to listen....
18th January 2022
Episode 2: Deals, Disruption & Plenty of Protest. Multimedia Editor Fraser McFarlane takes you through all the action taking place throughout Glasgow during COP26, including deals struck by world leaders and the protests taking place across the city. Joined by News Editor, Kimberley Mannion, and Science & Tech Editor, Matt Laing. Click here to listen....
18th January 2022
Episode 1: COP26 arrives in Glasgow. The COP26 Climate Summit has finally arrived in Glasgow along with 30,000 delegates and 120 world leaders. News Editor, Kimberley Mannion, and Science & Tech Editor, Matt Laing, join Fraser McFarlane to discuss the summit’s goals, what to expect and what it means for the host city of Glasgow. ...
