12th October 2023
While politicians may think that they deserve their praises sung, the Glasgow Guardian explores the dangers of putting politicians on a pedestal. Imagine this: you are fairly wealthy, and have just moved into a house that is in dire need of renovation. So, you hire a builder at great expense to remodel your collapsing garage ...
12th October 2023
The failure of successive governments to build 330 miles of railway lines reflects the wider failures of British politics It’s the morning after the night before. Across the country, people begin to stir. They pour their cups of coffee, they butter their toast, and they turn on the news. Boris Johnson has won the 2019 ...
11th October 2023
The Glasgow Guardian stands with UofG’s trans community amongst increasingly vitriolic public discourse In the past week, headlines have been dominated by successive government representatives making increasingly provocative and aggressive overtures about trans people. From Rishi Sunak declaring base level transphobia as “common sense” at Conservative party conference, to Steve B...
11th October 2023
With Glasgow regularly making an appearance on “top student city” lists, is Glasgow nightlife all it’s cracked up to be? Glasgow may be famous for many things. Its museums, its food, its football, and of course, its nightlife. With countless clubs, pubs, and late-night bars, the opportunities for drinking and dancing (and spending money) are ...
11th October 2023
Writer David Carrington explores the relationship between Glasgow University students and their expensive smoking habits. If you asked someone to stereotype students at Glasgow or similar universities it wouldn’t take long before a certain insufferable accent and the word “baccy” came up. Whether or not you have claimed your Glasgow uni accent or deny it’s ...
11th October 2023
How we’ve created an exclusive culture around drinking I spent my entire freshers week stone-cold sober. I didn’t feel like drinking. I wouldn’t call myself a sober student, but I’m not a big drinker. I enjoy a gin and tonic on the sofa with some friends, but you won’t catch me doing shots in a ...
11th October 2023
How have universities managed to accrue too much and too little money at the same time? Another day at university, another picket line at the main gate. For many of us, this has become a familiar sight – especially those who already went through it last year, and the year before, experiencing marking boycotts and ...
11th October 2023
In light of research which found that playing a musical instrument can improve cognitive abilities in later life, writer Nina Atikinson explores the ways this could be implemented universally in Scottish schools. The squeaky sound of a novice recorder player practising is a familiar memory for many parents across the UK. My own mother wasn’t ...
11th October 2023
Rishi Sunak is trying desperately to cling to power as he resorts to distraction tactics over XL Bully dogs. “Danger to our communities, particularly to our children” said Rishi Sunak in a social media video that circulated recently, and surprisingly, just this once, he wasn’t talking about refugees arriving on small boats (though his language ...
11th October 2023
Incels, Andrew Tate and Huel ‘Mac n Cheeze’ – who is this all actually for? Male beauty is big business. Whether it’s a £95 body hair razor named ‘THE LAWN MOWER 4.0’ (all-caps included) or ‘Powerful Yoghurt’ with it’s new and improved ‘Dairy For Men’ line, the global market for men’s Beauty and Personal Care ...
