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Glasgow nightlife under attack

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 ...


Glasgow needs its night buses

14th July 2023

First Glasgow’s decision to discontinue night bus services puts the safety of young women at risk. First Glasgow have decided to withdraw their night bus services from July 31. Insufficient passenger numbers mean that, according to Graeme Macfarlane, commercial director at First Bus Scotland, the services are not financially viable. To sustain them would require ...


Is Glasgow’s public transportation system actually serving its citizens?

22nd November 2022

Writer Andrew Taylor explores how Glasgow can improve its transportation system to better support the city’s students and the environment. Across the UK, ongoing strike action does not seem to be going away anytime soon. Organised by unions and workers, these strikes aim to secure better working conditions and a higher rate of pay in ...


Free bus travel extended to under 22s

28th March 2021

The new policy means students in Scotland aged 21 and under will be able to travel via bus at no cost. Free bus travel will be extended to all residents aged 21 and under in Scotland as a result of the budget passed in March. The policy came after negotiations between the current Scottish government, ...