14th January 2024
What can be done to make housing more affordable? Renting is a mainstay of Glasgow student talk. Everyone has a story to tell: outrageous prices, tiny rooms, rats. Since 2010, housing as a topic has steadily increased in importance to voters, based on polling by Ipsos. By now, every sixth voter names it as one ...
25th November 2023
Braverman’s recent actions have led to a cabinet reshuffle that left her out in the cold. But this isn’t the end for the former Home Secretary. Suella Braverman may be gone from government, but her tenure as Home Secretary has certainly had an impact. Braverman, who was voted out early on in the first Conservative ...
23rd November 2023
The Glasgow Guardian reflects on how governments across Europe have responded to the cost of living crisis, while considering the role of global markets. Over the past few years, Europe has been subjected to a series of crises, namely the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the subsequent mass inflation. Although nowhere near the peak ...
12th October 2023
With yet another U-turn from Starmer on his policies on private schools, his commitment to the left seems increasingly implausible. Fee-paying schools have been a topic discussed at great length by politicians for as long as most of us can remember. Even though only 7% of our population attended private school, 65% of those in ...
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 ...
14th October 2022
Writer Freya Corcoran examines what the consequences of Liz Truss’ government will be for students. There was a time in her political career when the UK’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, may have appealed more to the nation’s masses. Her history of pro-EU sentiments, state education and previous involvement with the Liberal Democrats, all lead ...
20th December 2021
Boris Johnson does not support misogyny becoming a hate crime, reinforcing the societal norm that women’s lives do not matter. I knew in an instant that I picked the wrong route home. I saw them stumbling in the street in front of me, completely shattered with a bottle still in hand, tripping on and off ...
12th October 2021
The new SNP-Green Coalition set out its Programme for Government with detailed plans on tackling student issues. A Fairer, Greener Scotland, this year’s Programme for Government by the SNP-Green coalition, was published earlier this month. Education was a major focus of the programme, with it taking measures to “build on the strong progress already made ...
25th September 2021
We speak to organisers, Reclaim the Streets, and MSPs who reflect on the tragic loss of Sabina Nessa. Many gathered in George Square on Friday evening to light candles and leave flowers for Sabina Nessa, the 28-year-old teacher killed in Cator Park in London last week. The vigil was organised by Reclaim These Streets Glasgow, ...
