Jordan Hunter Archives - The Glasgow Guardian



Glasgow’s Pakistani Consulate host forum for Kashmir

10th February 2022

The Pakistani Consulate-General and the Scottish Human Rights Forum hosts a panel to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day. February 5th marked Kashmir Solidarity Day, to bring attention to alleged human rights abuses in the Indian controlled region of Kashmir, with allegations of political repression, extrajudicial killings, and censorship in the contested region. The Consulate General, Zahid ...


How Boris’ Brexit failure has saved the Union

20th December 2021

In Investigation Editor Jordan Hunter’s article, shortlisted for the Guardian Foundation’s Hugo Young Award, he examines the recent shift against independence. With Brexit in shambles and a Conservative government looking to stay around longer than what many progressive Scots hoped for, the SNP were looking to capitalise off a series of favourable polls going into ...


Interview: Max Fosh and his stand-up show Zocial Butterfly

18th December 2021

British Youtuber Max Fosh sat down with The Glasgow Guardian to talk about his first ever stand-up show. Max Fosh, for the uninitiated, is a young British YouTuber who has made waves doing bizarre and often random adventures such as playing jenga with architects, infiltrating the world’s most posh event, and parking a car with ...


The vaccine game: sport’s next hurdle

3rd December 2021

As the sports industry looks set to bounce back, Jordan Hunter looks at the fight over the jab. As any true fan, I was checking the news the other week looking at the injury updates and the latest with my beloved Green Bay Packers when I got an alert: star QB (quarterback) Aaron Rodgers out ...


Review: Chateau-X

3rd December 2021

The group that brought you Six By Nico comes together to deliver a new French Restaurant in Finnieston. For Chef Nico Simone, who seemingly values complexity in his meals, the transition to a French chateaubriand restaurant seems natural. Located not far from the heart of Finnieston and his previous triumph of Six By Nico, the ...


Glasgow University was blindsided by student housing crisis

22nd November 2021

Recent freedom of information requests that the University did not collect data on student housing prior to the start of this year. A freedom of information request, sent on behalf of The Glasgow Guardian, has revealed that the University did not conduct any surveys or studies in advance of the housing crisis. Some have accused ...


Anton Muscatelli receives letter concerning academic freedom and antisemitism

17th November 2021

The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has sent a letter regarding the University’s consideration of a talk by Dr Somdeep Sen. Principal Anton Muscatelli has received a letter from the The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Committee on Academic Freedom regarding the University’s protocol for invited speakers and it’s definition of antisemitism. The ...


Thousands take to the streets for Fridays for Future Glasgow

7th November 2021

The march set off from Kelvingrove Park and ended with a speech by Greta Thunberg in George Square. On Friday, 5 November, over 30,000 activists of all ages took to the streets of Glasgow to protest the climate crisis. The march started at 11:00am in Kelvingrove Park and ended in George Square. The day was ...


Anton Muscatelli receives letter concerning academic freedom and antisemitism

5th November 2021

The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has sent a letter regarding the University’s consideration of a talk by Dr Somdeep Sen. Principal Anton Muscatelli has received a letter from the The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Committee on Academic Freedom regarding the University’s protocol for invited speakers and it’s definition of antisemitism. The ...


Live art installation compares COP26 to Squid Game

2nd November 2021

A performative protest organised by Glasgow Actions Team in conjunction with Green New Deal Rising, has world leaders playing life or death games for the fate of the planet. With the real world leader gathering on the opposite side of the Clyde, a group of protesters dressed as them played children’s games and called their ...