There's only one team in Glasgow/One team in Glasgow/One team in Gla-a-a-sgow/There's only one team in Gla-a-a-sgow. Fellow foot soldiers in Partick Thistle's red and yellow army will readily recognise this somewhat monotonous ditty that rings out from th
Ordinary Glaswegians have an unease' about the way the city is promoting itself, a groundbreaking report says today.
Britain's urban renaissance is being held back by a imagination deficit that could be relieved with greater community involvement, writes Melissa Mean
Poorer parts of Scotland's largest city have been left behind by major regeneration projects, according to a new report.
According to a damning new report published today by an influential think-tank, Glasgow has become a tale of two cities where affluence and poverty too often sit side by side. According to the report by Demos, Glasgow City Council has put architectural pr
TEENAGE mothers are sterilised. Neds on Asbos are named and shamed on the nightly news. Neighbours from hell are evicted, Big Brother-style, by mobile phone vote. Welcome to Glasgow in 2020. Or at least as some of the city's citizens imagine it. This i
Civic leaders in Glasgow were last night accused of running out of ideas by a report they helped to fund. Demos, a London-based think-tank, said the city's council and other authorities had left whole communities and neighbourhoods behind as they chase
Forging a future from the old ashes
We need to monitor the attitudes of users - the 'self-advertisers' - in more depth to see if they are truly more open and less private than previous generations. The initial evidence is that they still have an innate sense of privacy. If so, social networ
Demos, a leading think tank in London, conducted a study entitled Atlas of Ideas (January 2007), which found that Asian countries such as India, China and South Korea have developed spectacular capacities for excellence in these areas and are positioned t
School assessment system is under pressure to turn students into exam scores for university admissions, says new think tank report.
UK government migration proposals must be backed by support and loans for new arrivals to Europe, according to new report
New libraries agency should step in to create a national network of ‘hub’ services, says key government advisor
Ethnic diversity and gay people are key indicators of cities’ creative potential, according to new UK creativity index
Our cultural assets will be damaged unless major arts institutions successfully argue for their intrinsic worth
...but users need to see the trade-off between privacy and delivery of location-based services, says new report
Teachers should embrace the 'hacker ethic' and share thier knowledge of what works, says leading education reformer
Ageing baby boomer generation could become force for social progress or a lobby for their own interests, says think tank report
Online interaction could improve democratic participation, say leading American cyberculture writer and UK e-government minister
The public sector could deliver better services and improve political participation using wireless technology