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
A third-term Labour Government must tackle ‘poverty of aspiration’, says Culture Secretary
‘Open source’ models have huge untapped potential to transform business, government and everyday life, says think-tank report
Disabled people should be empowered to design and deliver their own services, says think-tank report
We get the ‘politicians we deserve’ if we opt out of the democratic process, says think-tank
A dedicated fund should be set up to support companies that employ homeless people
A new breed of active citizen is kick-starting a culture of volunteering
‘Mothers’ meetings’ with Muslim women are vital part of the ‘war on terror’, says think tank
Government must consult business on anti-terror policy
Demos embarks on Government-backed study of the new ‘science superpowers’
A culture of ‘playing in safe’ in children’s services could harm childhood development, says report