Glasgow City Council

Finance, Society

Lawyers threaten to sue Strathclyde Pension Fund over equal pay retirement funds

Margaret Taylor on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Lawyers representing thousands of women who secured the largest equal pay settlement in Scottish history are planning legal action against Strathclyde Pension Fund over delays to ensuring the payout is reflected in their retirement income.

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Politics, Finance

Glasgow Council spent nearly £20,000 on Lord Provost portrait

Joe Lo on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Glasgow City Council has been accused of "ridiculous" spending after The Ferret revealed it used nearly £20,000 of taxpayers' money on a portrait of former Lord Provost, Sadie Docherty.

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Housing and homelessness

Emergency repairs leave tenants ‘locked out’ of their homes

Jamie Mann on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

Glasgow tenants said they were given no prior warning about the dangerous exterior of their buildings, after urgent repairs left many locked out for days during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Housing and homelessness, Society

‘Left behind and ignored’ – Glasgow’s derelict buildings

James McEnaney on April 19, 2020April 20, 2020

We investigate why two derelict buildings in Glasgow - the former Talisman pub in Springburn and St Margaret’s in Polmadie - have been left to rot.

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Health

Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown

Joe Lo on March 31, 2020April 1, 2020

Airbnb hosts across Scotland are facing police and council action for welcoming guests despite a government ban aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19.

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Health, Human rights, Society

Crucial services to disabled people cut due to coronavirus pandemic

Karin Goodwin on March 26, 2020July 17, 2020

Care packages for disabled people have been suspended with immediate affect due to staff pressures resulting from the coronavirus epidemic.

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Housing and homelessness, Health

Homeless ‘should be housed in hotels’ to protect them from Covid-19

Karin Goodwin on March 17, 2020March 20, 2020

Street homeless people must be urgently accommodated in hotels in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to those working to support them.

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Society, Politics

Bands accused of promoting neo-Nazism to play Glasgow music festival

Billy Briggs on March 4, 2020March 6, 2020

Campaigners say bands alleged to promote neo-Nazism should be stopped from performing at a Glasgow music festival.

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Environment

Keep investing in fossil fuels, pension fund tells council

Joe Lo on March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

The managers of a £24 billion pension fund want Glasgow councillors to keep investing in fossil fuels - despite the council declaring a "climate emergency".

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Glasgow City Council

Finance, Society

Lawyers threaten to sue Strathclyde Pension Fund over equal pay retirement funds

Politics, Finance

Glasgow Council spent nearly £20,000 on Lord Provost portrait

Housing and homelessness

Emergency repairs leave tenants ‘locked out’ of their homes

Housing and homelessness, Society

‘Left behind and ignored’ – Glasgow’s derelict buildings

Health

Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown

Housing and homelessness, Health

Homeless ‘should be housed in hotels’ to protect them from Covid-19

Society, Politics

Bands accused of promoting neo-Nazism to play Glasgow music festival

Environment

Keep investing in fossil fuels, pension fund tells council

Pension scheme chasing retirees for money forced to review governance

Scottish Natural Heritage condemned for Diageo peat extraction deal on Islay

‘This doesn’t happen here’: young women highlight sexual violence in Shetland

Trident damned as ‘deadly farce’ after costs rise £1bn