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Mar 30, 2023
Morton Rolls crisis shows we wait for calamity before we act
GLASGOW is famous for many things. As the Second City of the Empire, heavy industry is synonymous with our heritage; as a UNESCO...
Mar 17, 2023
Paul Sweeney: Give Glasgow a St Patrick's Day Parade
TODAY we celebrate St Patrick’s Day, which for cities across the world has evolved into a global celebration of the Irish diaspora. The...
Mar 3, 2023
Tackling the drug deaths crisis should be the first priority
THE incoming First Minister faces an overflowing in-tray of problems. Almost a decade ago, Nicola Sturgeon asked us to judge her on her...
Feb 17, 2023
Paul Sweeney: Time to say enough is enough to council cuts
THIS week, Scottish Green Councillors in Glasgow decided to lobby opposition MSPs, challenging us to help them improve the city’s...
Feb 3, 2023
Paul Sweeney: Local communities are being let down by the budget
YESTERDAY, the Scottish Government’s Budget passed its first stage of the parliamentary process meaning it is likely that in the coming...
Jan 6, 2023
Paul Sweeney column: 2023: The Year of Real Change
As we dust off the Hogmanay hangovers, we begin to think about the year that lies ahead. Many of us will have priorities to focus our...
Dec 23, 2022
Even Scrooge saw the error of his ways...Will John Swinney?
LAST week the Scottish Government unveiled its Budget. With the cost-of-living crisis biting hard, it was the most important fiscal event...
Dec 9, 2022
Paul Sweeney: Standing the test of time
Glasgow has a long been synonymous with the architectural beauty and grandeur of its buildings, which make it one the most handsome urban...
Nov 25, 2022
Paul Sweeney: Austerity won't work, it never has
Taking a walk around central Glasgow today, you can’t help but be dismayed. Handsome buildings crumbling and inundated with vegetation,...
Nov 14, 2022
Paul Sweeney: Asylum seekers need support not condemnation
Benjamin Franklin was once quoted as saying that only two things are certain in life - death and taxes. Recent years have heralded the...
Oct 28, 2022
Paul Sweeney: We don’t need another Tory Prime Minister, we need a General Election
It’s over. Liz Truss’ time as Prime Minister is done. The lettuce won. Her claim to fame will be that she somehow managed to crash the UK...
Oct 14, 2022
A rent freeze won’t solve Scotland’s housing crisis but it is a start
There is a housing crisis in Scotland. The problem can be traced back to Margaret Thatcher’s right to buy scheme, where social housing...
Sep 30, 2022
Tories Wage War on the Working Class
30th September 2022 Three weeks ago, it was announced that the UK had a new Prime Minister. Anointed by just 80,000 Conservative Party...
Sep 16, 2022
Paul Sweeney: Twenty years ago I was carrying my Evening Times paper bag around Auchinairn
16th September 2022 Twenty years ago, I could be found carrying my Evening Times paper bag around Auchinairn. At that time, I could...
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