5 h. ago Councillors defect from Greens to become first Your Party representatives in Scotland

Seonad Hoy, Dan Hutchison and Leòdhas Massie announced they will form a group on Glasgow City Council

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10 h. ago Glasgow council pleaded with SNP Government to suspend liberal homelessness rules two years ago

EXCLUSIVE: A request was made in 2023 to suspend the "local connection" decision believed to have put extra pressure on the council.

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22 h. ago Former South Ayrshire schools boss quits Glasgow City Council role over text row

Douglas Hutchison was found to have sent messages which were deemed enough to 'potentially undermine' Glasgow City Council's budget process.

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34 h. ago SNP council blasted Nationalist Government over Glasgow housing emergency

EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow's council has blamed the Home Office for the city homelessness crisis, but letters released under FOI show the local SNP administration was angry with the Scottish Government over housing cuts.

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50 h. ago Glasgow council education chief resigns after text message row

Dr Douglas Hutchison quit over concerns his texts to an opposition councillor may have "breached rules on political restriction".

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4 d. ago Glasgow City Council refuses to bring forward George Square opening for Commonwealth Games

The city’s main square is currently closed for a revamp and will still be shut off when the Games come to Glasgow next summer.

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4 d. ago SNP Government told it can't 'shirk' responsibility for Glasgow homelessness crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Sweeney said Glasgow was struggling due to an inadequate supply of housing that can't meet the demand caused by more liberal SNP homelessness laws.

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1 week ago Democrats are captive to outdated etiquette. It’s endangering democracy | Ryan W Powers

The establishment left’s attachment to rigid rules leaves the party out of touch and failing to meet the momentIn early August, dozens of Democratic lawmakers fled Texas for Illinois, denying Republicans the quorum needed to pass new congressional maps projected to give the party as many as five additional seats. Their absence paralyzed the state legislature, turning a walkout into political resistance and drawing national attention.As the standoff dragged on, Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, offered an unorthodox countermove: a proposal to suspend his state’s independent redistricting commission and draw maps designed to hand Democrats a comparable advantage. He unveiled the plan with spectacle, mimicking Donald Trump’s signature style through all-caps declarations, a mocking nickname for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (“KaroLYIN”) and AI-generated celebrity endorsements.Ryan W Powers is a legal analyst who writes a weekly newsletter on democracy, dissent and the ...

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1 week ago Glasgow council needs ‘more time’ to resolve homeless refugee issues – Swinney

The First Minister was pressed on whether he backed a pause in asylum seekers coming to Glasgow.

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1 week ago John Swinney backs pause in asylum seekers being sent to Glasgow as city faces homelessness crisis

The First Minister backed up SNP-led Glasgow council over calls for a temporary suspension.

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2 w. ago Building collapses onto car on Busy Glasgow city centre road during Storm Amy

Glasgow City Council said the Broomielaw was closed to all traffic in both directions between York Street and Oswald Street.

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2 w. ago Busy city centre road closed after building collapses on to car amid Storm Amy

A building has fallen on to the road in Glasgow amid strong winds in Scotland from the first named storm of the season.

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4 w. ago Indonesia’s free school meals programme under scrutiny as 5,000 children fall ill

Indonesia's government is facing calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion-dollar free meals programme

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4 w. ago Israel’s future in Uefa could come to a head before October World Cup qualifiers

National team and club sides could face suspensionNext Uefa international break begins on 6 OctoberUefa could decide as early as next week whether to suspend Israel from its competitions, with the governing body facing growing pressure from inside and outside the game.Reports on Thursday, initially in the Times, suggested a vote that would determine Israel’s participation in World Cup qualifying and that of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League could be held by Uefa’s executive committee before the international break begins on 6 October. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Israel’s future in Uefa could come to a head before World Cup qualifiers

National team and club sides may face suspensionNext Uefa international break begins on 6 OctoberUefa could decide as early as next week whether to suspend Israel from its competitions, with the governing body facing growing pressure from inside and outside the game.Reports on Thursday, initially in the Times, suggested a vote that would determine Israel’s ­participation in World Cup qualifying and that of ­Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League could be held by Uefa’s ­executive committee before the ­international break begins on 6 October. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Indonesia’s free school meals program under scrutiny as 5,000 children fall ill

Indonesia's government is facing calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion-dollar free meals program after thousands of students fell sick from food poisoning

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4 w. ago Indonesia faces calls to halt free meals program as over 5,000 school children fall ill

Indonesia's government is facing calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion-dollar free meals program after thousands of students fell sick from food poisoning

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