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Apollo wrote:I was going to tack this onto the end f fin54's thread, but it probably deserves its own debate:
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5048626.html
I'll kick-off be noting that I know one shop-owner in Shettleston, who does not live in the area, that gets their shop closed, the shutters locked down and staff off home before 6 pm (and will not allow anyone back at night for any reason) in the belief that at night, the streets of this area are patrolled by knife-wielding thugs searching for people to attack or fight with.
AlanM wrote:I think someone has been to the Donal MacIntyre school of journalism. I'm sure there are skwads of neds roaming the place but I'm sure the violence levels have been greatly exagerated.
glasgowken wrote:Many years ago Glasgow had tightly organised gangs with hundreds of members each, there's nothing like that now, just loose gangs of pissed neds.
Was there less violence then ? The answer seems to be yes, but I can't understand it
glasgowken wrote:Many years ago Glasgow had tightly organised gangs with hundreds of members each, there's nothing like that now, just loose gangs of pissed neds.
Was there less violence then ? The answer seems to be yes, but I can't understand it
There is many shiny buildings and bridges getting built in our city which is great for Glasgow, but is it a gloss over some of the inherent social problems in our city? Widepread poverty, unemployment, drug abuse, alcoholism, sectarianism, racism.
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