Four years after the National Health Service began in 1948, its founding health minister Nye Bevan wrote “no society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means”.
Today is your opportunity to vote for change in Glasgow.
AS Scotland’s sixth First Minister tenders their resignation, it is difficult to see what real benefit Glaswegians have derived from the 10 years in which their Parliamentarians have held the highest office in the country.
ON Monday evening, against all odds, Dennistoun’s Reidvale Housing Association voted against a takeover by the London-based Places for People (PfP).
With the latest cuts to Glasgow’s Health and Social Care Partnership and Glasgow Life it feels like it is now a constant battle trying to defend our city from the onslaught of economic and social vandalism.
UNCERTAINTY and cuts to community health services in Glasgow threaten the most vulnerable.
EVERY eight hours in Scotland one of our fellow citizens dies from entirely preventable drug-related death. Last year, the figure was 1051 dead, a decrease on the previous year of 1330.
We can’t ignore the key assets we already have
For years, we have experienced a dramatic decline in public services from reduced refuse collections to a degradation in our roads and parks.
