O/T Glasgow

[bob_in_linwood]

You stay in Linwood, Bobby, not Glasgow. Why don't you channel your ideas into that shyteheap Paisley?

Because the thread title is "O/T Glasgow", Dannybhoy, not "O/T Paisley".

I don't go into Paisley anymore anyway. Used to enjoy going in for a pint on a Saturday night, but it's too dangerous for a man like me.

Now, I'll sometimes go into the city centre for a pint, but definitely not out to the uncivilised hinterlands like dennistoun.

[DannyBhoy]

You stay in Linwood, Bobby, not Glasgow. Why don't you channel your ideas into that shyteheap Paisley?

...or Linwood. [/quote]

Linwood is beyond help.

[HB]

Glasgow did a good job in the 60s of eradicting most of the slums and the slum-dwellers along with them.

But more is needed. Glasgow needs to start demolishing those seedy areas, like dennistoun, the south side of the river, etc, and then encouraging developers to gentrify those areas.

A strong program of eradication and gentrification. Particularly with a focus of eradicating those newer people who have moved to Glasgow from far away in recent years and live in poverty, scrounging benefits, and robbing people.

Glasgow built over 300 tower blocks in the 60s creating some of the worst housing areas in Europe.

[HB]

Glasgow did a good job in the 60s of eradicting most of the slums and the slum-dwellers along with them.

But more is needed. Glasgow needs to start demolishing those seedy areas, like dennistoun, the south side of the river, etc, and then encouraging developers to gentrify those areas.

A strong program of eradication and gentrification. Particularly with a focus of eradicating those newer people who have moved to Glasgow from far away in recent years and live in poverty, scrounging benefits, and robbing people.

How would you propose they go about 'eradicating those newer people' exactly?[/quote]

It's not hard, you tell them they've got to move out because you're demolishing their slums to build new and improved properties. Bam! Your

[manofsteel]

Some beautiful buildings in Dennistoun.

[bob_in_linwood]

Glasgow did a good job in the 60s of eradicting most of the slums and the slum-dwellers along with them.

But more is needed. Glasgow needs to start demolishing those seedy areas, like dennistoun, the south side of the river, etc, and then encouraging developers to gentrify those areas.

A strong program of eradication and gentrification. Particularly with a focus of eradicating those newer people who have moved to Glasgow from far away in recent years and live in poverty, scrounging benefits, and robbing people.

Glasgow built over 300 tower blocks in the 60s creating some of the worst housing areas in Europe.[/quote]

Yes, a problem that was rectified to a large degree in the 80s.

But, the urban renewal of the 60s did displace a large part of the slum-dwelling populace. IN the 60s there were 1 million people in Glasgow. By the 1980s there was half that number.

[DannyBhoy]

Some beautiful buildings in Dennistoun.

There most certainly is, Sevvy.

[bob_in_linwood]

Some beautiful buildings in Dennistoun.

You on crack?

[WangOneIn]

Glasgow did a good job in the 60s of eradicting most of the slums and the slum-dwellers along with them.

But more is needed. Glasgow needs to start demolishing those seedy areas, like dennistoun, the south side of the river, etc, and then encouraging developers to gentrify those areas.

A strong program of eradication and gentrification. Particularly with a focus of eradicating those newer people who have moved to Glasgow from far away in recent years and live in poverty, scrounging benefits, and robbing people.

Glasgow built over 300 tower blocks in the 60s creating some of the worst housing areas in Europe.[/quote]

Exactly, it's long been accepted that bull dozing vast areas of the inner city and scattering the people to peripheral housing schemes didn't work out so well...

In hindsight they would have tried to renovate and restore a lot of what they flattened.

[bob_in_linwood]

You stay in Linwood, Bobby, not Glasgow. Why don't you channel your ideas into that shyteheap Paisley?

...or Linwood. [/quote]

Linwood is beyond help.

[/quote]

Linwood has one or two issues, but, at least it's not gone all "multi-cultural".

There's a lot to be said for that.