The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Glasgow is its people
Adrian Nairn
Extreme hot weather resulting from environmental change needs to be tackled through greater firefighting investment instead of fewer jobs and less resources, writes COLIN BROWN
There are many intricate details about the new Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani alliance we do not yet know, suggests ROGER McKENZIE, but its impact could be considerable
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
Hot and dry conditions are threatening British species unequipped for drought, explains PAUL ASHTON
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
WHEN the Glasgow School of Art was destroyed by its second massive blaze in four years, Adrian Nairn heard a bang on the door. The emergency services told him and his elderly mother to pack up quick, for their Dalhousie Street flat was in the middle of the danger zone.
Now, six weeks after the inferno, the self-employed harp maker has yet to regain access to his home for even a few minutes. Last weekend he made headlines across the Scottish papers when he was — once again — threatened with arrest for attempting to push down a barricade.
When I caught up with Nairn yesterday, he argued that it was the police — and not him — on dubious legal ground. “We’re actually disputing the legality of the cordon,” he said.
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