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This attitude sums up why Glasgow is on its knees
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The state of Glasgow city centre has been the subject of much debate on our Letters Pages of late, sparked by a report produced through the auspices of the city’s Chamber of Commerce which threw up some alarming figures.
Read our article here
Today, one of our readers argues that the city has a major attitude problem.
Billy Gold of Glasgow writes:
"The recent report which showed significant declines across all business sectors in Glasgow made for grim reading with the night-time economy, retail and the hospitality sector all bearing the brunt of a drop in footfall in the city centre of almost half a million compared to the previous year. So when Sunday dawned bright and sunny it seemed that a holiday weekend and 50,000 fans attending TRNSMT at Glasgow Green would give the city a much-needed reputational and financial boost, but as usual making life difficult for anyone planning a night out in Glasgow, our Subway system was displaying notices saying 'Event at Glasgow Green, please note no services after 6pm' and the Government-owned ScotRail posted on X: 'All services terminate before festival finishes... please consider alternative arrangements.'
This attitude sums up why Glasgow is on its knees and as a proud Scot I am furious that so many visitors will have been let down by people who could have sorted these issues if they could put aside their internal squabbles and focus on the real world."
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