It’s been a good week for ... liberation
Thursday’s switch-on of a Christmas tree in Glasgow was extra special.
Last year the streets of the city's south side had reverberated to the cry: “Free the Shawlands One.” It seems those calls have been answered and the tree, ingnominiously caged last year, has been set free.
Metal barriers erected around the tree drew criticism from many in the community, but it was claimed the barricade was for its own protection.
After all, Glasgow does have previous on Christmas crime. In 1995, a life-sized baby Jesus was quite literally away in a manger after it was stolen from the nativity scene in George Square.
Nevertheless, the Shawlands tree has shaken off its shackles and returned this year with just a modest white picket fence to shield it from ill will. It has also been moved from last year's isolated location on a traffic island to a nearby pavement.
The move has been welcomed by locals who had called for change.
But there will be no room for complacency and the tree will be kept under close surveillance. It is understood Special Branch is on the case.
It’s been a bad week for ... breakfast
They come in a bright blue box emblazoned with a jolly orange tiger endorsing their grrrrrreatness. But Frosties, those little nuggets of gold that fair sparkle in Tony the Tiger’s bowl, so encrusted are they with sugar, are not for kids. No, manufacturers Kellogg’s say Frosties are an adult cereal.
This has, of course, nothing to do with Government requirements to reduce the sugar content in children’s products by 20 per cent by 2020.
After a trial of "reduced sugar" Frosties containing 30 per cent less sugar was less than successful, Kellogg's confirmed that it will not reduce their sugar content.
Ahead of the deadline, Kellogg's has banned promotions on Frosties, including free toys inside packets, but will keep the Tony the Tiger mascot on the front of boxes.
Kellogg's says that Tony the Tiger is an "adult cartoon" that appeals to millennials in their 20s and 30s.
Tony’s of no interest to children, then?
Aye, rrrrrrrrrrright.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here