A wee trip around the city:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFin6la2qCc&feature=fvsr
ionnsaigh wrote:I had the misfortune of having to visit a close in the Maryhill area of Glasgow - Two days before a man had died in a house fire. The guys name was Mick - he was in his fifties. People had tied Celtic tops to the railings outside, which included a Rangers top and scarf. ( Not sure if I really approve of this type of thing - although one things for sure it's becoming more popular ).
The houses are mostly open air veranda type maisonettes - with closes at either end - each close has about Twelve families - Three to a landing , this particular close has been badly damaged by smoke - everything is completely covered in black greasy soot. Weans are up and down the close all the time ( they live there ) The close lighting is not working - The man's belonging have been lying in the street for several days now - some furniture, TV, his clothes, and what looks like a new mountain bike.
This part of the large street - it consists of hundreds of houses could fairly be described as slum dwellings - and housing the poorest of the poor - in terms of housing. The mans belongings haven't been touched - however I feel that the landlord GHA have acted in a disgraceful manner - with absolutely no dignity shown to the dead mans family friends and neighbours.
The people up that close should have been rehoused immediately - until the place was made habitable - however GHA ( remembering the ones you talk about clearing up our streets of drug dealers ) Don't appear to think that it is necessary.
gizmo wrote:Seems like a reasonably fair assessment to me. Don't tell me you can find something to moan about there surely.
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