by Duncan Henderson
A Place to Call One’s Own
G-YOU MAGAZINE// SEPTEMBER 2021// 28
‘Much like another generation major issue that will hit our harder (and then harder for subsequent generation) -each climate change it is clear what needs towill be- is done, but’ the political absent.
Our generation are no strangers to transient homes. Some of us will have moved quite a bit before we arrived at Glasgow, as parents upsize, downsize, move for work, or life takes a different turn. Some of us will have arrived home as a newborn and still enjoy going back to that same home at Christmas. Chances are though, unless a home student, we’ve all lived (or will end up living) in a number of flats during our days at University. Of course, that can be exciting in the moment - moving into halls for the first time; finding a flat with your friends for second year; decorating your new place (even at risk of the deposit); and the obligatory house-warming celebrations. After the graduation photos are taken and University remains nought but memories however, most hope the days of flat-hunting are coming to a close. Maybe a few years in a grad flat or with the parents to save up, then - just as many of our parents and grandparents did - putting down a deposit and getting a foot on the housing ladder. In my more naive years I figured it would be as simple as that.
