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WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2011

'WE CAN SAVE THE EUROZONE' Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling argues that decisive action now can pull Europe out of the ongoing debt crisis

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Ritch-hunt?

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Midwives migrate Midwifery graduates discuss difficulties in gaining desired employment with The Journal

Glasgow student president strikes back in war of words with campus activists over emails suggesting cosy relationship with university officials IAIN FARRELL

Alan Robertson

Occupy Glasgow

Managing Editor EMBATTLED STUDENT LEADER Stuart Ritchie has insisted he has no plans to resign as president of Glasgow University Students' Representative Council (GUSRC) in the face of pressure from a band of campus activists.

In an exclusive interview with The Journal, the GUSRC head said he has become the target of a politically-motivated campaign by local and national campaigners.

An open meeting between Ritchie and members of the Glasgow University student community was scheduled to take place as The Journal went to print with members of the Glasgow Coalition of Resistance calling either for the leader's resignation or a vote of no confidence.

The move comes after a series of emails between Ritchie and Glasgow University's Corporate Communications chief Susan Stewart intimated that the GUSRC leader lobbied for an alternate structuring of recently-set fees for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The ancient institution last month elected to enshrine fee levels of £6,750 a year, taking the total cost of a fouryear degree to £26,000. Ritchie is believed to have argued over the course of negotiations in favour of £9,000 across three years instead, a decision

Anti-capitalist protestors persistent presence in George Square demonstration

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Celtic Connections

Glasgow student president embroiled in controversy over stance on RUK fee levels that has attracted criticism from certain quarters in light of the GUSRC's public condemnation of levels set.

However, the student president told The Journal he has no intention of stezpping aside in the wake of the revelations and even fired a warning shot at the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland for wading into the

issue. NUS Scotland last week labelled Ritchie's behaviour as that of “a president who thinks he’s untouchable and entirely unaccountable to his own students” – a move that sparked controversy because of Glasgow's unaffiliated status.

Ritchie told The Journal: "Why have the NUS been contacted? It's because

there is a direct correlation between the anti-cuts network and the NUS. They share the same agenda at heart and I have been a victim of that.

"This began in March when my election campaign started and the anticuts network ran a candidate and lost.

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High-profile figures at anti-hate crime vigil Justice Secretary MacAskill: 'Education as important as enforcement in tackling hate crime' Amanda Svensson Falk GOVERNMENT MINISTERS, SENIOR police officers and activists last week added their voices to a national campaign against hate crime, at a

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candlelight vigil in Edinburgh marking the third International Day Against Hate Crime.

The NUS Scotland-organised vigil, held outside Edinburgh City Chambers on Friday 28 October, included a two-minute silence in remembrance

of victims of hate crime and speeches from high-profile public figures including justice secretary Kenny MacAskill, Lothian & Borders Police deputy chief constable Steven Allan and Gay Men's Health chief executive Bruce Fraser.

NUS Scotland LGBT Officer Nathan

Sparling, who helped organise the event, told The Journal that the purpose of the vigil was to show solidarity with victims and to encourage people to report incidences of hate crime.

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Tales of two cities Glasgow Uni football team suffer defeat on home soil at hands of capital counterparts

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Glasgow SRC leader stands firm over fees controversy

THIS WEEK INSIDE

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Union in colleges campaign

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"I think I have done my best for Glasgow university students up until now and will continue to do so. It is very telling that this campaign is being run by the same students who went up against me in March and lost – an anticuts campaign that has lost focus on this campus in the last five months."

However, NUS Scotland together with the Glasgow Coalition of Resistance hit back at the criticism amid claims the GUSRC chief has failed to fulfil the responsibilities bestowed to the elected position.

NUS Scotland President Robin Parker told The Journal: "For Stuart Ritchie to call himself a victim shows he's lost all touch with reality. The victims here are students from the rest of the UK that will have to take on a mortgage debt to come to study in Scotland.

"Where Stuart Ritchie is absolutely right is that it's up to Glasgow students who their president is. The trouble is that they chose a president to stand up

for their views not his own.

"A university should be judged by the quality of its education, not by the size of its price tag. I'm sure Glasgow students, just like students across Scotland, believe that, even if Stuart Ritchie himself does not."

A petition calling for Ritchie's resignation was launched this week with activists around campus attempting to drum up support. The GUSRC's constitution is seen to provide no formal mechanism for a vote of no confidence, though it is thought Ritchie could be susceptible to complaints submitted through the body's grievance procedure.

A Glasgow Coalition of Resistance spokeswoman said: "What we're dealing with is facts. It's not about a political campaign.

"He [Ritchie] has taken a stance publicly and has completely reneged on that... it's not a matter of left or rightwing policies. It's naming a liar.

"All he has done is fail the students every time he's had the opportunity to stand up and be a representative."

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Alisdair Gray

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Campaigners have identified public reluctance to report such crimes as one of the main challenges faced by Scotland today. "Some people feel there is still a bit of stigma attached to reporting hate crimes to the police," said Mr Sparling.

"The goal is essentially to eradicate hate crime, but if we can’t do that it is to at least increase reporting numbers to over 50 per cent, and that means anything from graffiti, to verbal abuse and physical assault.”

According to a recent NUS Scotland report, only four per cent of hate crimes are reported to the police. Statistics from the Equality Network, an LGBT pressure group, show that two-thirds of LGBT people in Edinburgh have been verbally abused because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, while up to a third said they had been physically assaulted.

Addressing the crowd on the Royal Mile, SNP cabinet secretary Mr MacAskill said that it was "very humbling" and "a great privilege" to be a part of the vigil. He stressed the need for strong anti-hate legislation, but said that government policy tackling racism and homophobia must also attempt to educate perpetrators.

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Mr MacAskill said that although he wished hate crimes were thing of the past, the fact that this is not the case was his responsibility, as justice secretary, to be held accountable for. Speaking after the event, Mr MacAskill told The Journal that, while he felt the Scottish Government had taken a hard line in implementing anti-hate laws, it was crucial that government ensured that those laws were effectively enforced, and "that everyone feels that if they report a breach of the law, an attack upon them or even insidious comments, it will be acted upon."

He added: “This is the 21st century, people have to realise that there are laws and that they will be enforced. And people also have to realise that these views are completely unacceptable in a modern, social democratic Scotland.”

Asked what impact he thought the vigil would have, Mr MacAskill said: "I think it's important we had the event tonight. There is a purpose so these ceremonies that's very poignant and very touching, and I pay tribute to the organisers.

“Those who have suffered, and continue to suffer should be remembered, both those who have lost their lives and those who have been hurt.”

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Midwives forced to leave Scotland in search of work The Journal speaks to recent graduates struggling to succeed in transition from education into employment MARIO TESTINO

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THE LACK OF job prospects available to newly qualified midwives in Scotland is forcing them to leave home in search of work, The Journal has found.

Scotland has traditionally trained more midwives than numbers needed with the surplus finding employment in England or abroad. Recent cuts to the number of midwifery posts in the country, however, has meant that almost all recently-graduated midwives have been forced to leave in search of work.

Nikki Borland recently completed her studies at Glasgow Caledonian University and feels let down by the absence of job availability north of the Border. “The job prospects in Scotland are terrible and the government should not be funding students throughout university when they know there will be no jobs at the end of it.”

Since completing her studies Borland has applied for the only two midwifery posts advertised in Scotland but was not shortlisted for an interview in either. Following her lack of success, she applied for a job advertised in London and was successful but added: “It’s a shame [myself and other graduates] have to travel away to find work.”

Out of the 18-latest Glasgow Caledonian graduates, only three have been able to find midwifery posts in the United Kingdom - all in England.

As a result many have considered travelling further afield in an attempt to practice their clinical skills. Australia, Canada and New Zealand are the most popular destinations with several students receiving emails from these countries’ health boards advertising positions.

Two of the Caledonian graduates

Graduates from the likes of Glasgow Caledonian, above, have encountered unfavourable job market will be moving to Canada for work and after funding these students throughout their education, it would seem disheartening that our country will not be the one that reaps the benefits of their labour.

However, not all graduates are able to leave home so easily. Many older students have family commitments that restrict where they can travel. Younger students may simply find the prospect of leaving home at a young age too daunting.

Kirsty Stark, a recent graduate from Caledonian University, said: “It’s difficult to know what to do. I don’t

really want to move away from my friends and family to find work.”

The lack of available posts for midwives has led to the closure of three midwifery schools in Scotland’s universities – Glasgow Caledonian, Dundee and Stirling have all closed their undergraduate departments.

Despite the lack of posts in Scotland, there is currently a severe shortage of midwives in England.

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has claimed an extra 4,700 midwives are needed, with the south-east and London the areas with the highest demand.

Cathy Warwick, general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “Too many maternity units across England are understaffed and under-resourced to meet the demands made of them. It leaves me feeling deeply frustrated that we are not seeing any action from this government to remedy this.”

The same is true for Wales, with the RCM adding Wales requires an increase in midwife numbers of more than 10 per cent – the equivalent of an extra 136 midwives. The number may seem low but it is enough to staff a medium-sized maternity ward.

While this figure sounds relatively small, in midwifery terms, it does represent a significant shortfall.

Part of the reason for these shortages is due to the increasing birthrate. England has seen a rise of 22 per cent since 2001, while Wales has witnessed a growth of 19 per cent in the last nine years. Another factor is the increasing complexity of births, thus demanding more of midwives' time. Scotland is also encountering a similar baby boom – the country’s birth-rate has grown by around 4,000 in the last six years.

Even though there are severe shortages in the numbers of midwives in other parts of the UK, a recent RCM report finds that senior midwives are facing falling budgets and pressure to cut staff.

The RCM surveyed Heads of Midwifery across the UK with just under half responding. Over a third (37 per cent) of respondents said that they anticipate having to cut staffing levels in the next 12 months. Nearly two thirds (60 per cent) say that their establishment (staffing levels including vacancies) is not enough to cope with the demands on their services.

The pressure brought about by shortages has undoubtedly had an effect here in Scotland also. Stark admitted that through her experience on placement in Glasgow “it is clear that more midwives are needed, the hospitals are very busy and the demands on staff are high”.

"Many times midwives missed their breaks because there were not enough staff to relieve them.”

With closure of the country’s core midwifery courses, staff shortages and a lack of funding combined with the ever increasing birth-rate, the Scottish Government faces an uphill battle if it is to stop the situation occurring in England and Wales from happening here.

University applications within Scotland down Drop of 10 per cent year-on-year witnessed amid warnings over effects of recent tuition fee changes

Karen Thomson

APPLICATIONS TO SCOTTISH universities from people living in Scotland have fallen 10 per cent since last year.

The figures, released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), also show a drop of 15.4 per cent of applicants from Scotland to English universities and a 4.5 per cent drop in English applicants to Scottish universities.

The decline comes despite the fact that Scottish students will remain

exempt from tuition fees. However, experts warned the it remains too early to draw conclusions on demand.

Alastair Sim, Universities Scotland director, said: “This set of applicant figures was always going to be volatile because of all the changes to fees north and south of the Border.

“However, it’s very early in the applications cycle and far too early to tell anything about student demand with any certainty."

The figures were published after the closing date for applications to Oxford and Cambridge and are expected to increase by the closing date for the

majority of universities in the UK in January next year.

Sim added: “About the only thing that is clear from this data is that prospective students are choosing to weigh up their decisions more carefully and apply later in the cycle.

"That’s perfectly reasonable given all the changes and the fact that many Scottish universities only set out their fee intentions for students from the rest of the UK a few weeks ago.”

Robin Parker, President of National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland, attributed the figures to the introduction of new policies on tuition fees.

“We have real concern that these figures show that the confusion and fear of fees created by Westminster’s damaging fees policy is having an impact on people in Scotland’s decisions, even though the Scottish Government has rightly decided to not introduce fees," he said.

“We just hope that it’s more that people are putting off applying, rather than being put off from going to university. It is a great shame, and no real surprise, if £9,000 fees are shutting down the opportunities for Scots to study in England.”

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spokesman, Ken Macintosh MSP, also levelled criticism at the new system and said: “There is a real need for much more detailed information to be supplied to those thinking of going to university. Just saying there are no tuition fees in Scotland is not enough as there are all sorts of other costs associated with going away from home to study."

Despite the national decline, interest from overseas applicants has risen.

Applicants from non-EU countries to Scotland's higher education institutions were up 18.3 per cent on last year and applicants from other EU countries witnessed a 3.1 per cent rise.

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Protecting colleges from cuts new No.1 priority for union

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Stef Millar Student Politics Editor STUDENT PRESIDENTS' FROM across the country's colleges have joined with NUS Scotland in the latest campaign against cuts outlined by the Scottish Government in last month's spending review.

The effort, which will become the union's new priority campaign after winning a £7,000 minimum income for the poorest students in their last undertaking, will be officially launched on November 19 at the NUS Scotland Zone Conference.

Students will call on MSPs to restate their manifesto commitment to protect the number of places in further education as well as maintain the credits per course at 18 in order to protect the quality of college education and to keep access to college courses local and fair.

Students from across Scotland will be taking part in a video where they will talk about the importance of further education and why they are participating in a bid to raise awareness of the crucial role colleges play and how valuable they are to their local communities.

Robin Parker, president of NUS Scotland, said: "Colleges' budgets were

NUS Scotland keen to maintain access for all to colleges such as Stow in Glasgow cut by over 10 per cent last year and we know the impact that's had on class sizes, teaching time and wider support and guidance for students. We must therefore avoid this damage again over the coming years."

He added: "Colleges play a crucial

role in promoting social and economic development in some of Scotland's most deprived communities... Protecting places, quality and local access to college is crucial to widening access, both to education in general but also to degrees too.

"If we are to be successful, we have to come together as a student movement across Scotland and do everything in our power to make sure that vital opportunities to study at local colleges are there for this year and there for many years to come."

Universities ready College elections to roll back fees court controversy Institutions south of the Border keen to cash in on extra student places

Stef Millar ALMOST 30 UNIVERSITIES in England are considering lowering their tuition fees with eight of them already taking steps to do so, the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has confirmed.

The white paper that resulted in a rise in tuition fees in England and Wales outlined a means for institutions charging less than an average £7,500 to bid for an extra 20,000 student places.

The higher education institutions that wish to change their fees must submit plans to OFFA by the end of this week with 28 said to be eyeing-up the move. Shadow Universities Minister Gareth Thomson said: "The fees set by universities are a mess of the Government's own making after they cut university funding by 80 per cent and allowed tuition fees to treble."

Toni Pearce, vice president for further education of the National Union of Students (NUS) said: "Tens of thousands of applicants now face an anxious wait

at an already stressful time. Students looking to assess and compare what support will be available to them will be facing weeks of uncertainty and many will find that vital bursaries have been replaced with tokenistic fee waivers."

There is a fear that the tuition fees charged in Scotland are too high, especially in light of the drop in England. The average cost for a degree in Scotland now sits at £30,000, with St. Andrews and Edinburgh universities charging the maximum of £9,000 per annum over the course of a four-year degree.

Robin Parker, NUS Scotland President said: "If the average fee does indeed come down in England, the more expensive degree cost in Scotland will only look even more out of place.

"It [the Scottish Government] should now step in and save the principals from themselves by introducing a minimum standard for bursaries for the poorest students, and setting a lower, non variable fee for students from the rest of the UK."

Voting irregularities raised in student elections at Cardonald College

Ryan Thomson Voter turnout increased by almost a third in this year's round of student elections at Cardonald College – albeit against a backdrop of criticism over the polling process.

Cardonald College Glasgow Students’ Association last month co-ordinated their SRC elections with a rise in voter participation of 30 per cent on last year together with an increase in the number of candidates and contested elections.

However, the polls opened 20 minutes late with some students unable to vote when they were expecting to.

And serious issues emerged as voters made their way to the polling booths to find no such booths available, prompting fears that while all candidates were banned from campaigning by the ballot box, peer pressure from other voters could culminate in vulnerable voters changing their minds with pen in hand.

Newly-elected student president,

Stefani Millar, told The Journal: "I wasn't aware of the issues surrounding the election until I actually voted. I was disappointed to see that there wasn't full privacy to vote”.

Voters were faced with further surprises with some SRC positions different from ones expected or those formalised in the constitution. Certain positions had been changed whereas others – including Disabled Student's Officer, Black Students' Officer and Women's Officer – were missing altogether, causing controversy among the student population.

Millar added: “I was extremely disappointed when I saw the available posts. When I questioned the lack of various positions such as a Women's Officer I was told that the Head of Equalities for the college hadn't felt the need for one and that it wasn't in the constitution.

"I feel that not only has the college read the constitution wrong but that it has trivialised important issues by not including positions such as Women's Officer and Black Students' Officer."

A GLASGOW WEST End-based bar is at loggerheads with local residents over an application lodged to extend its license.

Brew Dog, opposite Kelvingrove Art Gallery, has applied for a licence that could see the venue develop a 20-person capacity outdoor area as well as extending opening hours until 12am five nights of the week from Sunday through to Thursday.

At Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Community Council AGM, chairperson Tony Ownsworth said he was “absolutely and utterly” opposed to external drinking spots in close proximity to public housing.

Elected members discussed the problems of the bar being opposite one of Glasgow’s flagship museums, and the increasing number of pubs and bars in the Yorkhill and Finnieston area.

Hannah Pate, a 21-year-old student who lives above the pub, said: “We can’t have an early night anymore – even with just the indoor noise you can hear it from my bedroom.”

Brew Dog are Scotland’s largest independent brewery and their bars exclusively serve Brew Dog beers, the range including the 32 per cent ABV Tactical Nuclear Penguin and 41 per cent ABV Sink the Bismarck.

Brew Dog were unavailable for comment.

Poll boost for SRC elections STUDENT ELECTIONS AT the University of Glasgow last month enjoyed a record turnout.

Glasgow University Students' Representative Council (GUSRC) counted a total 1,486 unique voters - the highest since online polling began in 2006 – following the closing of Autumn election polls on October 19.

The election saw a total of 36 candidates vying for 22 available positions, albeit with only six of the constituencies contested.

Vice president of learning and development, James Harrison, said: "Our new structure allows for more layers of communication between our council and class reps, allowing for a much more active community of representatives."

Fancy dress fun run in Glasgow A ‘HALLOWEEN HOWLER’ fun run in aid of Stroke Association Scotland was held at Glasgow Green last weekend.

The 6.66km route was tackled both by first-time runners and seasoned athletes, most in Halloween dress, including the 118 double-act.

One Glasgow family raised approximately £1,500 in memory of their father, who passed away in July after suffering a stroke.

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Caledonian play host to World Solo Drumming Championships

Occupy Glasgow refuse to dissipate

Competitors from across the globe pack into Glasgow-based university

Activists' based in city centre's George Square resist move

Aimee Beveridge Local News Editor OVER 200 TARTAN-CLAD drummers gathered at Glasgow Caledonian University last month for the annual World Solo Drumming Championships and inaugural International Juvenile Solo Tenor drumming competition.

The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) contest sponsored by Andante Percussion saw competitors from as far afield as France, the United States and Canada play head-to-head for the title of world champion.

Nervous friends and family of the finalists filled the institution's 500-capacity Carnegie theatre hall at the end of the gruelling day to hear the winners as they were announced.

Steven Shedded, 18, from the House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead pipe band gleaned the juvenile 3 event. He said: “It’s just an indescribable feeling you get when your name gets called out.”

The musicians work all year round, playing and competing with their bands

as well as taking part in solo events.

Securing the juvenile 2 title – his sixth win in eight years of competing, Grant Cassidy, 16, also from the House of Edgar, said that he practises every day for three to four hours leading up to the championship and for 45 minutes to an hour every day in-between.

Steven McWhirter, 28, of Inveraray and District Pipe Band won the adult championship event, while Ryan Martin from Cullybackey Pipe Pand, Northern Ireland, scooped the juvenile 1 championship. Cameron Anderson of George Watson’s College, Edinburgh, won the solo tenor juvenile 1 event, and Katelyn Garrity of Canada’s Simon Fraser University the solo tenor juvenile 2 prize.

President of the RSPBA, George Ussher, said the entrants endure a tough training schedule and added: “Most of those guys are all bands men, so they’ll already, certainly if they’re in a grade 1 or grade 2 band, have at least two sets to learn with their band.

“We expect that they’ll play something different from what the band play, so that’s maybe the third of fourth set that they’ve had to learn."

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ANTI-CAPITALIST ACTIVISTS CAMPED in the heart of Glasgow city centre have refused to leave amid concerns over disruption to the upcoming calendar of events.

Glasgow City Council ordered the Occupy Glasgow group to leave George Square in the aftermath of an attack on a 28-year-old woman at the site last week.

Until the attack council bosses had proved unsuccessful in attempts to persuade the group to move from the space needed for up-and-coming events such as Remembrance Sunday. The switching on of the Christmas lights is also approaching, for which the entire square will be needed for 17,500 ticket holders.

Glasgow City Council issued the camp with a notice of expulsion and was preparing to go to court as The Journal went to print in a bid to attain an eviction order, clearing the way for the demonstration to be forcibly removed.

Protesters pitched their tents in the square on Saturday October 15 as part of a worldwide 'anti-greed' demonstration in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.

Colin Edgar, head of communication at Glasgow City Council, said the council supports and encourages people's rights to protest in the city. However, the problem with this demonstration lies in the fact it has targeted the city's central public space, used throughout the year for major events.

He added: “There have been three places that they could go to that we’ve offered although we would consider other places: Glasgow Green, The Broomielaw in the International Finance service district – which fits in more with the aims of the process – and Kelvingrove Park.

“They have shown no real

willingness to move.”

However, a member of Occupy Glasgow, who wished to be named only as David, told The Journal: “They’ve [Glasgow City Council] issued a court summons to two individuals at the camp.

“What we’re actually being accused of is public speaking without permission, and organising public meetings without permission. What I say to them is bring it on. I have a right to free speech. People have a right to assembly.

“We will not be moved. We will not be budged an inch.”

However, 14-year-old human rights demonstrator, Ewan, who doesn’t camp at the site but protests on a daily basis, said that Occupy Glasgow have been in discussion with Glasgow City Council over possible moves.

He added: “We were happy to move

completely, and get out of the way for things like Remembrance Sunday.

“We have actually been discussing with Glasgow City Council about moving to different locations, about how the camp’s sustainability is in Glasgow, and what it’s doing.

“But right now, as far as I personally know – this is not a representative view of the camp – as far as I know, we are here in George Square.

“Armistice Day, and Remembrance Day are very important dates in the calendar of the World. They mark massive occasions in the history of planet earth and the history of society in Britain, America, Germany, France, everywhere.

“We have already made clear to the press that we were willing to move and accommodate Armistice and Remembrance Day. That is fact, pure clean fact.

We’ve always said that."

Occupy Glasgow has become one part of a worldwide movement DAVID LYONS

Protesters pay respects to war dead Demonstrators gather in Glasgow on ten-year anniversary of Afghanistan conflict David Lyons

ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS MET in Glasgow last week in a ceremony to marked the ten-year anniversary of the Afghanistan war.

Around 50 people gathered on the Clyde Street suspension bridge for the 'naming of the dead' memorial that was organised by the Stop the War coalition.

A list of 100 people who have died in the conflict was read out, alternating between Afghan civilians and British and American soldiers.

With every ten names read a white rose was thrown into the River Clyde to

Caledonian played host to best of drumming world JONATHAN NICHOLSON

mark one year of the war.

Amongst the readers were chair of Scotland Stop the War coalition, Keir McKechnie, representatives from Scotland’s for Peace, and the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Members of Occupy Glasgow were also present.

Speaking after the event Nicola Fisher, chair of Glasgow Stop the War coalition, said: “It’s important to send a message to politicians and to the government that although they’ve continued very much against public opinion, the anti-war movement is still here.”

In reaction to Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s recent comments that Afghanistan would side with Pakistan in a war with the USA, Fisher said: “They’re

neighbours, why wouldn’t they? This is the viper’s nest we‘ve got into in Afghanistan.

“It really illuminates what an absolute mess we’re in over there and what an absolute folly it’s been.”

Patrick Harvie MSP attended the event while Sandra White MSP and Humza Yousaf MSP were unable to attend but sent their regards.

In a letter read out during the ceremony SNP list MSP Yousaf said the people of Afghanistan were promised freedom and liberation but instead suffered shock and awe.

The war in Afghanistan started on 7 October 2001 and has been at the centre of much controversy and debate ever since.

First Minister says 'London has had its turn' Focus was on the independence agenda at the SNP conference Andrew Barr National Politics editor AT THE SNP annual conference in Inverness this week, First Minister Alex Salmond told delegates the days of “Westminster politicians telling Scotland what to do or what to think” were over, and claimed the Scottish people were now “in the driving seat."

Mr Salmond used his speech to reiterate what he believes is the UK Government’s lack of mandate to govern Scottish affairs and to set out a “Nae Limits” agenda for Scotland’s wealth of energy resources. Following a recent BP announcement that current North Sea oil findings are to last until 2050, Mr Salmond told the conference that “London has had its turn."

Mr Salmond stated: “After 40 years of oil and gas Westminster had coined in some £300 billion from Scottish water – around £60,000 for every man women and child in the country.

“The Tories’ own Office of Budget Responsibility figures suggest another

£230 billion of oil revenues over the next 30 years - and that was before the latest announcements.

“Let the next 40 years be for the people of Scotland.”

The First Minister also set out the SNP’s commitment to tackle youth unemployment and announced an annual 25,000 modern apprenticeships in addition to offering every 16-19 year old a training opportunity.

Convener of the Federation of Student Nationalists, Gail Lythgoe, told The Journal: “Most young Scots have never known anything but devolution in Scotland and understand that independence is a means to an end - to a fairer, more just, more equal society. We - the independence generation - are ready to deliver for Scotland. We owe it to the people who have gone before us, those today who are struggling in an unequal society and we owe it to the future generation of young Scots.”

The Scottish independence referendum is expected to be held during the second half of the SNP’s term in government.

Scots believe Holyrood should run the country New survey suggests that Scots are warming to the idea of independence Dominique Cottee Staff writer A MAJORITY OF people (74 per cent) in Scotland believe Holyrood should have the most influence in running the country, according to a recently-published government survey. The social attitudes survey, conducted between June and November 2010, also shows that 61 per cent of people trust the Holyrood government to make fair decisions, while 49 per cent of people believe that the Scottish Government gives them a stronger voice.

Jim Eadie, SNP MSP for Edinburgh Southern, believes the results of the survey underlines the appetite for further constitutional progress to extend the powers of the Scottish Parliament.

He said: “These findings are not just an endorsement of the Scottish Government, but are a real encouragement that people in Scotland want to take charge of their own destiny – and only the SNP matches those aspirations.”

Comparatively, only 24 per cent

trust the Westminster government in the same way, although 45 per cent believe they currently retain the most influence over the way the country is run. However, the survey also indicates that 64 per cent of Scots believe the Scottish economy had grown weaker in the 12 months prior to the survey, and 54 per cent felt that living standards in the country had also deteriorated.

Speaking to The Journal, Mr Eadie continued: “The vast majority of people want Scotland’s Parliament to have the full economic clout needed to fight recession, support recovery, and build a fair society – which is why the Scotland Bill needs to be improved and strengthened.

“The debate in Scotland is no longer between change or no change – it is about the kind of change we seek, and the right of the people to choose their future in a free and fair referendum.

“Popular opinion in Scotland has moved far beyond the status quo. Opinion poll after opinion poll shows a clear majority of people in favour of radical constitutional progress for Scotland."

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Controversial competitor enters race for Scottish Labour deputy leadership Glasgow South-West MP Ian Davidson announces he will run SCOTTISH LABOUR

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IT HAS BEEN announced that Glasgow MP Ian Davidson will become the fourth contender in the race for deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party. Also competing for the position are Dumfries MSP Elaine Murray, MSP for North-East Scotland Lewis MacDonald, and Mr Davidson’s fellow Glasgow MP Anas Sarwar.

The position became available following the Scottish Parliament Election in May of this year, after which leader Iain Gray announced his resignation. Current deputy leader Johann Lamont is now a candidate for the leadership of the party.

Annabel Goldie, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, and Tavish Scott, who held the same position in the Liberal Democrat Party, also left their posts after the SNP took a majority government, in what has been described as a ‘disastrous’ election.

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referendum and the consequences it would have for Scotland. However, the MP has caused controversy in the past by labelling the SNP “neofascists” in a House of Commons debate. More recently, he has been accused of threatening SNP MP for Banff and Buchan, and a fellow member of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee, Dr Eilidh Whiteford.

Dr Whiteford has claimed Davisdon threatened to give her a “doing” if discussions by the committee that were held in private session were leaked to the media. This has caused Dr Whiteford to withdraw from the committee, stating she will not return to its meetings unless Mr Davidson renounces his role as its chairman.

Dr Whiteford said of Mr Davidson that she did not “believe this behaviour is compatible with the position of chair of a select committee."

A complaint against Mr Davidson has been made to the Commons speaker by the SNP’s Westminster leader Angus Robertson.

A conference was held in Glasgow on 29 October and marked the beginning of the Scottish Labour leadership campaign. The results will be announced on 17 December.

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Hate crime in Scotland

Time to confront the prejudice ON 22 OCTOBER, a man was found dead, savagely beaten and badly burned, on an industrial estate in the small Ayrshire town of Cumnock. The victim, Stuart Walker, was 28 years old and well-liked in Cumnock, where he worked as a barman. He was also gay. But although the police have been reluctant to classify his murder as a homophobic attack, that has nonetheless become the prevailing narrative in this awful case.

This is not the first brutal attack on a gay man in Scotland. It is only the most recent, and among the most horrific. But whether or not Mr Walker’s murder was driven by prejudice, the case has highlighted the lack of urgency with which policymakers in Scotland are confronting the issue of hate crime here.

It is now over a year since the implementation of the Offences

Aggravated by Prejudice (Scotland) Act, which put crimes motivated by sexual orientation on the same judicial footing as those driven by racial hatred. When the law entered force in March 2010, the Scottish Government and opposition parties vowed that hate crimes - whether motivated by race, religion or sexuality - would not be tolerated in Scotland. That is a fine sentiment, but the government must act decisively to enforce the law.

Crown Office statistics show a fivefold increase in crimes against LGBT people over a five-year period up to 2010, and The Herald cite a 2010 survey suggesting that two-thirds of Edinburgh’s LGBT community have been the victims of homophobic verbal abuse.

That is a staggering statistic. The need for social inclusion, and the right of every person to feel safe in

their community, regardless of their ethnic background, religious belief or sexual orientation, is not a matter of debate: it is a moral imperative. Scotland has an ugly history of prejudice, from the continuing blight of sectarianism to the tragic memory of Michael Doran, the gay man beaten to death in a 1995 ‘gay bashing’ in a Glasgow Park. But this is not what defines Scotland, nor should it be.

Attacks like these are more reminiscent of a medieval society than the modern, cosmopolitan Scotland we live in. The government must address the fact of hate crime from a judicial standpoint, but it must also confront the backwards social attitudes which cause these horrible attacks. If it does not, then how can the 300,000 Scots who identify as LGBT feel that their government cares about them at all?

Reverend Giles Fraser

An honourable resignation THE RESIGNATION LAST week of Giles Fraser, canon chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, was a surprising but welcome reminder of what a public figure publicly standing by their beliefs looks like. On 27 October, senior clergy at the cathedral announced that they would seek legal action to removed the Occupy London Stock Exchange encampment from the steps of the cathedral, where it has squatted for over a fortnight. Reverend Fraser promptly resigned, saying that a police eviction of the occupiers would amount to “violence in the name of the church”.

He later told the Guardian that his decision was “not about my sympathies or what I believe about the camp. I support the right to protest and in a perfect world we could have negotiated. But our legal advice was that this would have implied consent.

The church cannot answer peaceful protest with violence.”

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Compare Rev Fraser's departure from the cathedral chapter with the ignominious exit as The Journal went to press of Reverend Graeme Knowles, the dean of St Paul's and its most senior cleric. After a fierce public backlash against the cathedral's handling of the occupation, Reverend Knowles resigned on Monday saying his position was "untenable". One was an act of conscience: the other was a PR move.

Political historians like to refer to the 1982 resignation of Margaret Thatcher’s foreign secretary, Lord Carrington, as the ‘last honourable act in British politics’. Accepting executive responsibility for the Foreign Office’s failure to foresee or prevent the Argentine invasion of the Falklands, Carrington dutifully fell on his sword not because of personal scandal, but on a point of principle.

Where is that spirit now? To our

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recollection, it last showed face eight years ago, in Robin Cook’s dramatic 2003 departure from the cabinet over the war in Iraq. But the fact that we can remember these names and speeches suggests that they are exceptions proving a rule: no-one in public office seems all that willing to stand by their personal beliefs anymore. If they did, one suspects our coalition government would feature far fewer Liberal Democrats.

Reverend Fraser is to be applauded: his exit was a brave statement, well made. It was not an especially grand or flashy resignation - he announced his departure on Twitter - but it was a rare triumph of conscience over status. It was not a political move or a publicity stunt, but rather a man simply standing up to say ‘I cannot be a part of this.’

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Letters Occupy Edinburgh Not much of a movement really.

Maximum numbers during the day are 10-15. Three to five actually stay overnight in the 30 tents they have erected to give the false impression of some large presence. Usual suspects: uni students, aging hippies and anarchists... Not the broad-based movement they and the media would proport them to be. They will fade like the summer weather.

- 'stfo', via web I visited a day or so ago, and what you're saying is clearly untrue... I'm not denying it's quite small, but as part of a worldwide movement, every

little certainly helps. There also seems to be more to it than "Uni students, aging hippies and anarchists" (not that the point expressed would be less valid if they were the only ones). There are plenty of people there that are none of these things. Besides, since the movement has attracted thousands in Wall Street, the London Stock Exchange, and other major camps, we've either got an awful lot of extremely dedicated "Uni students, aging hippies and anarchists" (in which case, perhaps you should take their views into account), or there are other people there.

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Comment Quick action can save the eurozone Discussion&Debate

Eurozone governments need to get borrowing under control without stalling prospects for future growth STEPHANIE JONES

Alistair Darling Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2007-10 ON 7 OCTOBER 2008 the world’s banking system came within hours of collapse. That morning one of the biggest banks in the world, RBS, a truly global bank with its headquarters on the outskirts of Edinburgh, was in trouble. Its chairman telephoned me to say that the bank was running out of money and would have to close its doors that afternoon - and for good measure, he asked what was I was going to do about it.

I knew that if RBS closed its doors, switched off its cash machines and stopped making payments inevitably the banks would come under pressure. People panicked at the prospect of having no access to cash or credit, and if the British banks went down then within hours the American and European banks would follow.

We were truly on the brink, and it was only because we took immediate action - far greater than people expected - that the banking system stayed on its feet. But of course, the complete collapse of confidence in banks led to an economic crisis; the

The end of the Euro? Not necessarily, says Alistair Darling consequences of which we are still living with today.

The eurozone is in a crisis because it didn’t take action quickly enough to resolve the problem that Greece was facing. It took far too long and then came up with a compromise which, although better, I don’t think

will work. They should have taken action decisively as soon as it was obvious that Greece had problems in 2010, and at the same time taken action then to shore up Europe’s banks as we did two years earlier.

And the fundamental reason why the policies in Europe and here at

home won’t work is because governments today have forgotten the lessons not just of three years ago but of the 1930s. Simply put, if you pursue a policy of austerity, taking money out of the economy when it’s not growing, you’ll make a bad situation worse.

And here at home it’s quite wrong

for the Government to blame Europe for all our troubles. Our economy was growing from the end of 2009 right through the general election into the Autumn of 2010. It was doing so because of the action we took to stop recession becoming depression.

Every other major developed country did exactly the same thing.

Today though the picture is very different. Our economy stopped growing about a year ago. Growth has completely stalled and indeed my successor as Chancellor, George Osborne, has had to downrate his forecasts four times since he became Chancellor. The Bank of England is now extremely worried that the recovery is off track and that the economy has stalled.

If we carry on like this we will consign ourselves to perhaps five or ten years of lost opportunities and higher unemployment as eastern economies continue to grow.

What’s needed now is a resolution to the euro crisis once and for all, but above all a coherent plan to get borrowing down in a way that doesn’t jeopardise future growth. Failure to do so will be to consign another generation with the prospect of unemployment and lost opportunity.

Alistair Darling was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2007 to 2010. His book 'Back from the Brink' is published by Atlantic Books.

Greece needs rescuing from its creditors European leaders must take responsibility and help Greece get its debt under control, or face default

Robert Zymek University of Edinburgh WHEN ASKED ABOUT their views on financial support for the nearinsolvent Greek government, European voters tend to deliver a clear verdict. A recent poll found that 68 per cent of French people disapprove of their government’s contribution to the latest rescue attempt. Their German neighbours are even less generous, with 80 per cent of respondents opposing further aid to the Mediterranean country. Nevertheless, European leaders agreed a new €109bn

bail-out package for Greece in July, the second lifeline in two years.

Are Nicholas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel more sympathetic than their electorates?

Unsurprisingly, the answer is a comprehensive no. The French president and the German chancellor know that their countries are bound to the fate of Greece not just by a vague spirit of European solidarity, but by a tangled web of financial linkages.

According to the Bank for International Settlements, French and German banks would be hardest hit by “haircuts” on Greek government bonds. In addition, a complex network of financial bets on a Greek default, known as Credit Default Swaps (CDS), has made it nearimpossible to predict where else in

the European financial system the fallout from a financial collapse of the country would be felt.

So far Europe’s strategy for dealing with the resulting uncertainty has been to rescue Greece in order to rescue itself. This strategy has had perverse consequences. It has made Greece the target of much Northern scorn, while delivering few tangible benefits to ordinary Greeks. It has also shielded European banks from the consequences of their reckless lending to a profligate government.

Most of all, it has missed the root cause of the problem – namely that Europe’s financial system has become so fragile that it cannot stomach losses on Greek sovereign debt amounting to a modest two per cent of the eurozone’s GDP. In recent weeks, European

leaders have finally acknowledged that the European debt crisis is to a large extent a banking crisis. Now, any bold new strategy for Europe should have the following two components.

First, European banks should be required to accumulate larger capital buffers to protect against credit losses. Immediate capital injections out of a common European fund should be made available to those institutions whose solvency is imminently threatened by a possible Greek default. The price of this government support ought to be stricter regulatory supervision, especially – but not exclusively – in the credit default swap (CDS) market.

Second, Greece’s creditors need to accept a reduction in the country’s obligations which would bring them

down to manageable levels. This may require a significant decline in the face value of outstanding Greek debt. If no voluntary agreement of sufficient scope can be reached, the Greek government should be allowed to force this debt reduction on its creditors by means of an outright default.

To be sure, Greece would continue to depend on financial support from the rest of Europe for some time. But once this money is no longer used to keep the country artificially solvent, it could at last aid the prolonged and painful structural adjustment which the Greek economy must undergo.

Professor Robert Zymek is lecturer in Economics at the University of Edinburgh.

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Mistakes and libel We are still some way off from untangling the judicial mess that is British libel law, says one law professor PEN

Perry Keller King's College, London FOR THE THIRD time, Britain’s highest court is considering one of the principal questions affecting the media under England’s notorious defamation laws.

In Flood v Times Newspapers, the Supreme Court has been asked once again to decide when the media should be permitted to escape liability for publishing a false defamatory allegation. In this case, The Times published allegations of corruption against a police officer relying on the facts of an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation, but without any serious inquiry of its own. The IPCC subsequently exonerated the officer.

On a deeper level, this case asks when our vital democratic need for robust scrutiny of public affairs should override the rights of individuals not to have their reputations publicly ruined.

The Court (at that time the House of Lords) first tackled the problem of mistaken defamatory publications in 1994 in a case concerning alleged corruption by the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Albert Reynolds. It concluded that where a story concerns a matter

Defamation laws must be carefully considered so that they do not strangle responsible journalism of public interest and the journalists and editors concerned behaved responsibly, the publisher may avoid liability for defamation. To make that more certain, the judges endorsed ten indicative factors, including the circumstances and urgency of the publication and whether the person defamed was contacted.

That undoubtedly sounds like a sensible solution. It contains,

however, a basic problem that has defied any definitive resolution. To ask whether a journalist has acted responsibly is entirely unlike asking whether a doctor or engineer has acted in accordance with their professional standards, which have no equivalent in the more looselygoverned world of journalism. The responsible journalism test therefore leaves a wide margin of discretion to

be resolved by the courts.

In the United States, the answer has been that the state, in the form of judges, should not be determining standards of journalism, setting a precedent that has excited the envy of journalists here and everywhere.

Under the US constitutional right to free speech, American courts have concluded that any person broadly described as a public figure can only

succeed in a defamation action if he or she can prove that the publisher of the defamatory allegation was motivated by actual malice. In short, it is virtually impossible for a public figure to win a defamation case in the United States.

The European Court of Human Rights has however gradually distanced itself from these American principles. It has instead decided that the right to personal reputation is rooted in the fundamental right to respect for private life. As a result, under the Human Rights Act, British courts must give reputation the same weight as freedom of expression where a defamatory allegation harms an individual’s personal integrity.

Without a renunciation of the European Convention on Human Rights, Parliament must work within those same constraints. Indeed, the defamation reform bill currently before Parliament does no more than attempt to clarify the existing rules on mistakes and responsible journalism. And for the wider British public, the most basic protections of reputation remain out of reach as the ruinous costs of these complex actions can only be borne by those who have access to deep pockets.

Perry Keller is professor of law at King’s College London and author of European and International Media Law (OUP 2011).

Tax avoidance must no longer be seen as a legitimate activity We must close the tax loopholes which allow the wealthy to avoid paying their fair share

Chris Jordan ActionAid WHILE MANY OF the Occupy movements around the world have refused to be defined by a narrow set of policy demands, calls for tax justice have been heard from many protestors.

In many ways, tax justice is an extremely moderate proposal. Ensuring that governments have enough revenue to fund basic public services through a fair, progressive system of taxation is hardly the stuff of hard core ‘anti-capitalism’.

However, the reasonable calls for multinational companies to pay the right amount of tax in the place they do business has been met with consternation and counter lobbying from many within the sector. For too long, they’ve seen tax avoidance as a legitimate activity for hordes of accountants and lawyers.

ActionAid has recently published new research, revealing that 98 of the UK’s biggest companies listed on the FTSE 100 are using tax havens.

Almost 40 per cent of all their overseas

subsidiary companies are located in tax havens, with our high street banks making up the heaviest users.

Tax dodging isn’t just something that impacts rich countries like the UK. It hits developing countries hard too, keeping them dependent on international aid and unable to employ the doctors and teachers needed to escape from poverty. Economists at the OECD estimate that developing countries lose three times more to tax havens than they receive in aid each year.

While UK Uncut’s protests have done much to highlight tax dodging here, the same issues have been highlighted in mass protests in India about ‘black money’; in a growing campaign in the USA against corporate lobbying for tax breaks and amongst civil society in Africa, fighting for the continent to realise the benefits of its vast mineral wealth.

Closer to home ActionAid student group ‘Bollocks to Poverty Edinburgh’ have been championing the campaign across campus. Already this term they’ve collected hundreds of photo messages of support for governments to close the tax loopholes. Dressed as businessmen, with bowlers and moustaches to match, they show that students in Edinburgh want tax justice too.

It’s not just campaigners who are taking up the call for tax justice.

Increasingly in international forums like the G20, it is the government of developing countries spearheading the demands for change. The South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordham has complained, “Aggressive tax avoidance is a serious cancer eating into the fiscal base of many countries”. His Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee is pressing for concerted international action, arguing, “There should be transparency. Particularly the tax havens should cooperate with countries to unearth the ill-gotten resources which are being deposited there.”

Global demands for tax justice are growing louder by the day – and not before time. All countries are in need of additional revenues to support public spending or to deal with deficits, but the question is who bears the burden?

Unless we close the tax loopholes that make it easy for multinational companies to squirrel their wealth into tax havens, the answer is that ordinary people will end up paying more.

Chris Jordan is a campaigns officer at ActionAid, an international antipoverty NGO

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Strathclyde alumnus sets high Price on writing advice Scots poet Richard Price returns to his roots to share pearls fo wisdom with up-and-coming creative talent

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RICHARD PRICE’S SUBDUED presence may occasionally be mistaken for shyness. The renowned Scottish poet has a small frame, a soft voice and a love for the understated, be it in his prose or in his humour: "In this story, the world is probably going to cease and... I think that's quite bad."

Initially unassuming, Price is not afraid to be blunt – especially when talking about his profession. Asked what advice he would offer aspiring writers, he said simply: "If you're too shy, you should just forget about it."

A Strathclyde alumnus, who achieved a joint first in English and Librarianship as well as a PhD in Modern Scottish Fiction, Price has returned to his alma mater to share his work with a motley crew of students and friends.

The aforementioned apocalyptic piece is Price's latest work, The Island, about a man and his daughter who attempt to steal a car on the day the world is supposed to end. The piece comes in the form of a short novel. "I have been instructed not to call it a novella," jokes Dr David Kinloch, a creative writing lecturer at Strathclyde University and the organiser of the reading session.

Asked about how he developed the concept, Price said: "Ideas come spontaneously. But you have to really work with your ideas. Ideas aren't enough... you'll find that if you write a lot, it generates ideas. You shouldn't wait for ideas."

He even shares a chronic aversion to cliché. "I'm afraid to say [my main influence is] Bob Dylan." But as the reading gets underway, a charismatic persona creeps up on the audience.

Price held talk at Strathclyde University aimed at advising students coming through the ranks He shuffles from one foot to another, as though trying to subdue the sudden bursts of energy which appear

when he furrows his brow and opens his mouth to read a line off the page in his gesticulating right hand.

Price is quick to share advice with the next generation of Scottish writers, advising them to "read as much

as possible... and keep an eye on the contemporary work... Particularly [in] the first 15 years [you should] really find time in your day to write."

During his time at university, Price won the Keith Wright Memorial Prize for Poetry two years running, and triumphed in the Glasgow and Strathclyde universities Creative Writing Competition in 1988. His 2005 book Lucky Day was named Guardian and BBC Radio Scotland's Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award. In 2008, his work Greenfields was shortlisted for the Sundial Poetry Prize.

Upon graduating, Price was offered a position as a cataloguer at the British Library in London and now, 15 years on, holds the position of Curator of Modern British Collections. However, it is clear that Glasgow has remained in his heart. He was born in Reading, but “Glasgow is my home city," he smiled.

Amongst his peers the admiration is tangible. Longstanding friends and members of the 1990s poetry group The Informationists, Kinloch and Price met through a mutual friend.

"We just kind of hit it off together," remarked Kinloch.

The lecturer, who worked with Price on poetry magazine Verse, harbours great respect for his friend and colleague. "He always listens..."

Kinloch said, "even if you have an idea he doesn't necessarily agree with, he's ready to take your point of view onboard and incorporates it into whatever he's trying to do."

It is evident that Price takes his work seriously but agrees that there is a fun side to poetry in the form of lyricism. "I have trendy dad syndrome," he announced, "which is mixed in with my mid-life crisis. So I joined a band."

No more wizard tricks Harry Potter blockbuster movies to be removed from circulation

Ross Miller

THIS PAST CINEMATIC summer may have been jam-packed with giant transforming robots hitting each other for the third time round, angry apes rising, Pixar's toys coming to life for the third and (presumably) final time and Johnny Depp once again hitting the high seas as Captain Jack Sparrow, but in the end it was undoubtedly the summer of one famous boy wizard.

The final instalment in the phenomenally successful Harry Potter franchise raked in over £811 million at the worldwide box office, adding to the pot that makes it the single most successful film series in history.

Chances are, if you're a fan of the series you'll be looking forward to owning the last film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, for yourself. And you can do exactly that on

2 December, when it hits DVD and Blu-Ray. However, you'll have less than a month to get yourself a copy. It has been revealed that the franchise's studio Warner Brothers plans to pull all of the movies from circulation on 29 December — meaning that after that date, you will not be able to buy any of the HP movies in physical form (digital downloads and on-demand will still be available). This may seem a bizarre idea, but it is not without precedent: the studio is taking a leaf straight out of Disney's book. The latter studio most recently pulled this stunt with The Lion King, which was unavailable on DVD for years, but which recently saw a big-screen re-release — with a home release to follow on 7 November.

The idea is that limiting the availability of the movies will create a more urgent demand, making fans rush out to get their copies ASAP and allowing the studio to re-release the movies

at a later date, after people have been starved of them for a while. It may also force parents to buy it for their children at Christmas, rather than waiting for the January sales.

But while it makes sense for a company like Disney, which is a brand in and of itself, Harry Potter is a singular franchise: it's not as if demand for the movies wouldn't be there if Warner kept them on shelves as normal. You can't help but imagine people heading to their local retailer in a few months looking forward to buying one/some/all of the Potter movies and being sorely disappointed when they are nowhere to be seen.

Just how long the Potter drought will last remains to be seen but it's hard to imagine it will be longer than a few months. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see if this strategy works as well for Warner Brothers as it has for Disney — or whether it will cause more frustration than anything else.

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Surveying the music scene Ryan Drever and Andrew Ferguson

JEFFREY LEWIS HAS long been perceived as an eccentric yet exceptional example of what many people refer to as ‘anti-folk’ – think dishevelled, geeky folk music - often incorporating bizarre visuals, live-action comic books, stream-of-consciousness poetry and quirky song templates into his own unique form of storytelling. With A Turn In The Dream Songs, we find him at arguably his most refined to date but definitely his most charming and humorous. From start to finish it’s an absolute gem of light-hearted, witty brilliance, with ‘Cult Boyfriend’, an ode to confusing female interest, a definite highlight.

With his day job as Idlewild guitarist currently on hold, Rod Jones has opted to make use of his free time by forming a new band. Enter The Birthday Suit with their impressive debut album The Eleventh Hour; a collection of 11 songs that recaptures the raw energy of Idlewild’s earlier albums with Jones now on frontman duty. Particular highlights include fuzz-driven opener ‘Do You Ever?’ and ‘Hope Me Home’, which is reminiscent of Idlewild classic ‘When I Argue I See Shapes’. Overall, this is an exciting first effort from The Birthday Suit and a must for fans of late '90s indie guitar rock.

When everyone heard that Metallica and Lou Reed were making an album together it would be safe to say the news with met with some degree of ‘curiosity’, even if most people were left scratching their heads. Based on original material Reed had composed for a production of an adaptation of two German plays, what transpires on Lulu is a 90-minute lesson in weird. Reed essentially rambles unhinged poetry over

fair-to-middling Metallica riffs for the duration, with the occasional flash of headbanging brilliance, but maximum annoyance.

Very few artists can truly be called innovative, and Icelandic genius Björk is most certainly one of them. Utilising as much forward-thinking technology as she can physically get her hands on, Björk has tailored her new album Biophilia for use with mind-bending apps and electronic interfaces (namely the iPad) in order to allow the listener/user to interact with and manipulate the music in truly unique ways. Known for her high-concept visuals and commitment to breaking new musical boundaries, the full package is an achievement, even for her. But even taken on its own, the record, from the blissful harp of ‘Moon’ to the glitchy atmospheric

Italian electro outfit make Bloody big noise The Journal catches up with one Scottish student exposed to Bloody Beetroots whirlwind of noise Jamie Brotherston

MASKED, MENTAL AND highly hostile, Italy's most raucous electronic export The Bloody Beetroots are well on the way to completing their second album – and there are whispers that it will be their most volatile creation yet. Following an extremely busy summer, including a stunning slot at T in the Park, one might assume the Beetroots may have taken a well-deserved

break away from the mayhem. But the masks have remained donned and head honcho Bob 'Cornelius' Rifo hasn't slowed down in cracking on with the Bloody Beetroots revolution.

Shooting the video for their new single, 'Church of Noise', in London last month, the Beetroots invited anybody brave enough to come along to the sermon; picking out London-based Scottish dance student, Laura Fisher, as a suitable candidate.

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Music

Glasgow prepares for best connection yet The Journal delves into the line-up for the latest Celtic Connections Ryan Drever Music Editor THE LINE-UP FOR the 19th annual Celtic Connections festival has been announced – and it is arguably the most exciting and extensive to date.

The award-winning festival, sponsored by Scottish Power, will see around 2,100 artists from around the world taking part in 300 events in 20 venues across Glasgow over 18 days.

A celebration of Scotland’s myriad music roots as well as an opportunity for visiting and homegrown musicians alike to take part in a series of unique performances and collaborations, Celtic Connections spans a variety of styles and genres from traditional and folk to soul, blues, world and indie.

Running from January 19 to February 5 next year, the festival will play host to the likes of Mercury-nominated duo King Creosote and Jon Hopkins, soul legend Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Jack Bruce of Cream and the enormously talented Bela Fleck and the Flecktones alongside a vast array of other contemporary artists with firm-footing in roots music such as Laura Veirs, Bonnie Prince Billy, Josh Rouse, KT Tunstall, Robyn Hitchcock, Alasdair Roberts and Emma Pollock.

Scottish young guns such as Rachel Sermanni and Admiral Fallow will also return to the Celtic Connections circuit while Omar Sosa, Vieux Farka Touré,

advert asking for those with the ‘Beetroots spirit’, Fisher told The Journal how she found herself in a 13-hour shoot with the masked lunatics, on the set of their new music video.

“I just got an email back saying I was invited, and then next thing I know Bob Rifo is saying: ‘Hi how’s it going?’...” she said.

It would be easy to label the band as absolute nutters – especially if you’ve seen them live – but Fisher was quick to sing their praises. “Nice, cultured maniacs is what I’d say. They were really friendly and professional, no arrogance or anything like that; it started with Rifo playing classical music on the piano, before the masks went on and they started jumping around!

“It was a really relaxed atmosphere, well, before the music started; and it didn’t quite sink in until we got our make-up sorted and they were saying: ‘The band is ready to go’ – it was unreal.”

The shoot, which was an open invite, attracted widespread

Orchestra Baobab and Sol i Serena add a world music flavour to the festivities.

In-keeping with the music at the heart of the festival, UK and Irish traditional music is well-represented with a line-up that includes Celtic Connections staples such as Session A9, Blazin’ Fiddles, Shooglenifty, Salsa Celtica, and The Wrigley Sisters, whilst the 13-piece Treacherous Orchestra celebrate the launch of their highly anticipated debut album.

An all-star line-up will also assemble to celebrate the life and music of Gerry Rafferty in a show curated by his daughter Martha Rafferty and long-time friend Rab Noakes, featuring The Proclaimers, Barbara Dickson, Maria Muldaur, Ron Sexsmith and more.

Spearheading the festival’s political strand is a celebration of US folk pioneer Woody Guthrie’s Centennial with his granddaughter Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. Coming together for the first ever live performance of The Woody Guthrie Project are Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Yim Yames (Jim James of My Morning Jacket), Anders Parker and Will Johnson (Monsters of Folk).

attention with people flying in from all over Europe to get involved. “I know people that slept rough the night before so they could be in it.”

Fisher added.

“There were people from all over the place. Their European support is immense and it’s always growing here. I’m a bit of an indie kid so it took a while for them to grow on me, but they did and really got me into dance music. And after [doing] the video I have so many friends who are getting right into them.”

The band are keeping the rest of the album firmly top-secret, with rumours it won’t be until August of next year before listeners are subjected to it in all its glory.

However, fans won’t have to wait too long for a taste and Fisher is optimistic that if the band's forthcoming single, 'Church of Noise', is anything to go by, they don’t have much to worry about. “When it drops, it drops; it’s crazy. You’ve got Dennis [Lyxzen of Refused] doing vocals, Rifo on guitar, lots of drums, but it’s all got that Beetroots edge to it. I loved it!”

As always, much of the focus will be on Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls and Old Fruitmarket among other fantastic venues, with a few new additions, including Brel in the West End, which will be hosting a night dedicated to legendary local record label, Chemikal Underground, Mitchell Theatre and Apollo 23 – formerly Jongleurs comedy club – which will play host to the everpopular festival club.

Add to this a series of special showcases, competitions and workshops and you have a surefire way to fight off the winter blues.

Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections, said: “For artists and audiences alike, Celtic Connections is a chance to be adventurous. Artists fully embrace the opportunity to collaborate with musicians from different countries and musical genres, and I think this brings something really special to the festival.

"With trad and folk at the heart of the festival, this year we’re also featuring everything from world, jazz, blues and soul to political ballads and family events in the programme.”

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Art

Theatre

Reid in concrete show

Autumn is in the air at Oran Mor

Alan Reid's delicate form of art comes under the microscope

The Journal considers the recent return of a West End favourite

Katharina Dziacko Art Editor

Katharina Dziacko Art Editor THE AUTUMN SEASON is back and with it comes the 15th season of Oran Mor’s renowned theatre programme 'A Play, A Pie & A Pint'.

The West End venue serves up the special show twice a year with plays presented featuring some of Scotland’s well-known playwrights dovetailed with other works by the country's up-andcoming talents.

And this autumn stars such as Leo Butler, young Irish writer Audrey Devereux, Dave Anderson and David MacLennan will be on stage Monday to Saturday at lunchtime.

Oran Mor's special lunchtime

theatre programme started in 2004 and now presents 37 plays every year across a range of genres from tragedies and monologues to musicals and comedies.

The restaurant and bar revels in being able to showcase the work of some of the UK's most famous writers as well as help new and exciting theatrical voices make their first steps into the world of theatre and drama.

Sarah MacFarlane, the Assistant Producer of the Oran Mor, said: “We are already well underway with our Autumn Season. So far, we have had record audience numbers in the opening weeks and the plays, pies, and pints keep on flowing.

"Still to come in the season we have plays... of every variety: comedies, tragedies, musicals, a

detective story, horror story, an ‘online encounter’, five short plays from young writers taking their first steps onto the professional stage as well as Oran Mor’s hugely popular Christmas Panto.”

New play MCADAM’S TORMENT, which is loosely based on the legend of Sawney Beane, the notorious bandit chief of the Ayrshire Coast, last week welcomed visitors to the Oran Mor. The play’s firm roots can be found in the tradition of Gothic horror and concerns a distinguished middle-aged lawyer who travels on business to a distant, seemingly peaceful Scottish coastal area during the 17th Century; where he eventually has to make a horrific discovery that will chase him for the rest of his days.

“It is a chilling and atmospheric tale that will take an audience on a deliciously dark descent into the realm of unspeakable horror,” according to the Oran Mor. The Journal met Dave Anderson, one of the playwrights just after the MCADAM’S TORMENT. Together with David MacLennan, he will be in charge of the famous Christmas Panto this year and makes the journey to see most of the plays on show at the Oran Mor. Asked about the day's play, he said: “It is a monologue, written by young Irish writer Audrey Devereux. It is very simple but it is beautifully done with these two guys and the music.”

“It was very dark, kind of a pondering tale and very good,” another spectator added.

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Art

Gray takes over Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art showcases work of renowned Scots artist Alasdair Gray Katharina Dziacko Art Editor THE GLASGOW-BASED GALLERY of Modern Art is currently celebrating well-known Scots artist and writer Alasdair Gray’s views of his own city.

The exhibition, which runs until June 2012, presents a wide selection of inspiring works by the former Glasgow School of Art student, from the collections of Glasgow's museums.

The exhibition presents printed illustrations in relation to Gray’s most acclaimed novel, Lanark: A Life in Four Books, published 30 years ago and written over a period of almost three decades. It also invites visitors to have a closer look at the City Recorder series, a large collection of work created by Gray during the time when he was Glasgow’s official Artist-Recorder.

This includes drawings, paintings and collages commissioned

by Elspeth King, former curator at the People’s Palace, where further

examples of Gray's work can still be found. The different artistic works offer a unique picture of the city back in 1977.

With different quotes used to describe Gray’s works, the exhibition also offers an insight into his latest work A Life in Pictures, a selfdescribed autobiography in words and pictures published in October 2010.

In A Life in Pictures, Gray shares more detailed explanations of his pictures, inspirations and ideas which made them come about as well as a slightly closer look at his life at the time when he was working on them.

Councillor George Redmond, chair of Glasgow Life, the body which runs the city's museums, libraries and and sports facilities, described Gray as one of Glasgow’s best-loved artists.

He said: “This exhibition celebrates his view of his home city in 1977 when Glasgow was undergoing huge change. It features the vast majority of his work held in Glasgow’s Museums Collection and is a vivid celebration of this prolific artist.”

AMERICAN ARTIST ALAN Reid’s first European solo exhibition here in Glasgow has finally come to an end.

Over the course of the last two months, Mary Mary gallery in the city centre has been showcasing paintings and arranged furniture completed this year by Reid as part of his Boudoir Concrete display.

What becomes visible in his art is an arc between delight, humour, permissiveness as well as a special form of vagueness. Reid’s art expresses an interest in 20th century design and elements of Modernism.

Anna Luntley, gallery associate at Mary Mary explained that this was the first project the gallery had worked on with Reid since starting to represent the artist this side of the Atlantic in early 2011.

“His delicate caran d’ache renderings of female beauty with considered carved, painted and applique adornment, offer the viewer a multifaceted experience of sensual pleasure, formal complexity and psychological intrigue,” she said.

According to Luntley, Reid has been successful in offering something fresh and indefinable to the city's contemporary art scene. She labelled it an opportunity that enables the viewer to find “delight, humour and challenge in an exhibition of carefully balanced works.”

Both Luntley and director Hannah Robinson said they were delighted with the debut and were excited to be working with the America on his first European show.

Reid was born in 1976 and lives and works in New York. Other current exhibitions underway are Eva Berendes/Andrea Buttner/ Knut Henrik Henriksen/Alan Reid (Galerie Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt); Beholder (Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh); Keno Twins 5 (Barriera, Turin) and Make Up (Gallery A Palazzo, Brescia).

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FOOD&DRINK

Butchershop Bar and Grill Yee-ha! Finally, American-style steakhouse dining with added class

Adam D'Arcy Food and Drink Editor THESE CRISP, DRY Autumnal days attract tourists to Scotland in their droves. Due to its cultural standing and lack of giant, hilltop castle Glasgow tends to attract a slightly higher class of tourist than the capital – the kind more interested in world-beating live music, dining, shopping, architecture, art and esteemed seats of learning. The tour-bus sheep always visit Edinburgh; Glasgow represents the Thinking Tourist’s City.

In much the same way, Americanstyle dining can often be divided into these two subcategories – the kitsch, brash and generally embarrassing theme restaurant, or the understated, achingly cool steak house. The Butchershop Bar & Grill most definitely slips into the latter bracket.

On entering with the good lady, a rough-and-ready looking American waiter had obviously been studying the dictionary definition of 'assertive', barking “RESERVASHUN?” in our general direction. Should a weedy, sullenlooking Glaswegian have done this, I would have been appalled, but he carried his American attitude well and his gruff nature seemed to suit the Manhattan theme.

The restaurant itself is gorgeous to look at: the butcher’s shop theme is

only suggested, with no bloodied chopping boards or hanging rabbits in sight.

Big, bold white tiles are softly lit with 1950s-style, overhead drop bulbs, and classic looking recycled-junk scales add authenticity. If you can, book a window seat and look out at the incredible views of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Glasgow University’s Gilmorehill Building.

We visited on a Tuesday, and were surprised at how packed the tables were. On surveying the menu, we realised that The Butchershop offers a £30 meal deal every Tuesday night – rump steak and fries with a bottle of house wine for two. I remained slightly apprehensive – often with such midweek deals, the cuts are of poorer quality and the wine a barely-drinkable plonk. I also noticed that a guest at an adjoining table was warming up his steak on the table’s gas lamp. In retrospect, however, he was probably just slightly odd, rather than the food being cold.

The wine was a dry and refreshing Spanish white Cariñena, light and definitely quaffable. When the steaks arrived, I was amazed at the large portion sizes on offer for £15 a head. A bucket of skinny fries joins a generous, fist-sized cut of Scottish rump steak. I ordered mine medium-rare, and I must admit it was leaning slightly towards rare. However, the meat itself was sweet and rich, and accompanied well by the garlic butter, which comes as standard

with the £30 offer.

Personally, I am something of a garlic fiend, but my partner said she found the dressing a little overpowering. I suggested adding the garlic sautéed mushrooms (£2.75) on the side may have contributed to the garlic overdose, although they were plump, moist and delicious - a much needed extra to the steak-frites combo. We also plumped for the huge, crispy home-made onion rings (also £2.75).

After enjoying our steaks, I opted for a Bowmore 12-year single malt for dessert – the Butchershop has a fairly good whisky selection – while my companion chose the sticky toffee pudding.

She seemed to enjoy it, although it was almost impossible to get an opinion out of her. The official judgement will have to remain as “Mmmmmm!”

As an American dining experience, the Butchershop Bar & Grill is authentic, affordable and thoroughly enjoyable. There is a distinct lack of Americana-crap stuck to the walls and no candy-striped waiters singing Happy Birthday with sparklers: the Butchershop proves you can enjoy classy, American-style steaks without suffering the humiliating surroundings and prices of TGI Fridays or the Filling Station. Vegetarians (or garlic-fearing vampires) should steer well clear, and remember to make an early reservation for Tuesday nights – or else the waiter will be after you.

Film

We Need To Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay presents a sensation that forces film lovers to ask serious questions Fiona Baker

THE AWARD-WINNING WE Need to Talk About Kevin, based on the book of the same name by Lionel Shriver, is Lynne Ramsay’s latest directorial offering.

Two days before Kevin’s 16th birthday he commits a horrific, inconceivable act that mars the lives of many. The film alternates between two main timeliness, interjected by a third comprising of short unexpected fragments in which we see the crime he committed.

The audience see the present day in which Kevin’s mother Eva, played by Tilda Swinton, attempts to cope with the crime in question. She is abused in the street and her home vandalized with red paint. This subtle imagery representing the blood Kevin spilled becomes a leitmotif, seen throughout the film.

Eye-catching Swinton is superb, conveying the sense that she cannot blend into her community, therefore

never escaping her past.

We witness Kevin’s life from conception to the present day. Eva is an adventurous travel writer who falls pregnant; a child she hadn’t planned for and we presume didn’t want.

From the first years of his life onwards he appears not only to hate his mother but actively tries to hurt her in any way possible, to often sickening effect. Kevin is ‘pure evil’ – a concept that is hard to process.

Can a child be born evil? Or did his mother’s inability to bond with her child turn him into the monster he is today? Ezra Miller’s Kevin is chilling and captivating and John C. Reilly puts in an equally astounding performance as his father.

Why was Kevin so evil? This is the question members of the audience might ask themselves upon leaving the cinema. It is not answered in the movie but instead Ramsay wants us to think about parenting and society in a way we haven’t before. You will definitely need to talk about Kevin.

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Mother India's Cafe Think outside the pizza box

Adam D'Arcy Food and Drink Editor

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I AM A great believer that some of the best food in the city is available to eat at home. I’m not talking about that leek frittata you knocked up one night after one too much Jaeger: more and more of Glasgow’s best restaurants are opening up bolt-holes next door to their main restaurants, offering their full á la carte menu in polystyrene rather than on plates.

The real pioneers of take-home haute-cuisine are the Indian restaurants, but increasingly Italian city favourites like Tony Macaroni have let you enjoy their tagliatelle in front of your telly.

Generally, the carry-out options is cheaper; there are no dodgy electronic reservation systems or Friday queues, and you can get the restaurant’s £20 bottle of Rioja for £3.33 at ASDA for extra savings.

At 6.35pm on a Saturday evening, I called Mother India’s Café and ordered the chicken dhansak with wholemeal chapatti. The pleasant young lady on the phone politely informed me that my meal would be

available for collection in 25 minutes – not bad for a Saturday night in a restaurant well known for its queues.

In fact, I actually felt pretty bad for the punters lining up outside the restaurant when I arrived, peering in at the diners smiling and laughing in the kitchen’s warm glow, swanning in to pick up my bag. So far so good: one-nil to the carry out. After the short walk home, I find that unfortunately the restaurant has drawn level - my chapatti is cold. Not the end of the world. We’re still in this: me, the dhansak and Harry Hill.

The dhansak is rich in lentils, with plenty of large, soft chicken breast pieces. Very impressive. Not overly spicy, the smooth flavour of the lentils is held together well with the chopped green chillies and fresh herbs which also add colour.

Satisfied, I reflected on my carry out. In the privacy of my living room, I had enjoyed some of the finest Indian food in the UK. I had waited no more than 25 minutes and spent under a tenner (£7.60 for curry and chapatti, £1 for beer). However, my chapatti was cold and I felt like a bit of a sad case, stuffing my face in front of the telly alone on a Saturday night.

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Hyndland Kirklee Gardens, 1495, 3, PG, 0844 635 2422 Hyndland Road, 925, 2, 2D G O, 0844 635 9378 Hyndland Road, 750, 2, 2D G O, 0844 635 3714 Polwarth Street, 750, 2, 2D 1B G CG O, 0844 635 3506 Hyndland Road, 725, 1, 0844 635 9346 Hyndland Avenue, 645, 2, 0844 635 9346 Clarence Gardens, 595, 2, 1S E CG P, 0844 635 1986 Dudley Drive, 595, 1, G CG O, 0844 635 3762 Hughenden Lane, 500, 1, 1D E P, 0844 635 1986

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Kelvinbridge Henderson Street, 575, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9364 Striven Gardens, 525, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 1986 Dick Street, 500, 2, 2D E CG P, 0844 635 6350 Northwoodside Road, 395, 0, E CG P, 0844 635 9396

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Kinning Park Mavisbank Gardens, 550, 2, 2D E CG P, 0844 635 1986 Plantation Park Gardens, 500, 2, 2D W P, 0844 635 9354 Cornwall Street, 495, 2, 0844 635 9346 Milnpark Gardens, 495, 2, 2D W P, 0844 635 9566 Milnpark Gardens, 475, 2, 0844 635 9346 Milnpark Gardens, 475, 2, 2D E CG P, 0844 635 9226 Rutland Court, 450, 1, 1D G P, 0844 635 1986 Paisley Road West, 450, 1, 1D W O, 0844 635 3380 Walmer Crescent, 395, 1, 0844 635 9346 Paisley Road West, 295, 1, 1D E CG O, 0844 635 9380

Langside Millbrae Road, 645, 2, 0844 635 9346 Millbrae Road, 600, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 1986 Cartside Street, 595, 2, 2D G, 0844 635 4471 Ledard Road, 595, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 1986 Camphill Avenue, 575, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 9380 Algie Street, 550, 2, 2D G O, 0844 635 1986 Camphill Avenue, 550, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 9380 Carmichael Place, 520, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 9380 Cartvale Road, 495, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 3762 Langside Road, 475, 2, 2D G CG Z, 0844 635 9380 Lethington Avenue, 395, 1, 1D W P, 0844 635 9368 Camphill Avenue, 365, 1, 1D CG O, 0844 635 9380

Maryhill Firhill Road, 599, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9230 Trossachs Court, 595, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 0012 Sandbank Drive, 550, 3, 0844 635 9346 Murano Street, 550, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 1986 Shuna Street, 550, 2, 0844 635 9346 Latherton Drive, 525, 3, 3D G O, 0844 635 6350 Sandbank Avenue, 500, 2, 2D E CG O, 0844 635 9350 Viewmount Drive, 495, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 6350 Viewmount Drive, 495, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 6350 Sandbank Crescent, 475, 1, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9470 Cumlodden Drive, 450, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9230 Shuna Street, 450, 1, 1D G CG P, 0844 635 9378 Herma Street, 440, 2, W CG O, 0844 635 9372 Lochburn Road, 395, 1, 0844 635 9346 Balfour Street, 350, 1, 1D W CG P, 0844 635 9454

Merchant City Ingram Street, 900, 2, 2D G, 0844 635 9372 Turnbull Street, 700, 2, 2D E P, 0844 635 9472 Blackfriars Road, 650, 2, E CG, 0844 635 3786 London Road, 650, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 9230 Blackfriars Road, 650, 1, E CG, 0844 635 3786 Parsonage Square, 625, 2, 2D W PG P, 0844 635 9354 Blackfriars Road, 540, 1, E CG, 0844 635 3786 Montrose Street, 495, 1, 1D W O, 0844 635 9368 Blackfriars Road, 455, 1, E CG, 0844 635 3786 Walls Street, 450, 1, 1D W O, 0844 635 2312

Newlands Doonfoot Road, 575, 3, 3D G CG O, 0844 635 0072 Fersit Court, 575, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 9380 Auldhouse Avenue, 495, 2, 0844 635 9346 Newlands Road, 350, 1, E CG O, 0844 635 9472

Partick Chancellor Street, 750, 3, 3D O, 0844 635 9378 Chancellor Street, 750, 3, 3D G O, 0844 635 6350 Dumbarton Road, 650, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 3762 Ferry Road, 600, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9440 Crow Road, 595, 2, 0844 635 1612 Merkland Street, 550, 2, 2D G, 0844 635 9376 Dumbarton Road, 550, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 4826 Crathie Drive, 525, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 3714 Laurel Street, 495, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 1986 Apsley Street, 495, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 3714 Apsley Street, 470, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 3714 Merkland Street, 450, 1, 0844 635 9346 Exeter Drive, 430, 1, G O, 0844 635 9410 Thornwood Avenue, 420, 1, 1D G O, 0844 635 9230 Muirpark Street, 365, 1, 1S G CG O, 0844 635 9454

Pollokshaws Haggs Gate, 750, 2, G, 0844 635 2408 Pollokshaws Road, 625, 2, 2D G CG, 0844 635 1564 Muirhouse Street, 595, 2, 2D G Z, 0844 635 9470 Thornliebank Road, 495, 2, 0844 635 9346 Maxwell Drive, 450, 3, 2S 1D E CG O, 0844 635 3502 Calder Street, 400, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 4826 Torrisdale Street, 350, 1, G O, 0844 635 9376

Pollokshields Hamilton Avenue, 700, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 8716 Leven Street, 595, 2, 0844 635 9346 Shields Road, 595, 2, 2D G Z, 0844 635 4471 Shields Road, 595, 2, 0844 635 9346 Albert Drive, 575, 3, 3D G PG, 0844 635 9380 Bruce Road, 575, 2, 2D P, 0844 635 9372 Barrland Street, 575, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9470 St. Johns Court, 550, 3, 1S 2D G CG P, 0844 635 3504

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St. Andrews Close, 550, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9380 St. Andrews Drive, 525, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9440 Maxwell Road, 495, 2, 0844 635 4471 Melville Street, 475, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 9472 Darnley Street, 450, 2, G CG O, 0844 635 9226 Leslie Street, 450, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 9380 Maxwell Road, 425, 1, 0844 635 4471 Maxwell Grove, 395, 1, 1D E CG P, 0844 635 9482 St. Andrews Drive, 375, 2, 2D O, 0844 635 8716

Queens Park Queens Park Avenue, 850, 3, 3D G CG O, 0844 635 3762 Albert Avenue, 625, 3, 3D G O, 0844 635 9400 Torrisdale Street, 550, 2, 2D O, 0844 635 9354 Langside Road, 500, 2, 2D P, 0844 635 4826 Allison Street, 450, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 3502 Langside Road, 450, 2, 2D E CG O, 0844 635 0300 Niddrie Road, 435, 2, 1S 1D G O, 0844 635 2012 Torrisdale Street, 385, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 4826 Cumming Drive, 375, 1, 1D E CG O, 0844 635 4826 Torrisdale Street, 350, 1, 1D W CG O, 0844 635 4826 Torrisdale Street, 350, 1, 1D G O, 0844 635 9232

Rutherglen Millburn Avenue, 595, 3, 1S 2D G PG, 0844 635 9376 Kingsheath Avenue, 525, 3, 3D G CG O, 0844 635 9584 Stonelaw Road, 425, 2, 1S 1D G, 0844 635 9354 Cambuslang Road, 425, 1, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 9398 Princes Gate, 350, 1, E CG P, 0844 635 9380 Cambuslang Road, 325, 1, 1D E CG O, 0844 635 9398

Scotstoun Larchfield Avenue, 525, 2, 0844 635 9346 Earl Street, 450, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 2012 Harland Street, 450, 2, 2D G O, 0844 635 9350 Primrose Street, 430, 1, 0844 635 9346 Harland Street, 425, 1, 0844 635 9346 Harland Cottages, 400, 2, 1S 1D O, 0844 635 9410 Harland Cottages, 400, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 1986 Henrietta Street, 390, 1, 1D G, 0844 635 9470 Earl Street, 350, 1, 0844 635 9346

Shawlands Kilmarnock Road, 895, 4, G, 0844 635 3894 Afton Street Glasgow, 675, 2, 2D W P, 0844 635 9470 Pleasance Way, 650, 3, G P, 0844 635 2408 Pleasance Street, 650, 3, 3D G CG Z, 0844 635 9380 Trefoil Avenue, 650, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 9400 Tantallon Road, 635, 3, G O, 0844 635 9396 Underwood Street, 600, 2, 2D G PG O, 0844 635 1986 Pleasance Way, 595, 2, 1S 2D G CG P, 0844 635 3762 Pleasance Way, 595, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9372 Pollokshaws Road, 595, 2, 2D G O, 0844 635 8716 Pleasance Street, 585, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 9372

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Southside Allison Place, 550, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 9376 Annette St, 450, 2, 2D, 0844 635 5525 Niddrie Road, 450, 2, 2D, 0844 635 5525 Westmoreland Street, 450, 2, 2D, 0844 635 5525 Westmoreland Street, 450, 2, 2D, 0844 635 5525 Preston Street, 385, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 9230 Inglefield Street, 345, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 9420 Chapman Street, 325, 1, 1D O, 0844 635 9440

Strathbungo Nursery Street, 725, 1, 3D G P, 0844 635 1986 Barrland Street, 575, 2, 2D CG P, 0844 635 9398 Nithsdale Drive, 525, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 9380 Pollokshaws Road, 480, 2, 2D G CG O, 0844 635 9380 Nithsdale Drive, 450, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 3373 March Street, 425, 2, 2D G O, 0844 635 8716 Westmoreland Street, 375, 1, G CG O, 0844 635 9398 Bowman Street, 350, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 9440

Tollcross Tollcross Road, 495, 2, 2D, 0844 635 2316 Tollcross Park View, 495, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 2012 Tollcross Park Gardens, 450, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 9542 Tollcross Road, 395, 1, 1D G O, 0844 635 9542 Wellshot Road, 395, 1, G CG O, 0844 635 2316 Tollcross Road, 375, 1, 1D G O, 0844 635 6350

Crail Street, 350, 1, 1D E CG O, 0844 635 3504

Tradeston Morrison Street, 900, 3, 3D E CG P, 0844 635 1986 Cook Street, 875, 3, 3D G P, 0844 635 1986 Wallace Street, 800, 2, 2D E CG P, 0844 635 9596 Morrison Street, 695, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 1986 Morrison Street, 625, 1, 1D E P, 0844 635 9350 Wallace Street, 575, 2, 2D E CG P, 0844 635 2012 Wallace Street, 575, 2, E O, 0844 635 9596 Wallace Street, 575, 2, 1D E, 0844 635 9596 Wallace Street, 575, 2, 1D E, 0844 635 9596 Riverview Gardens, 575, 2, 2D E Z, 0844 635 9470 Wallace Street, 550, 2, 2D E P, 0844 635 9596 Wallace Street, 550, 2, 2D E P, 0844 635 9596

West End Minerva Way, 1500, 4, 4D G P, 0844 635 9472 Westbourne Gardens, 1200, 3, 3D G CG O, 0844 635 9364 North Gardner Street, 995, 3, G CG O, 0844 635 9232 Woodlands Terrace, 900, 2, 1S 1D G O, 0844 635 9364 Highburgh Road, 825, 2, 2D G, 0844 635 9364 Crow Road, 750, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 4826 Dunaskin Street, 725, 2, 2D G P, 0844 635 9496 Holyrood Crescent, 695, 2, G P, 0844 635 9372 Dumbarton Road, 610, 2, 2D G CG P, 0844 635 9394 Herbert Street, 595, 2, 2D E P, 0844 635 9542 Beaconsfield Road, 595, 1, 1D E P, 0844 635 9368 Dalnair Street, 575, 1, G O, 0844 635 9376 Kelvinside Drive, 550, 2, 2D CG P, 0844 635 9230 Caird Drive, 550, 1, CG O, 0844 635 9308 Houldsworth Street, 525, 2, 2D O, 0844 635 9232 North Woodside Road, 525, 1, 1D E CG O, 0844 635 9364 Maryhill Road, 475, 2, 2D W CG P, 0844 635 9354 Murano Street, 470, 1, G CG O, 0844 635 3714 Grovepark Gardens, 450, 1, 1D W CG P, 0844 635 4826 Crescent Court, 380, 1, 1D E CG P, 0844 635 7774

Woodlands Woodlands Road, 1600, 5, 5D, 0844 635 3357 West Princes Street, 1395, 3, 3D G CG O, 0844 635 0072 Melrose Gardens, 620, 1, 1D G CG O, 0844 635 6350

Yorkhill Yorkhill Street, 750, 3, 3D E CG O, 0844 635 2156 Thornbank Street, 675, 2, 0844 635 9346 Carfrae Street, 650, 2, 2D G, 0844 635 9542 Carfrae Street, 595, 1, 1D G P, 0844 635 3504 Esmond Street, 525, 1, 1D G O, 0844 635 9376 Old Dumbarton Road, 435, 1, 1D G O, 0844 635 9350

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FASHION

For some it was a cult TV show …

For Charlotte and Hannah Booth, it's the relationship that has evolved into business partner.

Once upon a Time

Nadine Walker Fashion Editor

SISTER, SISTER. FOR some it was a cult TV show, something to watch while your dinner was on your lap after a gruelling day at school in the 90s. For Charlotte and Hannah Booth it's a relationship that has evolved into one of business partners.

Glasgow Caledonian University student Charlotte has teamed up with her sibling to create vintage brand 'Once Upon A Time Vintage'. The duo have already secured ample press coverage, successful slots at famous vintage fairs and Asos Marketplace sales. And then there are the 700 odd Facebook friends in little under a month.

The pair describe their collection of a mix of vintage clothes with a more contemporary feel, anything from reworked studded vintage jackets, Levis shorts, fur coats, rainbow tee's, and

pretty tea dresses.

The girls say they owe much of their success to the ASOS Marketplace website, which has allowed them to sell to a wider market, sending items as far away as Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

One thing is for sure – sisters are doing it for themselves.

The Booth sisters will be at ‘Vintage Rocks’ live music and vintage event on Thursday 10th November at Club 520 on Sauchiehall Street. Doors open at 8pm with tickets priced £3.

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Scotland draw Heart from fightback Glasgow City's Jane Ross scores as Scotland fightback twice to draw with Wales in European qualifier

Gareth Llewellyn Sport Editor GLASGOW CITY LADIES forward Jane Ross scored her 10th international goal as Scotland Women twice battled back from a goal down to secure a 2-2 with Wales in a thrilling encounter at Tynecastle.

Anna Signeul’s side got their first UEFA Women’s Euro 2013 qualifier at the new home of the women’s national team off to the worst start as they quickly fell behind through a sensational Welsh counter attack.

From a Scotland corner after just four minutes, Chelsea forward Helen Lander picked up a loose ball in her own box, and led a Welsh box-tobox charge. Ifeoma Dieke’s failed clearance from Lander’s cross fell to the feet of Cardiff City midfielder Amie Lea whose shot deflected off the unfortunate Apollon Limassol defender and looped over goalkeeper Gemma Fay. With growing confidence, Jarmo Matikainen’s side could have been doubled their lead just minutes later, but Lander fired wide.

With the game flowing from end to end and both teams committing midfielders forward, Scotland equalised on 19 minutes when Arsenal’s Jennifer Beattie picked out Jane Ross with a defence-splitting through ball, and the City forward produced a cool finish past the onrushing Nicola Davies.

Bristol Academy’s Helen Bleazard had a chance to put Wales ahead again as both sides continued to push, but her effort sailed over the bar, before Lander was found through on goal on 26 minutes, rounding Fay,

before slotting home from a narrow angle despite the best efforts of Glasgow City captain Rachel Corsie.

Despite some hesitation from the Austrian referee, her assistant on the far side was on hand to award the goal, much to the chagrin of the majority of the 1,326 spectators inside Tynecastle.

Scotland searched for an equaliser, but were met with stubborn resistance from a well-organised Welsh defence which stood up to a barrage of attack for 43 minutes against Women’s World Cup semi-finalists France just five days earlier.

Again, like the game against France, Wales conceded just before the interval as Glasgow City defender Emma Fernon picked up the ball 25 yards from goal, and her cross found former Celtic defender Beattie who was able to flick a header past Davies with just a minute of the half remaining.

After a non-stop first half, the pace was even more relentless after the interval as both sides went in search of a winner, but with Scotland by far the more dangerous in front of goal.

Another Beattie header was tipped away by Davies, before the Rochdale keeper had to claw away a dangerous corner from Celtic’s Megan Sneddon.

Unable to find the crucial breakthrough, Signeul brought on Jo Love for her club team-mate Leanne Ross, and the City midfielder came close to delivering after cruising past Welsh left-back Sophie Ingle, but a welltimed interception from Kylie Davies prevented Love from getting a shot on goal.

Scotland continued to press, but

Scotland team at new home, Gorgie outfit Hearts' stadium, Tynecastle the Welsh backline, marshalled by captain Jayne Ludlow, and in debt to the impressive Nicola Davies, held firm to the last second of stoppage time as a Beattie header flew just over the bar.

Speaking to The Journal after the game, Anna Signeul said: “[It was] very disappointing, maybe not the performance as much as the result, you really can’t start games like that, that’s really not good enough.

“I think it looked like at the beginning of the game they wanted to win it more than we did, but I think we showed some good character.”

“We knew it would be tough. I also knew that we wouldn’t score so many goals, because they’re quite narrow and tight, and I watched them against France, but I thought we would win because I think we’re better than them, and I think we showed that.

“If we’d played like we did in the last 20 minutes for the whole game, then we would have won the game," she added.

Signeul’s side must wait until the last day of March to resume their qualifying campaign in France, before hosting the Republic of

Ireland five days later, but will travel to Larnaca at the end of February to take part in the annual Cyprus Cup. SCOTLAND XI: Fay c), Small, Dieke, L. Ross (Love 61), Lauder, Little, Sneddon, Beattie, J. Ross, Corsie, Fernon (Evans 87).

WALES XI: N Davies, Dykes, Ingle, K Davies, Ludlow (c), Lea (James 89), Bleazard, Green (Ladd 82), Lander, Harries (Keryakoplis 55), Fishlock GOALS: J Ross 19', Beattie 44'; Lea 4', Lander 26'.

Rising ambitions drive City successes Scottish champions Glasgow City Ladies aim for more success at home and abroad after fifth title in a row Rachel Corsie

THE START OF the season seems a long time ago now, and it is unbelievable that eight months down the line, the club’s greatest challenge in the UEFA Women’s Champions League still lies ahead.

With the success the club has had in the last two weeks – winning the league, reaching the Henson Projects Scottish Cup final, and completing a 100 per cent winning record away from home–in all competitions, including the Women’s Champions League – it feels that the girls deserve the rewards of playing in the high stature games that remain.

Although, at times, it is remarked by others, outwith Glasgow City, that playing for the club is ‘easy’ it is great credit to everyone involved at the club, that the standards remain so high, and have done throughout the season.

Winning five titles in a row is no easy feat for any team, no matter what league around the world they are involved in, and the atmosphere around our own dressing room certainly reflects the delight that is felt by

everyone at this great accomplishment.

Without doubt, although the league is won, the final league game remains as important as any in the season, and our determination to finish with 20 wins out of 20 is something that everyone is striving for.

Being captain of the club that is currently at the pinnacle of Scottish Women’s football, and currently progressing in stature throughout Europe, is certainly a very proud achievement for myself, and lifting my first trophy two weeks ago against rivals Celtic, has certainly added to my own personal drive to add to City’s silverware in years to come, starting with the challenge of remaining in the Women’s Champions League, despite a very tough draw against one of Europe’s best opposition in German champions Turbine Potsdam.

The continuously rising ambitions of everyone at the club–particularly head coach Eddie Wolecki Black–has led to great belief amongst the players and coaches, and has certainly been fundamental to the successes achieved so far.

However, it is a well-known fact that we've had recent wins against some

of our greatest rivals in the league, including a dress rehearsal against our Scottish Cup final opponents Hibs, and a fantastic performance in the last 32 of the Women’s Champions League against Valur, these results count for nothing in the coming few games, and in order to continue our winning streak, preparation and focus remain fundamental for us.

The game in Scotland has grown very rapidly in the last few years and the country seems to be continually producing young talent, which bodes very well for the future. The innovation of the Scottish FA’s Women's National Football Academy at Stirling has certainly been at the root of the progression, and gives the country an excellent grounding for which we can use to initiate further development. It remains no surprise that a growing interest has stemmed as a result of improved performances and results from the Women's National Squad, and with an ever-growing media and public interest, the country appears to be showing their appreciation towards our achievements.

Rachel Corsie is captain of Glasgow City Ladies FC.

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SSS Dance Warriors put Ospreys to the sword Festival Glasgow Warriors come from 12-6 down at half-time to defeat previously unbeaten Ospreys 28-17

Event to take place in Edinburgh later this week

IMAGENATION

Gareth Llewellyn

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Sport Editor

SCOTTISH STUDENT SPORT is set to host their fourth annual Dance Festival bringing a diverse range of dance styles to the student population for an entire day.

This year’s festival, which offers the chance for beginners to try something new and more advanced dancers to develop and showcase their talent, is taking place at Edinburgh University’s Centre for Sport and Exercise on 6 November 2011, 10am-5pm.

Entry is only £11 to take part in five different classes with free snacks courtesy of Tunnocks and Powerade and a chance to watch a dance production in the afternoon.

Classes will range from ballet, contemporary and musical theatre to nu- and old hip hop, Bollywood and salsa hoop dance.

The deadline for entries to this year’s festival through the Scottish Student Sport website was this week and on a first-comefirst-served basis.

League Table FOOTBALL BUCS Scottish Conference Men’s 1A P W D L F A GD Pts Glasgow 1st

2 2 0 0 8 1

7

6

Heriot-Watt 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1

5

6

3 2 0 1 6 2

4

6

Edinburgh 1st

3 1 0 2 4 6 -2

3

Edinburgh 2nd

4 0 0 4 2 16 -14 0

Stirling 2nd

RUGBY BUCS Men's Premier North B P WDL F Edinburgh 1st

A

3 3 0 0 52 20

GD Pts 32 9*

Birmingham 1st 3 2 0 1 120 49 Loughborough 3 2 0 1 87 59 2nd 3 2 0 1 66 42 Durham 2nd

24

6

Manchester 1st 3 2 0 1 74 63

11

6

Nottingham 1st

71

6

28

6

A SUPERB SECOND-HALF performance from Glasgow Warriors saw them record their third successive victory as they put previously unbeaten Ospreys to the sword 28-17 at Firhill.

After defeating Cardiff Blues and the Dragons already this season in the RaboDirect Pro 12, Sean Lineen’s men were keen to continue their impressive run in their final season at their current home.

A try from Scotland’s World Cup star Richie Gray, and 23 points from the boot of Duncan Weir ensured the majority of the 3,400 went home happy.

The Glasgow side scored 22 points in a fantastic second half display to leave their Welsh opponents stunned after going in 12-6 down at half-time, with penalties the order of the day as Italian referee Carlo Damasco penalised both sides regularly.

Thirteen of those points came during a 10-minute spell when the Ospreys were reduced to 14 men after replacement hooker Richard Hibbard was sinbinned for entering a ruck from the side as the Damasco’s patience wore thin after a number of penalties conceded by the visitors.

The hosts drew level just short of the hour mark with two penalties from Weir, before Gray gave the Warriors the lead on 62 minutes to give the Warriors a 19-12 lead, after the TMO confirmed a try.

A missed tackle in midfield allowed

BUCS Scottish Conference Men’s 1A P W D L F A GD Pts Edinburgh 1st

4 2 1 1 9 11 -2

7

Glasgow 1st

3 2 0 1 14 5

9

6

Edinburgh 2nd

3 1 1 1 5 10 -5

4

St Andrews 1st

3 1 0 2 10 8

2

3

Strathclyde 1st

3 1 0 2 5 9 -4

3

BUCS Scottish Conference Women’s 1A P W D L F A GD Pts Dundee 1st

3 3 0 0 13 1 12

9

Edinburgh 1st

3 2 1 0 10 2

8

7

Strathclyde 1st

3 1 1 1 3 6 -3

4

Glasgow 1st

3 0 1 2 3 10 -7

1

Heriot-Watt 1st

4 0 1 3 2 12 -10 1

* = points deducted/awarded

Warriors’ Colin Shaw to slice his way through the Ospreys defence, only to lose his footing with the try line in sight.

For the Ospreys, however, it got a lot worse, as another Weir penalty extended the hosts lead to 10 points with just 13 minutes remaining.

A monster kick from inside the Glasgow half from Weir made the win even more comfortable, highlighting just how difficult it can be for teams to play

with a man down.

The Warriors almost managed to conjure another try, but second row James Eddie met a stubborn defence from Khan Fotuali'i and Ryan Bevington forcing him into touch just a couple of metres short.

The Ospreys tried hard to play their way back into the game but another penalty from Weir, taking his personal tally to 23 points, to take away a chance of even a losing bonus point.

Sean Lineen told the Warriors’ official website: “It was pretty special actually.

We knew at half-time that we needed another 10 per cent in the game in terms of intensity. We had to regroup and play the way we know we can and the guys responded well.”

The Warriors next travel to Italy to take on bottom of the table Aironi at the Stadio Zaffanella on 5 November.

Davis Cup tennis returns to Glasgow again Excellent support from Scottish crowd brings Britain to the Braehead Arena for third consecutive tie

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Warriors enjoy third win on the trot

SCOTTISH TENNIS FANS will have another chance to see world class matches in Glasgow after the Lawn Tennis Association awarded a third consecutive Davis Cup tie to the city.

Great Britain’s Euro/Africa Zone Group I tie with Slovakia will take place at the city’s Braehead Arena on 10-12 February.

Britain were promoted from Group II this season after wins over Tunisia, Luxembourg and Hungary and are aiming to return to the World Group for the first time since 2008.

Addressing the LTA following the announcement, team captain Leon Smith said: “We’re really looking forward to returning to Glasgow as we know from previous experience that Braehead provides a great venue with a really supportive atmosphere.

"Next year will be a real step up in terms of the level of competition so it will make the home advantage all the

more important. Slovak Republic will be tough to beat, but if we get a full house behind us again, there’s no reason why we can’t get off to a winning start.”

Slovakia are expected to provide a much sterner test than Britain got in their last outing against Hungary — who were whitewashed 5-0 at Braehead in September — as they possess three singles players in the world’s top 150.

Karol Beck, who reached a careerhigh ranking of 36th in 2005, is Slovakia’s top player. The 29-year-old has competed in 20 grand slam events during his career. Lukas Lacko and Martin Klizan are likely to battle it out for the second singles berth, but both players are ranked above British number two James Ward.

The British team’s chances will again depend greatly on whether or not Andy Murray is available to play.

Murray has recently risen to third in the world rankings but the matches against Slovakia are due to take place just two weeks after the end of next

year’s Australian Open.

Given the Scot’s complaints about the current schedule and the addition of the 2012 Olympic tournament to an already crowded calendar it is by no means guaranteed that Murray will be able to play in February.

Murray told reporters at a press conference last month that if he is fit he

will always want to play for his country, and it is hoped that another chance to play in front of a Scottish crowd will be enough to tempt him into committing himself to playing.

The winners of the tie will face Belgium in July, with a place in the World Cup group playoffs up for grabs.

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Continued from p24 Edinburgh substitutes came close to killing the game when Roy Chatterjee’s fierce drive from the edge of the area was spilled by MacFarlane, by Calum Frain’s follow-up was charged down by Ferguson.

Both side had half chances in the final ten minutes, but with the defences on top Edinburgh held on to a famous win at Garscube to propel them to the top of the league with two wins in their opening two games.

Speaking to The Journal after the game, Glasgow Uni captain Neil Buchan said: “Overall, I feel that we definitely deserved something out of the game; the chances we had and our share of possession merited a draw at least.

“The first goal was certainly a disappointing one to lose, especially as it has been such a tight encounter up until that point. We switched off, and the man that was supposed to be covering the edge of the area was dragged into the box to cover a runner.

“The second half was a big improvement from us, and I think we showed good character to come back and score the first goal, and felt like we could really push on from there.

“We had a couple of gilt-edged chances to get an equaliser, which we just didn't take. Obviously this is all ifs and buts, and the fact of the matter is that we lost the game, and all of the guys are bitterly disappointed about that.”

Glasgow 1st are now second

bottom in their BUCS group with one win in three, but it is their offfield problems which are more of a concern for their captain.

“Three points from three games is a return which none of us are satisfied with, and the defeat to Stirling 2nd last week was frustrating as, with the University increasingly unwilling to allow for Wednesday afternoons to be set aside for sports, we were without a good portion of our first team.

“I can't say I’m sure why sport has become such a low priority of the University, but it is very disappointing, as it doesn’t allow us to field as strong a team as possible, and is certainly a factor in our current position in the table.”

Buchan believes that their second half performance against Edinburgh shows the team’s capabilities, and they can still come from behind to win the league.

“There were certainly positives to take from the game,” Buchan added. “Our position in the table at the moment can be easily changed by the next two or three results, and, if we can keep together a squad similar to that which played yesterday, I believe we still have a great chance to win that league.”

Edinburgh captain Gair agreed with Buchan’s belief that they aren’t out of the hunt, but had a warning for his rivals.

“Glasgow are a good side that will take points off other teams and cannot be written out of the race,” Gair said.

“We were missing 4 or 5 players who are currently away on placement, so we can only get stronger

Glasgow and Edinburgh do battle in BUCS fixture as the season progresses. I think we have sent out the message from the start that we are Scottish Champions and have no intention of giving away that status lightly!”

GLASGOW XI: MacFarlane, Buchan (c), Ferguson, Tevendale, Moffat, McLaughlin, Gallagher, Leitch, Middleton, Scoular, El-Mansi.

EDINBURGH XI: Bald, Ross, Gair (c), McMaster, Hamilton, Ward, Moosavi, Kuzmenko, Gray, Craigen, Beacher.

GOALS: Ferguson 72'; Craigen 11’, Beacher 37’.

Edinburgh swimmers power past Strathclyde Capital university maintains dominance in the pool

Sally Abernethy, Sean Gibson

STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY’S SWIMMERS suffered a 171-77 defeat at the hands of a powerful Edinburgh side last week in the capital outfit's St Leonard’s Pool.

Edinburgh showed they meant business right from the off. The Strathclyde women were well beaten in the 4x50m medley relay and the Edinburgh girls followed-up the start with a series of strong swims in the 100-metre events.

Lyndsey Bloomer claimed what would be Strathclyde’s best result of the day, though, in the freestyle, placing second with a time of 1 minute, 3.65 seconds. In the breaststroke, the pace of Edinburgh’s Emma Bird and Andrea Strachan proved too much for Strathclyde, the pair claiming first and second.

Strathclyde’s Bloomer continued to swim strongly in the 200m free but could manage only third behind Emma Bird and Ishbel Rodger of Edinburgh

who came first and second respectively.

In the 50m ‘fly Bloomer was denied second place by just 0.06 seconds – Edinburgh’s Jenn Davis having chased her down in the final 15 metres. In all the 50-metre events, in fact, Edinburgh denied Strathclyde any first or second places.

The 50m backstroke was dominated by the Edinburgh girls, with Rachel Smithers and Amy Parsons battling it out for first and second – Parsons edging it by 0.31 seconds.

The 4x50m freestyle relay saw the Strathclyde team beginning to tire, as a fresh and well-rounded Edinburgh team produced consistently strong swims to increase the gap with each leg.

The men’s team fared little better, despite the best efforts of the Strathclyde boys. The 200m free saw Edinburgh ahead of Strathclyde’s leading swimmer by a substantial margin, leaving captain Craig Meek and Cameron Smith to battle between themselves for first and second place – Smith clinched it with 2:03.15, compared to Meek’s close effort of 2:04.04.

Like the women, the men closed out the Glasgow swimmers well in the 50m-events. Edinburgh’s Stuart Conley put a solid effort into the ‘fly, finishing with a time of 27.63 to take first place four seconds ahead of Strathclyde’s James Reid in third. The breaststroke was close, with Jack Holroyd pulling away from his opponent in the last few strokes to claim second, as James Thomson took an impressive first in 31.91.

The men showed no mercy in the 100m-events, either. Edinburgh’s European Short Course contender, Nicholas Quinn, claimed first place in the 100m ‘fly, with Strathclyde’s Reid again some way behind in third. Orion Young dominated the 100m free with a time of 56.20, comfortably sealing first place.

The scoreline was just reward for Edinburgh’s competitive spirit, keeping the pace up and producing some excellent swims even as Strathclyde began to flag. However, Strathclyde can take positives despite the comprehensive defeat, showing positive endeavour and good spirit to the end.

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Glasgow slump to second successive defeat Edinburgh take bragging rights in a thrilling encounter marred by missed chances at Garscube Glasgow 1 Edinburgh 2 Gareth Llewellyn Sport Editor GLASGOW UNIVERSITY MEN’S 1st suffered their second successive BUCS defeat as they went down 2-1 to Edinburgh 1st in a thrilling contest at Garscube Sports Complex. The visitors attacked from the outset and looked more confident on the ball in the opening stages with Jack Beacher and Cyrus Moosavi causing problems down the flanks for the Glasgow defence.

Glasgow were lucky to be level inside the opening five minutes as a wellworked Mark Gair corner to the edge of the box caught the Glasgow defence flat-footed inside the six-yard box, but James Craigen’s shot flew wide.

The home side then had a corner of their own from the left, but unmarked at the far post, Anthony McLaughlin was able to get a header on target to trouble Craig Bald in the Edinburgh goal.

Edinburgh took the lead on 11 minutes when another Gair corner to the edge of the box again found Craigen in acres of space, and he hammered the ball past Jamie McFarlane in the Glasgow goal.

Glasgow rallied back immediately, and were unlucky not to grab an immediate equaliser as Bald was at full stretch low to his right to keep out a Calum Leitch’s 25-yard shot, and from the resulting corner Calum Tevendale got the better of Dan Ward, but his header was sailed high over the bar.

Mid-way through the first half, Edinburgh ramped up the pressure, and should have stretched their advantage, Mike Gray wasted three opportunities, first failing to get on the end of Beacher’s cross after a good break down the left, seeing another chance from 25 yards just minutes later comfortably gathered

by McFarlane, and then firing just wide of McFarlane’s left post from 12 yards out.

With the game now end-to-end, Glasgow had a chance to equalise after good work down the right from McLaughlin, but Aaron Scoular failed to trouble Bald from close range.

Gallacher then had a glorious chance to pull Glasgow level, but Bald produced a stunning one-handed acrobatic save to tip the ball over the bar.

After Bald produced a smart stop with his legs to deny Adam El-Mansi, Edinburgh inevitably doubled their lead eight minutes before first half as Beacher got between Tevendale and Ferguson to

head a Moosavi cross beyond McFarlane.

It could have been worse for the home side as Edinburgh continued to make ground down the flanks, but their defence held firm to go in just 2-0 down at the break. Glasgow regrouped at the interval, and looked more assured in the second half, but were guilty of wasting glorious chances to get back into the game.

Five minutes into the second half, El-Mansi broke down the left, powering past, and avoiding a sliding tackle from Stefan Ross at right back, but his shot from eight yards was charged down by Shawn McMaster.

Just three minutes later, Glasgow had another half chance from a cross from the right, but Edinburgh threw themselves at the ball to deny Scoular. El-Mansi’s shot was again charged down by McMaster, and Moffat’s header from the resulting corner was tipped over by Bald.

Edinburgh finally got a footing in the second half, but missed two great chances to kill off the game as headers from Beacher and Gray both failed to test MacFarlane, but on 55 minutes Gray pounced with a fierce left-footed drive from the edge of the area, which was spectacularly tipped over the bar by the Glasgow keeper.

The mood turned from the resulting series of corners with Edinburgh adamant they should have been awarded a penalty after Ferguson appeared to push Gray in the box, chasing the referee back to the half-way line to protest as he waved play on.

As the hosts ramped up the pressure, Edinburgh buckled slightly under the pressure, and appeared to lose their heads, continuing to argue with the officials over contentious decisions, but did enough at the back to prevent Glasgow from pulling a goal back until 72 minutes.

Coming in from the left, Ferguson pounced to rifle the ball past Bald to his right after Edinburgh failed to deal with Leitch’s ball across goal, much to the delight of the Glasgow Uni Men’s 3rd team who were making their way past the goal after their game–a 3-3 draw against Strathclyde Uni Men’s 2nd on the adjacent pitch–had already finished.

Just a minute later, El-Mansi again found space down the left flank, but his cross was unable to find Scoular, and put out for a corner by Ward. The corner led to a near goalmouth scramble, but El-Mansi was unable to control the ball, and Edinburgh were able to clear the danger.

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Bankier named top Scot at annual awards Badminton player becomes third woman to win the Lonsdale Trophy Gareth Llewellyn Sport Editor IMOGEN BANKIER WAS named Scottish Sportsperson of the Year at the Commonwealth Games Dinner in Glasgow on Saturday.

The 23-year-old from Glasgow, who became the first Scot to make it to a World Badminton Championships final, beat last year’s winner, swimmer Hannah Miley, and junior cyclist John Paul to be awarded the Lonsdale Trophy.

Bankier becomes the first badminton player to win the award, and just the third woman to win the award after Miley, and Katherine Grainger.

Commonwealth Games Scotland chairman Michael Cavanagh said: “Imogen has had a wonderful year.

“2011 has been another hugely successful year for Scotland’s top sportspeople, which has made it tougher

than ever to select one winner for this award.

“Imogen has shown great strength and determination to get to where she is just now and her mind-set will no doubt see her success continue.”

As well as playing badminton, the Winning Students scholarship athlete is also studying Welfare, Crime and Society at the Open University in

Scotland.

“Imogen, Hannah and John are all deserving of their place on the shortlist, having delivered some incredible performances over the past 12 months,” Cavanagh added.

The Commonwealth Games Dinner at the Radisson BLU hotel, marked 1000 days to go until the senior Games take place in Glasgow.

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