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If you can imagine an Anus detached from all sense of reality but still able to to emit meaningless sounds....then that's a Scottish Green MSP.

Don't like to judge people on appearances, but even his specs annoy the hell out of me

(For what it's worth, new article on Glasgow back on page 1.)

And don't forget he's actually a minister in the Scottish Government

How did we ever manage without a Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings and Active Travel

(Answer, of course, is that Harvie and his fellow Green Lorna Slater were handed ministerial baubles by Nicola Sturgeon to keep them onside. And, of course, a big fat salary increase )

Similar down here.

Saw a pair go for £120,000 at the peak, now £10-15,000 a plate.

Down to Uber taking work, and taking jockies.

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I suppose the point being made here is that things will be even worse come the new ULEZ rules, but it's not properly explained in the article.

But maybe it's so obvious it doesn't need stated explicity, even to the average member of the public reading Glasgow Live?

I mean, reading some of the stuff on social media, many members of the public think compliance with the new ULEZ rules is about as easy as changing from four-star petrol to unleaded*, or whatever.

But, of course, opinions on lots of stuff up here depends on whether or not it can be traced back to the SNP, St Nicola or independence more generally

Or, whether or not it may have 'stolen' wee Greta's 'childhood'

(*Maybe not the best comparison if someone had an older car that could only be run on four-star and you intended holding on to it for a very long time, but for the average car user I don't think the move from four-star to unleaded was much of an inconvenience, or maybe my memory is incorrect

On a similar note, was trying to remember when fuel started to be priced in litres rather than gallons, but couldn't even find that via Google )



Glasgow cab bosses slam taxi queues at 1am outside Hydro 'on quiet night' in city

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glas ... i-23370249

Concertgoers were still to be found waiting for a taxi outside the Hydro at 1am this morning - two hours after the Country to Country gig finished at 11pm.


Image: Glasgow Unite/Glasgow Live

Glasgow taxi bosses have slammed the sight of people still queueing for a taxi outside the OVO Hydro hours after an event had finished last night.

The first night of the Country to Country; Europe's biggest country music festival, saw thousands descend on the riverside venue last night to take in performances by artists such as Luke Combs and Ashley Mcbryde.

However, concertgoers were still to be found waiting for a taxi outside the Hydro at 1am this morning - two hours after the gig finished at 11pm.

Glasgow Cab Section, who provide a collective voice for the entire Glasgow Hackney trade, posted a photo on Twitter of the queue for taxis, on what they deemed a "relatively quiet night" in the city.

It comes amid concerns that 1,000 hackney cabs could disappear from the streets when Phase 2 of Glasgow's Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) comes into force in June of 2023.

Around 1,000 Hackney cabs - out of a fleet of 1,420 - are currently non-compliant with the emission standards that all petrol and diesel vehicles entering the city centre LEZ will need to meet next year.

Steven Grant, Secretary of Unite Glasgow Cab section, believes the LEZ requirements to be "probably the biggest crisis we've ever faced", and said that the expectation on Hackney drivers to renew their cabs to meet the deadline of June of 2023 is "impossible".

Oh, really?

Happens everywhere.

Folks saying they represent the trade, when in fact they are only representing their own self-interest.

There are times when that self-interest is shared by many in the trade, but not always.

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Labour councillors call in the policy for scrutiny.

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glas ... e-23438701

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