The slum housing situation in Govanhill has been a persistent problem, but is now reaching a critical point.
The intolerable conditions are leading to wider social and environmental problems which current resources are struggling to cope with.
The plea from local housing officials for government assistance must be taken seriously if this area is not to deteriorate even further.
Rogue landlords must be forced to accept their responsibility and share the burden of cleaning up the area.
All agencies, local and national, need to co-ordinate action to ensure living conditions are brought up to modern standards.
End in sight for halls saga
The Egyptian Halls has been a neglected architectural treasure for far too long.
This historic building should be an eye-catching landmark in the city centre, not the derelict eyesore it has become.
Whoever wins the contract to transform the building must have the resources to see the project through to completion.
This thirty-year saga must come to an end, and end with the building back in use.
