Posted by: Brad on 11:15am Fri 17 Oct 08
Perhaps it might be possible to begin replace the planned private houses with social-rented ones? That would deliver the regeneration, meet social needs, and help out the construction sector meantime. Using public money to do other groundworks might also reap a better land price when the market improves.
Perhaps it might be possible to begin replace the planned private houses with social-rented ones? That would deliver the regeneration, meet social needs, and help out the construction sector meantime. Using public money to do other groundworks might also reap a better land price when the market improves.
Posted by: thistlemad, Ayrshire on 11:18am Fri 17 Oct 08
Doesn`t really matter. Very few of the locals would have been employed. and those that were would most likely have been labourers.
Doesn`t really matter. Very few of the locals would have been employed. and those that were would most likely have been labourers.
Posted by: The Wise One, Glasgow on 11:29am Fri 17 Oct 08
Bad news which will explain why there is no comment and photo of Steven Purcell.
Bad news which will explain why there is no comment and photo of Steven Purcell.
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 11:45am Fri 17 Oct 08
Turn the vacent luxury flats on clde over to council.
Turn the vacent luxury flats on clde over to council.
Posted by: Brad on 11:59am Fri 17 Oct 08
[quote][bold]thistlemad[/bold] wrote:
Doesn`t really matter. Very few of the locals would have been employed. and those that were would most likely have been labourers.[/quote] Maybe so - but the point of building houses is to provide homes! The labour is just the means to that end, even if it can have important benefits in itself.
thistlemad wrote:
Doesn`t really matter. Very few of the locals would have been employed. and those that were would most likely have been labourers.
Maybe so - but the point of building houses is to provide homes! The labour is just the means to that end, even if it can have important benefits in itself.
Posted by: Stewie Griffin, Glasgow on 12:10pm Fri 17 Oct 08
[quote]no comment and photo of Steven Purcell.[/quote]
One could even get withdrawal symptoms!
no comment and photo of Steven Purcell.
One could even get withdrawal symptoms!
Posted by: thistlemad, Ayrshire on 1:24pm Fri 17 Oct 08
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]thistlemad[/bold] wrote: Doesn`t really matter. Very few of the locals would have been employed. and those that were would most likely have been labourers.[/quote] Maybe so - but the point of building houses is to provide homes! The labour is just the means to that end, even if it can have important benefits in itself.[/quote] Not really if you are a brickie/spark/plumbe
r/plasterer FROM the area looking for work.
But I DO get what you mean.
Brad wrote:
thistlemad wrote: Doesn`t really matter. Very few of the locals would have been employed. and those that were would most likely have been labourers.
Maybe so - but the point of building houses is to provide homes! The labour is just the means to that end, even if it can have important benefits in itself.
Not really if you are a brickie/spark/plumbe
r/plasterer FROM the area looking for work.
But I DO get what you mean.
Posted by: jugdement joe, glasgow on 1:55pm Fri 17 Oct 08
[quote]Labour councillor Jim McKechnie also backs a rethink on housing policy. He said: "I have always supported the development of public housing in the community."[/quote]
Actually, changing the councils policy is not really the issue. The main issue is making Development and Regeneration Services more accountable for their decisions. There are a great many developments underway in Glasgow which have been developed by DRS, Mr Inch and private developers which are contrary to the current Glasgow City Master Plan.
I have spoken to a number of councillors who have agreed with me but appear powerless to influence these decisions
Labour councillor Jim McKechnie also backs a rethink on housing policy. He said: "I have always supported the development of public housing in the community."
Actually, changing the councils policy is not really the issue. The main issue is making Development and Regeneration Services more accountable for their decisions. There are a great many developments underway in Glasgow which have been developed by DRS, Mr Inch and private developers which are contrary to the current Glasgow City Master Plan.
I have spoken to a number of councillors who have agreed with me but appear powerless to influence these decisions
Posted by: annie, Glasgow on 2:07pm Fri 17 Oct 08
The city's housing associations should be given extra funding to do these jobs. Glasgow's reliance on the private sector is grossly tilted too far and the disadvantages are now clear for all to see. Housing associations exist for the long-term and invest social capital in areas too. Private companies focus only on profit; housing associations on quality, sustainabilty and long term maintenance. A number of private developments are now quite simply slums on a par with the worst of Glasgow's housing. This is what happens when the market runs unchecked and supported by local authorities to the detriment of other tenures.
The city's housing associations should be given extra funding to do these jobs. Glasgow's reliance on the private sector is grossly tilted too far and the disadvantages are now clear for all to see. Housing associations exist for the long-term and invest social capital in areas too. Private companies focus only on profit; housing associations on quality, sustainabilty and long term maintenance. A number of private developments are now quite simply slums on a par with the worst of Glasgow's housing. This is what happens when the market runs unchecked and supported by local authorities to the detriment of other tenures.
Posted by: Seymour Hope, Glasgow on 3:26pm Fri 17 Oct 08
Billy McAllistair you seem to fail to understand the principle of business. If a developer does not make a profit he or she will go out of business and nobody benefits. Therfor they dissapear and people lose jobs. So what you gonna suggest buy holding the developers to task?
Billy McAllistair you seem to fail to understand the principle of business. If a developer does not make a profit he or she will go out of business and nobody benefits. Therfor they dissapear and people lose jobs. So what you gonna suggest buy holding the developers to task?
Posted by: leesome, Glasgow on 3:29pm Fri 17 Oct 08
The site wont sell, why? the site costs for housing are to large and this current market is here for a very long time.
The development, and the jobs it would have created, was heralded as a major boost for one of Glasgow's poorest areas.
Great quote! that does add value to any land. Add the spire and who is going to maintain this Glasgow icon? Do beleive the present owner is in some other universe. Thou was it not bought from the public purse???????????????
? Maybe we should have the land returned.NB. No question mark.
The site wont sell, why? the site costs for housing are to large and this current market is here for a very long time.
The development, and the jobs it would have created, was heralded as a major boost for one of Glasgow's poorest areas.
Great quote! that does add value to any land. Add the spire and who is going to maintain this Glasgow icon? Do beleive the present owner is in some other universe. Thou was it not bought from the public purse???????????????
? Maybe we should have the land returned.NB. No question mark.
Posted by: Ross, Glasgow on 5:27pm Fri 17 Oct 08
[quote][bold]The Wise One[/bold] wrote:
Bad news which will explain why there is no comment and photo of Steven Purcell. [/quote] Brillant Wise One - Its the same old Rhetoric that comes out his mouth all the time - He must have a very limited Vocabulary. I wouldn't hold my breath while listening to any promises Spiv Purcell tells people. PURCELL (PERSIL) PROMISES TO WASH WHITER THAN SNOW (BUT IN FACT THE STAINS ARE ALL STILL THERE AFTER THE WASH).
He should be tackling Poverty in Glasgow by using Local Builders to build these houses and keeping the money in Glasgow.
The Wise One wrote:
Bad news which will explain why there is no comment and photo of Steven Purcell.
Brillant Wise One - Its the same old Rhetoric that comes out his mouth all the time - He must have a very limited Vocabulary. I wouldn't hold my breath while listening to any promises Spiv Purcell tells people. PURCELL (PERSIL) PROMISES TO WASH WHITER THAN SNOW (BUT IN FACT THE STAINS ARE ALL STILL THERE AFTER THE WASH).
He should be tackling Poverty in Glasgow by using Local Builders to build these houses and keeping the money in Glasgow.
Posted by: Ross, Glasgow on 5:28pm Fri 17 Oct 08
[quote][bold]The Wise One[/bold] wrote:
Bad news which will explain why there is no comment and photo of Steven Purcell. [/quote] Brillant Wise One - Its the same old Rhetoric that comes out his mouth all the time - He must have a very limited Vocabulary. I wouldn't hold my breath while listening to any promises Spiv Purcell tells people. PURCELL (PERSIL) PROMISES TO WASH WHITER THAN SNOW (BUT IN FACT THE STAINS ARE ALL STILL THERE AFTER THE WASH).
He should be tackling Poverty in Glasgow by using Local Builders to build these houses and keeping the money in Glasgow.
The Wise One wrote:
Bad news which will explain why there is no comment and photo of Steven Purcell.
Brillant Wise One - Its the same old Rhetoric that comes out his mouth all the time - He must have a very limited Vocabulary. I wouldn't hold my breath while listening to any promises Spiv Purcell tells people. PURCELL (PERSIL) PROMISES TO WASH WHITER THAN SNOW (BUT IN FACT THE STAINS ARE ALL STILL THERE AFTER THE WASH).
He should be tackling Poverty in Glasgow by using Local Builders to build these houses and keeping the money in Glasgow.
Posted by: Brad on 5:53pm Fri 17 Oct 08
[quote]I have spoken to a number of councillors who have agreed with me but appear powerless to influence these decisions[/quote]
They're the ones who give planning permission!
I have spoken to a number of councillors who have agreed with me but appear powerless to influence these decisions
They're the ones who give planning permission!
Posted by: jugdement joe, glasgow on 6:57pm Fri 17 Oct 08
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote:
[quote]I have spoken to a number of councillors who have agreed with me but appear powerless to influence these decisions[/quote]
They're the ones who give planning permission![/quote] apparently ???
Brad wrote:
I have spoken to a number of councillors who have agreed with me but appear powerless to influence these decisions
They're the ones who give planning permission!
apparently ???
Posted by: I Predict A Riot, Glasgow on 9:59pm Fri 17 Oct 08
What about turning the site into a prison,the other ones are apparently full.
What about turning the site into a prison,the other ones are apparently full.
Posted by: whiskyjack, Tyne and Wear on 2:08am Sat 18 Oct 08
Personally, I'd not buy a house built on any former hospital site... but Ruchill holds personal memories for me, as that's where my dad passed away....
Personally, I'd not buy a house built on any former hospital site... but Ruchill holds personal memories for me, as that's where my dad passed away....
Posted by: Frank, Glasgow on 11:49am Sat 18 Oct 08
Scarlet Purcell is only available for positive comments or taking tough. Never available when things go belly up. I accept that it is not always his fault but he claims the glory when it is not all his doing. Lots of comments from him related to the burgeoning: Financial sector, Water Front, Glasgow is booming but now nothing...
Scarlet Purcell is only available for positive comments or taking tough. Never available when things go belly up. I accept that it is not always his fault but he claims the glory when it is not all his doing. Lots of comments from him related to the burgeoning: Financial sector, Water Front, Glasgow is booming but now nothing...
Posted by: SPAMALOT, southside on 2:41pm Sat 18 Oct 08
PURCELLS a quere nothing will ever sound positive that comes out that wee clowns mouth,vote the bunnet muncher out end of,as for the greedy builders they own most of the vacant spaces in glasgow time to reposess
PURCELLS a quere nothing will ever sound positive that comes out that wee clowns mouth,vote the bunnet muncher out end of,as for the greedy builders they own most of the vacant spaces in glasgow time to reposess
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