Daily Record readers are unsurprised to hear that parts of Glasgow are reportedly 'falling to bits', and have been discussing some serious concerns that the state of the city could jeopardize investment in the city. A report by EY highlighted that the visible deterioration of city centres might affect Scotland's standing as the best place in the UK for inward investment outside of London. See what our readers gave to say in our comments section.
Commenter Cowleymilngavie thinks: “If Glasgow is spending more pro-rata on street cleaning and refuse than any other UK local authority, but is the filthiest city in the UK then we need a comprehensive investigation into what is going wrong.” BigALfaecadder agrees: “I've been saying this for years as I'm in and out of the city regularly, coming back in you can't fail to notice the changes in Glasgow over the past 20 odd years, I used to tell people Glasgow was lovely come visit, I'd be really embarrassed to say that to anybody now, Glasgow is slowly but surely becoming a midden, it all starts at the top no more hefty salary rises for councillors or MPs until they prove themselves and we see the city getting the...
Dougthecynic states: “More interested in creating cycle lanes that are never used, than cleaning the place up.”