ANAS SARWAR

LEADER OF THE SCOTTISH LABOUR PARTY EVERY SECOND MONDAY

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BACK when I was a student dentist I would take the subway to Glasgow city centre, walking through Garnethill from Cowcaddens station on my way to the Glasgow Dental School on Sauchiehall Street.

When I visited Garnethill again last week, it brought back good memories from those days.

The city centre was vibrant, full of life, the shops were bustling and the pubs were full every Friday night.

It was a fun and exciting place to be, and importantly, it felt safe and well maintained.

But speaking to residents there now I heard a tale I've heard across Glasgow and Scotland - about shopkeepers being threatened, graffiti scrawled on walls, and drug users in public stairwells.

Like people all across Scotland, it doesn't diminish their passion for their community, but when they say their community has changed they asked for help and people didn't listen.

There is no doubt that things have changed in Glasgow.