Two of Glasgow’s biggest newspapers are joining together for the first time to explore the future of their home city.
The Herald and Glasgow Times will run a week-long in-depth investigative series on the challenges facing Glasgow and what it needs to succeed.
The Future of Glasgow will launch on Monday, with a shared front page across both titles.
“It feels timely to take a close look at Glasgow as it marks its 850th anniversary, and I am confident we have got the balance between passion for the city, and the need to be critical, right,” explained Catherine Salmond, Editor of The Herald.
“Everyone connected with Glasgow surely wants the best for it, but in order for it to thrive, to attract investment and grow, some hard questions need to be asked, and open discussions must be had. I am keen for The Herald and the Glasgow Times to steer those conversations in a spirit of collaboration.”
There will be more than 40 exclusive articles, revealing the “true state of the crisis” facing the city’s finances, and will question what improvements are needed and the urgency for change.
There will also be an interview with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham about what lessons could be learned from there.
“We are excited to join forces with The Herald for this unique investigation looking at The Future of Glasgow. All of my team and I live and work in the city. We care about Glasgow and we want the best for our readers,” added Stacey Mullen, Editor of the Glasgow Times.
“As a proud Glaswegian, I feel this series is needed. We are celebrating the 850th year of the city and we have the Commonwealth Games to host next year.
“We do many things well in Glasgow but we can always strive to do better.”
The Herald is the longest-running national newspaper in the world and has 13k paying digital subscribers, while The Glasgow Times is the city’s biggest news website, with more than 2m unique visitors each month.
