Is there anyone reading this able to give a different angle to the
continual press reporting (which may/may not be spot on) about the
incredible saga of Glasgow Museums? Apparently some 40 members of staff
have left this year with two senior management staff in the last ten
days. Their stories have been strongly reported and what is happening
this year is only the present state of a saga that has run throughout
the decade with protagionists like Julian Spalding and Elspeth King.

For anyone who may one day come to analyse and pull together this
incredible soap opera (worthy of a TV show) we have assidously kept
cuttings from the Herald throughout these years.

Quite apart from the capacity of this story to inspire new drama, there
is a serious debate here about how a city's genuine culture like loco
manufacture and shipbuilding, and social history (the People's Palace)
can be taken over by a highly intelligent art lobby able to link their
interests to the political desire to remodel the city's image. It is
interesting that the individuals able to contribute to Glasgow's own
artistic heritage (the expert on C R Mackintosh today) are amongst those
being fired.

(Ps if you know of any other mailing list that may be discussing this,
please tell us).
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fiona and robert forsythe