I left Scotland 15 years ago to teach English in Tokyo. The difference is night and day. Japan is safe, clean, no potholes, no 2 weeks wait to see a doctor, not waiting 2/3 years on the NHS for a hip operation. In stark contrast Tokyo has over 20, 000 24 HR convenience stores, 30, 000 bars, 263 Michelin star restaurants, trains ever 5 mins and regarding the doctor surgery, just walk in and wait your turn. I am embarrassed to say this as a Scot but Japan is premier league and Scotland is 3rd division. During my time in Tokyo I have never paid more than 400 pounds per month in rent for my own apartment and I do not have to share with anyone. I love you Scotland but I just couldn't move back there anymore. The grass is greener on the other side.
No potholes where I live- when I need a GP appointment I call at 8am and get one- my local area is clean, quiet and the air quality is second to none- after years in London, Berlin and Groningen I could not wait to return. The grass isn’t greener on the other side. People like you that move away are always so quick to be negative about Scotland/ The UK. You’re so predictable .
I'm from peebles in Scotland and it's genuinely one of the loveliest places I've ever stayed. Quiet beautiful street, the river is second to none and the scenery. Just wow. The Japanese gardens are at Stobo in Peebles. Check Google. It's stunning. ❤
@@NopeNoNah-y4c I reckon it's about your own perception mate.. folk like me and you are happy with what we have, obviously this lad hated Scotland fair enough but shouldn't be so quick to call it a total shithole! Aye there are bad places SAME as anywhere else, I highly doubt Japan is the utopia he's making out. But gotta love the traitors who are happy to up and leave 😅😊
As a gas engineer, I worked all over Glasgow for nearly 3 years, 90% of which in the various schemes, and was never once mistreated by a house holder. Despite their respective challenges, pretty much all were polite and friendly. Possilpark was the most obviously deprived area, though!
Similar to me mate, I’m from Ayr, lived in Kirkintilloch for a few years when I came out the forces and worked in Glasgow as an openreach engineer. Never had any bother at all working in these areas, but then you would go to more well off areas of Glasgow and get treated like dirt by folk!
Bro, who do you work for? Sgn? Am a gas engineer as well 😂😂😂 16 years so far in glasgow, honestly only a few times I have has stuff happened to me, never has anything happened to me in the most deprived areas of glasgow
Cracking people just a bonkers area , if that makes sense!! Shame these places are shafted by the authorities, used to go to parties at hogmanay over 30 years ago with family to bring in the bells , was absolutely brilliant there was never a dull moment then and not a bad word said !! , sad to see the place the state it's in now ..
hi bill I'm 75yrs of age from Huyton , the young have been abandoned for decades, seems strange that all the cities visited by you have one thing in common, is that they have been "Leveled" downwards not upwards and its not by accident but by design. I hope you succeed in what you are doing.RESPECT to you bill
Great channel Billy and you’ve just got a new subscriber! I grew up in Glesga (Springburn, Gorbals and the East End) in the 70s, 80s and 90s and had a lot of family in Posso and the Milton. I can assure you that it looks much better now than it did back in the day like all the schemes in Glasgow! Of course it still has all the same social problems caused by the miserable cycle of poverty and crime and a lot of that is caused by generations of people in various addictions. I believe that part of the reason why Glasgow’s better than it used to be is because there’s so much recovery especially a multitude of 12 step programmes. There are now generations of recovering addicts and alcoholics who grew up in these schemes living productive lives. A lot of them still live in the schemes where they grew up and are part of the general improvement of the places. I’m not in denial about the damage that the tories have done to these communities in the last 14 years but all I’m saying is that if you’d have visited the Glesga schemes 20 odd years ago, some of them were on another level! Keep up the good work Bill carrying a positive message whilst highlighting the grim realities of Tory Britain🙏🏴😁
Recovery groups are amazing but. Let's stop people having to run the mad gauntlet from the very beginning. Countries with better community facilities and social contract combined with more realistic drug policy. Namely Netherlands and Spain . Portugal from a more public health perspective probably have less Recovery meetings combined than the West of Scotland. Simply because there is less demand due to more nuanced approaches. Including taxing drig sales for treatment programmes from abstinence based 12 steps to same day Opioid replacement and safer consumption facilities. I absolutely agree that Recovery groups are strength for people but it is in a mileu of sparse desolation compared to other European countries.
A tough place but I’ve worked with a lot of really good guys from Possill. Like many of these areas there’s a lot of decent people in there. Like your videos Billy have a good time in Glasgow 👍🏻
Dont know if you're still in this neck if the woods?? If you are get yourself to Paisley and ill get you a coffee. Brilliant upload as always Bill ✌️🏴
Paisey another wild place , unfortunately a few heads have died or been murdered in that place , Stewart specks boyd died in Spain and Mark Clinton died from ? No disrespect intended
W0W, I am of Glaswegian heritage & people forever ask me y I left Scotland & I now have a visual explanation; when asked in future I will point people in the direction of this blog & let them c 4 themselves!!
While it's easy to point fingers at local councils for the deprivation we see, the core issues often stem from the actions and attitudes of the people themselves. A stronger sense of community and personal responsibility could address many of these problems, however, due to the rising poverty and the relentless barrage of globalism that is creating more division and weakening our local communities, these issues are only going to get worse - The UK is fucked.
That's crazy. I remember years ago, correct me if I'm wrong but Cranhill in Glasgow had a lower life expectancy for men than Iraq did during the War. It was 58 years old for men in Iraq and 57 in Cranhill
@@williamcassidy9755 you’re not wrong with the stats mate but it was Calton and Shettleston. Tbf most of the east end so Cranhill would’ve fell in that bracket. I’m from Bridgeton originally,still have family that way too and it can be grim at times. Only last week we spoke to a woman,possibly in her 50’s sitting in a doorway with a tin of gas,openly buzzing it while asking us for change for more tins
@@gary_248 thank you for the correction. Ctanhill wasn't sitting right with me but was in the right ball park. It's crazy stats though. Such a shame. Do you think its possible to ever turn things around?
@@williamcassidy9755 I hear folk often blame the government and yeah they are responsible to an extent but mainly it’s down to the people. There’s a strange thing amongst some Glaswegians where they revel in stats like that,and also things like once being the murder capital of Western Europe. As if it’s something to be proud of ? Drinking yourself into oblivion is also seen as a badge of honour Not much will change unless attitudes change
I Used to Deliver Parcels for ‘White Arrow’ in Cranhill early 90’s...Just Before The Multi-storeys got a Refurb. Bellrock Street was a Particular Eye Opener!!! And FAR from The Worst Estate Back in Those Days. Glasgow was FULL of Estates that were ‘OOA’ or Out of Area, which Meant Only The Royal Mail Could Deliver as it was a Mandatory 5 Year Sentence for Attacking ‘Her Majesty’s Mail’ back Then. Off the Top of Ma Heid, Out of Area: 1) Toryglen-Prospecthill Circus Scheme 2) Barrowfield 3) Maryhill-The WHOLE Area. I Do Think We Delivered to Possil and Possilpark. Runs 21 and 22, but Let Me Ask one of My Aulder Former Colleagues. As I’m VERY Aware Saracen Street was WILD back Then as a Close Family Member is in The Police and it was NOT a Favourite Posting. I Do Recall a ‘Hibs Supporters Bus’ Coming Unstuck back from Firhill at The Traffic Lights next to that Pub I’m Sure, when ‘The Young Team’ Attacked It. It’s MUCH Quieter Nowadays with a Large Chinese Population. ‘One of My Younger Kids’ Goes to The Primary School over The Hill from Where The Lads on The Quad Bikes Were. It’s Actually a Decent School and Why She’s Continued there Despite us Moving over/back to The Gorbals. God Bless and Take Good Care. Xx
I was born in possil , grew up there, wasn’t the greatest time of my life ( 60s and 70s ) but there was a bit of respect if you came from the area , not saying I was an angel, but I wasn’t a bad person 🤗
Hi Bill. Did you film this on a Sunday? My Da was born in Lambhill in 1926, and they moved to Stonyhurst St in 1932. He and my Ma were married in St Theresa's further along Saracen St, in 1947. He then moved onto Auchinairn, around 1960. During the early 70's I was taken to visit Grannie, who still stayed in Stonyhurst St- she died in the early 80 there.. Me and a pal would go rummaging as kids around the area- there was always stuff to find in the back courts. We'd go explore the canal basin down past the old ABC factory . We'd play kick the ba' on St Teresa's slope, one priest used to chase you- another would join in the kick around. The Possilpark library is a true gem of a building- (as is the old Askit factory...) It has 5 hand painted murals depicting Science; Literature; Poetry etc- all done pre first world war. I still visit it when i pass through the area. As a kid, I recall a lot of drunks and fights spilling from the pubs- I would be too young to realise any sort of drug deals going on. I don't recall either, the area being known as Possoe... Possul certainly. But I guess every generation creates a it's own identity- a wee bit like the old Blackhill crew who would tell ye: Ah'm fae The Garngad.... I remember buying my first records from a shop on Saracen St- can't recall the name. Castles Maybe, or was that in Springburn? The walk back up Stonyhurst St hill seemed forever- however there was a wee corner shop up there - Carties, and sometimes the Black Mariah van would appear selling staples like bread, milk and cheese. This is a wee bit removed from most of the reminisces on here I guess, but I had fun times. Hari
In Airdrie not far from Glasgow our council has pulled down all blocks of flats & the high stories bar one . They were an eyesore & new housing schemes have replaced them & what a big difference to the landscape . Those Africans youths ain’t Scot’s font know why your giving them the time of day tbh
Dunno you Billy, but your style of reporting is reality. The main stream media doesn't represent any truth for normal people. You were accepted in Glasgow because people treat people as they want to be treated. The same as Liverpool. I lived on Shiel Road in the Newsham park guest house for a year. Exactlt the same. People were not rich but respected each other. No liberties. Love your content. Keep it real mate🏴👍
I grew up in the Milton scheme up the road from here and had my first flat on Denmark street in Possil in the early 90s. Possil has always been a tough town but full of sound folk.
Love it Billy my man! Avid follower of your show and big shout out to Our Joe 🇬🇧👍 I’m a Glasgow boy myself and I’m delighted your making light of the state of the streets and schemes brother respect 💪
Manchester born and mostly bred. i Love Scotland and the Scots, great people and great place. lived there for the second half of first year back in eighty three when i was eleven. there was another English lad went to the same school and he got bullied something rotten whilst i got left alone even made a few friends although i still managed to learn what prejudice feels like. i put the fact i didn't get physically bullied down to two things, one we lived in a touring caravan parked on a local park so maybe they probably thought we were more pikey than English and two, big Sister Vicky is hard as nails she never lost a fight when we were growing up. haven't seen her since she turned sixteen i only Hope she got a grip on her temper as she grew into adulthood and had kids of her own. another thing i learned at school in Scotland having just done "bonnie prince charlie" from start to finish in Manchester before we moved north i did it again there from start to finish and so the lesson was that history as taught to us in school is propaganda and no more than that. but yh i do Love Scotland, and i don't think i ever met a Scot living in England that i didn't like, great people, salt of the earth...
Good to see the real shit state of our so called Great Britain, great bligs and very interesting, just received a throat cancer diagnosis at 53 and your videos are very interesting cheers Bill , legend !!!
Good to see the street I grew up in, lived in 195 Saracen st from age 10 to 21 in the 70s, I would say it has changed a lot and not for the better I am afraid, most of the houses are gone in and around the area it has no soul now, very sad Stuart Cameron, 😢
I commented on the Maryhill video as well. Will you please consider finding the little sanctuaries that are there in the communities of Maryhill and Pollock and give them a highlight within the communities pleases. There are people there every day sharing a little bit of their Soul to help people, and people on the street you meet should know ❤
Nonsense, most of Glasgow is decent now, a lot of regeneration has gone on, the Gorbals and the Gallowgate prime examples. There’s only a few areas left like this, hopefully they’ll get around to sorting out Possil soon.
I knocked about with few lads from Easterhouse during my habit years, even they said Possil Park was dodgy. That was early 90’s so it looks like nothings changed.
Ditto. Hung Around with a Group of Lads from Balornock at The Back of The Red Road Flats. ‘Boyle’, A Great Lad, worked with One of Our Pals at Sellafield. EVEN Taxis Wouldn’t Wait for You in Possil/Possilpark...You’d Have to Have at Least One of You ‘Sit with The Driver’ or They’d F@@k Off and Leave You!!! The Lads Fae Balornock, and They Were Tough and Streetwise, Advised Against Driving Your Car into Possil...FAST BLACK fir Possil Please...NAE Chance, Private Hire Only!!! Oh The Memories. :-)
Yyyyaass Billy Boy kicking it with the Tweet Tweet Possil Fleet!! See yer old das lawyers Penman's in the background. On ye go Billy, get yersel up to Drumchapel brother 💯🙏🙏👌🏴🥊
Yeah they did that nr me in Morecambe, but they were paying proper high prices for shit, so obviously old bill, but I thought entrapment was illegal in Britain.
Billy keep it local la, keep the light shining on what's going on, if your willing to go into, the material is endless to what your viewers will find interesting.
Hi bud stayed in govan road in the 1960s great video from the Gers fans of shore on the rigs up in ardesire 🔴⚪️🔵🐻🥁🐻🥁🐻🥁🐻🥁🔴⚪️🔵🐻🥁🐻🥁👍keep the good work up mate 100% 👍
🙄Back in the 90s I met a lovely girl who lived in possilpark and I moved in with her we were together for 4 years and made a lot of good friends in the area. Looking back those 4 years were some of the best years of my life and some of the best people I ever knew.🙂
It's not just the people who live in possil that's smashing the bus shelters, they come from all areas since the government have given all all under 25s free bus passes
I remember being on Saracen one cold wet January, and even though it was mid morning in pissing rain, there was plenty of dodgy looking folk hanging around.
Billy go any scheme the whole west of Scotland has never had money spent on it .The industrial heart of a community there loads good people would give you there last .
brought up in possilpark, write and speak properly, still a decent person. I wasn't deprived of anything, heard about crime and deaths but fortunately I was not in with those crowds. moved when I was 32 to a nearby area because I still have family in possilpark. It seems like a right mess now.
This is exactly what people think of Scotland 😔 I don’t doubt there are some of the friendliest people living here but I have lived in the west of Scotland all my life and live in the most beautiful wee safe village, my husband always says I grew up in a bubble, when we bought our own house we moved back. Now I know it does not give the same entertainment as Possil, the most excitement we have is trying to stop the squirrels raiding our bins 😆🤦🏼♀️😂 but no one gets to see videos of the lovely areas, I promise they do exist😂🤣
I stayed in Saracen drive for a few years & got on great with our neighbours & never really seen any drama. If u keep yourself to yourself it’s alright. The Saracen bar is nuts mind u.
I was driving through Saracen Road on the way to a funeral earlier this year and literally watched a bloke getting knifed by two other blokes. Googled it in the evening, he was murdered. I think it’s the same one Billy mentioned.
Awryty Billy ma boy welcome to Glasgow shoulda came over to the east end to see us you can have a cuppa wae me anytime mate Glasgow and Liverpool are one and the same respect ma man
Posso in this film is practically Disney World compared to how it looked only as far back as the 90s. And you won't get too much archive filming of that. I, for one, ain't seen anything like it. And probably won't until the day I die.
Disagree Bill, councils have no money this Tory government has seen to that. You only have to look at Western Ave (airport end) the Flats and houses have been empty for years.
Not the hardest place in Glasgow, not by a country mile. Nice wee wagons though. Gaffs could do with a makeover, it can get chilly in winter, folk like homes.
Dunno where you're thinking of as Posso has been the most notorious place in Glasgow for the past 35-40 year since smack took a hold of the place. Only the Gorbals, and to a lesser extent, Easterhoose have greater notoriety outside the Glesga area.
Why is this council/govt problem? It's about being raised right or wrong. I see vandalism, graffiti, fly tipping etc, why is that someone else's problem?
I had no idea this was even a rough area. I'm not from Glasgow and I live just up the road from here and around here all the time. I think it's quite nice, got some lovely spots close by
Have you ever tried to clear one of these places ? Just curious i own a few house. 1 in saracen and some in the east end. Cleaned up shit holes in the garde. And the close, 5 minutes later the ferel wee bastards are setting it on fire. We need less politicians and no bennfits total collapse, then people will have to make do, not destroy, respect their employers and graft like men.
ma maw use to work in the health centre at possil park in the 90's place had bars on the windows. as a kid a didnt really understand but the place has always been wild
Looks like a vicious circle!-- The people have no money, they cannot pay council tax, the council therefore has little money to improve the area. No investors will come there so no jobs!-- Such a sad place! I hope they get a chance in life somehow!
All the bus shelters got smashed the night Germany beat Scotland at football . The building behind the metal fence used to be council’s owned and has been set on fire numerous time by kids . The trash is normal on the side streets , the people are fine if you mind your own business . Murders happen but that is within the community . This area is only bad if you cycle and you will defo get a puncture . Do not cycle in there , the rest is Glasgow , nothing worse , nothing better .
HI Billy just watching you walk around Glasgow talking to people.Young girls at 29 😢 giving them advice.I never comment on videos but good on you.I would like to see myself in the near future having some very small centre set up one or two computers and work very close with around 5 people helping with CV,S jobs clothes kicking habbits ect. Found it funny em boys from Glasgow jumping out and noticing you.And the other girl had no idea 😅 Feegie park (Ferguslie park) paisley you missed about 20 minutes where you where.
It's one of many areas that's still to be fully updated. The last time in that place wee kid picked up a bag of smack off the pavement they still deal from that phone box next to the pub and the police turn a blind eye from it to many holding houses up the closes the place is over run by rats I'm sure there is a video of the bin men chasing one into Greggs
You say they don’t give a f about their own people. But have you seen how they treat property? Disgraceful. If you gave most of these a brand new place to live all done up they’d still smash it up.
