From the mythic to the unhesitatingly heroic, this opening extract from a history of Glasgow examines what exactly forged the city’s strong sense of self.
On the afternoon of 30 June 2007, outside Terminal One at Glasgow Airport, a baggage handler was on a fly cigarette break when a Jeep Cherokee sped towards the main entrance and smashed into the security bollards. It looked like some sort of crazy ram-raid. After the...