Interesting Facts

According to research by Jurys Inn to mark the start of British Tourism Week, the UK's least welcoming cities are:- 1. London 2. Glasgow 3. Bradford 4. Birmingham 5. Liverpool 6. Manchester 7. Aberdeen 8. Wolverhampton 9. Belfast 10. Leeds (No surprises at number 1, but I have to say I found Glasgow friendlier than Edinburgh.)

The Metropolitan Police has been ordered to withdraw its claim to be “the oldest police service in the world” after the advertising watchdog ruled that the Glasgow force had been around longer. (Seemingly the City of Glasgow Police were set up in 1800 - 29 years before the Metropolitan Police force was formed under Sir Robert Peel. Yet another historic lie I was told in school!) Source: The Times

According to The Reform Scotland report, there is more crime in Glasgow than New York. (Seemingly for every 100,000 people there were around 731 incidents in Glasgow compared to 631 in New York. You can keep an eye on Glasgow's crime statistics here.)