EXCLUSIVE: The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce found hundreds of thousands of fewer visitors were spending time in Scotland's largest city.
A “damning” report has shown a huge reduction in visitors to Glasgow city centre amid an ongoing row over dirty streets.Labour councillor George Redmond blamed the SNP council: "The recent report showing a huge decline in footfall in the city centre is damning evidence of the SNP 's mismanagement.
But critics of Susan Aitken, the SNP council leader in Glasgow, also accuse her administration of being anti-business. Aitken has been accused of presiding over a decline in the cleanliness of Glasgow's streets, with one trade union boss describing the city as "filthy". Richard Muir, deputy chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, said: "The recovery of Glasgow City Centre should remain a top economic priority for all levels of our Governments.
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: “Like all city and town centres in the UK and beyond, Glasgow city centre faces facing significant challenges brought about by the legacy of the pandemic - most notably the rise in home working – the ongoing impact of the cost-of-living crisis and changing retail patterns.
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