Tongs Ya Bas: The Explosive History of Glasgow's Street Gangs

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Razor Gangs Ruled the Streets But Even In the Violence of Pre-war Years One Man Stood Out". 19 October 2007. This coincided with a resurgence of street gangs at the turn of millennium, many of whom had been active in the city for 50 years, and a new wave of so called “ned culture” that was apparent all over the west of Scotland. The growth in technology meant feuds were being taken outside of the schemes and the city centre at weekends could resemble a battle ground. The scores for the members linked to the Calton Tongs dropped off. Their scoring now pales into insignificance compared to three years have been practically wiped our radar." In 2011 Police praised a community initiative to reduce violence. They hadn't just chipped away at the problem, they had smashed the structure completely with an almost instant 78% drop in murder and serious assault.

The policy was even praised by then Prime Minister David Cameron who gave it as an example of a way to fight gang violence in London after the riots that took place there that year.The Terror of the Tongs is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Anthony Bushell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Monlaur. The vampire was never found. The mini-vigilantes had scared him off, or at least that's how it was reported in The Sunday Mail newspaper.

BASS, n.. 4 Usu. in phr. ya bass, term of abuse, often used in gang slogans. Gsw. 1972 George Friel Mr Alfred M. A. (1999) 528: Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted. ( October 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) One of Scotland's most violent gangs have been smashed by a major initiative - and it is to be copied in London in the aftermath of the English riots.By 2007 there was still a remarkably high murder rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people against a UK average of 1.0 per 100,000. Mohammed Saddiq, 39, who owns newsagent in Calton believes that the area has improved dramatically years he has been there. "The previous owner told had experienced a lot of problems but it's quiet now. Cassidy, Peter (12 November 2018). "The history of Glasgow's street gangs: Tongs ya bass". GlasgowLive . Retrieved 25 February 2021. Many months ago last year, my wife and I were having a nice, romantic night in - DVD, bottle of wine, an array of takeaway menus etc etc.