Blaze site cordon

Residents and business owners have been warned that they may face arrest if they try to access their properties within the cordon around Glasgow School of Art.

The residents know fine well that while Police Scotland refuse them access to their property the local lowlifes will have stripped the place. Stopping criminals is not so high on the police agenda.

itsworsethanthatthurdeidbilly Local authorities seem to have a lot of power but no accountability to anyone to do anything in a timescale which is representative of the economy which generates the council tax which pays their wages.

Anne Keown It’s time this ugly and useless edifice was consigned to landfill. It was unfit for purpose the day it was built but in the last 30 years we have seen this cult built around Mackintosh which, in my view, is misplaced. We should be celebrating Scotland’s best architect, James Miller, whose works are all around us.

Gustav Gustavsson Being unable to access your property and belongings must be unbelievably frustrating. Would it not be possible to arrange escorted visits?

The Ayrshire bard I agree, just imagine leaving your premises in haste thinking it’s a matter of a day or so, only to find weeks later you can’t return for another month at least! I do feel very sorry for these people. Presumably compensation will be paid out as they only have the clothes they wore and little else.

Jomydo