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Glasgow
Coordinates: 55°51′29″N 4°15′32″W / 55.858°N 4.259°W / 55.858; -4.259
Glasgow (ⁱ/ˈɡlɑːzɡəʊ/, locally /ˈɡlazɡo/, GLAZ-goh; Scots: Glesga listen (help·info); Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu ([ˈkɫ̪as̪əxu] listen (help·info))) is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands.
Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde to become one of the largest seaports in Britain. Expanding from the medieval bishopric of Glasgow and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow in the 15th century, it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century. From the 18th century the city also grew as one of Britain's main hubs of transatlantic trade with British North America and the British West Indies. With the Industrial Revolution, the city and surrounding region shifted to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of heavy engineering, most notably in shipbuilding and marine engineering industry, which produced many innovative and famous vessels. Glasgow was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era and Edwardian period. Today it is one of Europe's top ten financial centres and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses. Glasgow is also ranked as the 57th most liveable city in the world.

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Govan
Coordinates: 55°51′41″N 4°18′30″W / 55.861485°N 4.308304°W / 55.861485; -4.308304
Govan (/ˈɡʌvən/ GUV-ən; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghobhainn) is a district and former burgh now part of southwest City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick.
According to medieval legend, Constantine, a 7th-century King of Strathclyde, founded a monastery under the rule of Columbanus in Govan. During the Middle Ages, Govan was the site of a ferry which linked the area with Partick for seasonal cattle drovers. In the 18th and 19th centuries, textile mills and coal mining were important; in the early 19th century shipbuilding emerged as Govan's principal industry. In 1864, Govan gained burgh status, and was Scotland's fifth largest burgh. It was incorporated into the city of Glasgow in 1912. However, the people of Govan often proclaim to be Govanites first and Glaswegians second and when asked "are you from Glesga?", still reply with "na, Acumfaegovan" (No, I come from Govan).

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Jordanhill College
Jordanhill Campus, in Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland, is now home to the Faculty of Education of the University of Strathclyde. Within the University of Strathclyde faculty of education, departments include Childhood and Primary Studies, Creative and Aesthetic Studies, Curricular Studies, Educational and Professional Studies, and Sport, Culture and the Arts.
The Faculty also is the home to the Glasgow School of Social Work, a joint department with the University of Glasgow.
Professor Jill Bourne is Dean of Education, with vice deans Brian Green, Dr P Dougall and Professor Effie Maclellan.
Jordanhill College of Education can trace its origins to the Dundas Vale Normal Seminary which, when it opened under David Stow in 1837, was the first purpose-built institution in Europe for the training of teachers. Eight years later, following the Disruption - the split between the Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland - Stow led most of the staff and students out of Dundas Vale to found a rival Free Church Seminary. For the rest of the century, Protestant teacher training in Glasgow was split between colleges run by the two church factions. When, later in the century, teacher training courses were added at a Roman Catholic college and at Glasgow University, the result was a confusion of courses run by institutions with poor facilities and inadequate resources, a situation which was mirrored in other parts of Scotland.

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Scotland
Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba ([ˈalˠ̪apə] listen (help·info))) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland constitutes over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. Edinburgh was the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, which transformed Scotland into one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities and now lies at the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union. This has given Aberdeen, the third largest city in Scotland, the title of Europe's oil capital.

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Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairliament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Members are elected for four-year terms under the mixed member proportional representation system. As a result, 73 MSPs represent individual geographical constituencies elected by the plurality ("first past the post") system, with a further 56 returned from eight additional member regions, each electing seven MSPs. The most recent general election to the Parliament was held on 5 May 2011.
The original Parliament of Scotland (or "Estates of Scotland") was the national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland, and existed from the early 13th century until the Kingdom of Scotland merged with the Kingdom of England under the Acts of Union 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. As a consequence, the Parliament of Scotland merged with the Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, which sat at Westminster in London.

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NatWest Three
The NatWest Three, also known as the Enron Three, are three British businessmen - Giles Darby, David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew. In 2002 they were indicted in Houston, Texas on seven counts of wire fraud against their former employer Greenwich NatWest, at the time a division of National Westminster Bank. After a high-profile battle in the British courts they were extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States in 2006. On 28 November 2007, they each pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in exchange for the other charges being dropped. On 22 February 2008 they were each sentenced to 37 months in prison. Initially they were jailed in the US, but were later moved to UK prisons. They were released in August 2010.
In the year 2000 the three had been working for Greenwich NatWest, then a unit of NatWest bank, later acquired by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). All three were involved in Greenwich NatWest's dealings with Enron Corporation. As a result of these dealings NatWest owned a stake in a Cayman Islands-registered partnership called Swap Sub.

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Norman Godman
Norman Anthony Godman (born 19 April 1937) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenock and Port Glasgow from 1983 to 1997, and for Greenock and Inverclyde from 1997 to 2001.
Prior to his political career, he was a shipwright and lecturer, earning a PhD. He also served in the Royal Military Police during his National Service. He first entered Parliament in 1983, and stepped down in 2001. From 1988-1989 he was Opposition spokesman for Agricultural and Rural Affairs.
His wife is Trish Godman, Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Renfrewshire.

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Trish Godman
Patricia "Trish" Godman (born 31 October 1939, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Labour politician. She was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for West Renfrewshire constituency from the Scottish Parliament general election, 1999 until her retirement in 2011.
Before entering the Scottish Parliament Godman was a Glasgow City councillor and before that she was a social worker working in the East End of Glasgow from 1979-89. After leaving St Gerard's Senior Secondary School, Glasgow, aged 15, she worked with a charity for some time, as a waitress, in a bar, insurance collector and a house mother in a list 'D' school. She later attended Jordanhill College where she trained as a social worker. From 2003-11 she was a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.^{[citation needed]}
Her husband is Norman Godman, who was a Member of Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde and its predecessor seat from 1983 to 2001. She has three sons, one of whom is Gary Mulgrew, one of the NatWest Three.
While acting as the Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, she charged the taxpayer around £30,000 for hotel bills although she was renting a flat from her son Gary Mulgrew.

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US woman charged with hate crime in subway death

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30 Dec 2012

A woman who told police she shoved a man to his death off a subway platform because she has hated Muslims since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the US and thought he was one was charged on Saturday with murder as a hate crime, prosecutors said ... Menendez, 31, was awaiting arraignment on the charge on Saturday evening, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. She faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted ... On Dec ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)

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Indian anti-riot personnel stand guard at a check point after security was beefed up following the death of a young woman who was recently gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.

India appeal for calm after Delhi gang-rape victim dies

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29 Dec 2012

Police in India have sealed off much of the capital, Delhi, and issued an appeal for calm after the death of a woman who was gang-raped in the city. The 23-year old woman, who has not been identified, died early on Saturday at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment. Her body is to be flown back to India for burial ... Gatherings of more than five people have been banned in the city centre ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)

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Syria risks becoming ‘new Somalia’: UN envoy

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30 Dec 2012

London. UN-Arab League envoy to Damascus, Lakhdar Brahimi, has said that a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Syria seemed far away, adding that the country risked being slithering into ‘hell’ ... (ANI). For Zee News’s Updates, follow us on Twitter , Facebook, Google+, Pinterest. First Published ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)

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Merkel warns Germans of tough economic times ahead

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31 Dec 2012

Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the German economic climate in 2013 will be "even more difficult". In her new year message, she also cautioned that the eurozone debt crisis was far from over. However, she did say that reforms designed to address the roots of the problem were beginning to bear fruit ... In a taped interview to be broadcast later on Monday, Mrs Merkel urged Germans to be more patient ... Voters 'wary' ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)

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30 Dec 2012

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Neil Lennon bomb plot pair Muirhead and McKenzie refused bail

BBC News

19 Dec 2012

Two men who were jailed for sending suspect packages to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two others have been refused bail while their appeal is considered. Trevor Muirhead, 44, and Neil McKenzie, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to assault Mr Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late Paul McBride QC ... ....(size: 1.6Kb)

Muirhead and McKenzie appeal Neil Lennon bomb plot convictions

BBC News

18 Dec 2012

Two men have launched an appeal against their convictions for sending suspect packages to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two high-profile fans of the club. Trevor Muirhead, 44, and Neil McKenzie, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to assault Mr Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late Paul McBride QC ... Both men want the charge dismissed, claiming an explosion was not possible ... Package analysed ... ....(size: 1.9Kb)

Lennon bomb plotters jailed for five years

Irish Times

28 Apr 2012

Trevor Muirhead (44) and Neil McKenzie (42) were jailed for conspiring to assault Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late QC Paul McBride, as well as people at the republican organisation C�irde Na h�ireann, by sending devices they believed were capable of exploding and causing severe injury ... Rangers look likely to be boosted by the return of Kirk Broadfoot and Jamie Ness . ....(size: 2.0Kb)

Muirhead and McKenzie jailed for Neil Lennon parcel bomb plot

BBC News

27 Apr 2012

The men were found guilty of conspiracy to assault Mr Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late Paul McBride QC. Sentence on both men was backdated to May 2011 ... Neil Lennon, Trish Godman and the late Paul McBride were all sent suspect packages. ....(size: 1.3Kb)

Celtic manager Neil Lennon bomb plotters jailed for five years

Belfast Telegraph

27 Apr 2012

Trevor Muirhead, 44, of Kilwinning, and Neil McKenzie, 42, of Saltcoats, both Ayrshire, plotted to assault Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late QC Paul McBride, as well as people at the republican organisation Cairde Na hEireann, by sending devices they believed were capable of exploding and causing severe injury....(size: 3.0Kb)

Pair jailed for Celtic boss bomb plot

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27 Apr 2012

Trevor Muirhead, 44, and Neil McKenzie, 42, were found guilty of conspiring to assault Lennon, former Scottish lawmaker Trish Godman and high-profile lawyer Paul McBride by sending them homemade liquid-based explosive devices ... None of the packages sent to the intended recipients exploded ... Godman had been pictured wearing a Celtic strip at the Scottish Parliament, which she claimed was meant to be a private matter ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)

Men Jailed For Sending Bombs To Celtic Boss

Skynews

27 Apr 2012

Neil McKenzie (L) and Trevor Muirhead were convicted in March ... In sentencing at the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Turnbull said ... During the five-week trial the jury heard how in March last year they conspired to assault Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late Paul McBride QC ... A parcel sent to Ms Godman was intercepted by a member of staff at her constituency office ... Muirhead was cleared of the charge with a not proven verdict....(size: 5.8Kb)

Pair who sent parcel bombs to Celtic manager Neil Lennon are jailed for five years

The Daily Mail

27 Apr 2012

The pair made four devices - none of which worked - which they planned to send to Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late QC Paul McBride as well as people at the republican organisation Cairde Na hEireann ... Two days later a package was delivered to Ms Godman's constituency office in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, causing the evacuation of the building....(size: 7.7Kb)

CELTIC BOSS BOMB PLOT PAIR JAILED

Sporting Life

27 Apr 2012

Trevor Muirhead, 44, and Neil McKenzie, 42, were jailed for conspiring to assault Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late QC Paul McBride, as well as people at the republican organisation Cairde Na hEireann, by sending devices they believed were capable of exploding and causing severe injury ... Two days later a package delivered to Ms Godman's ......(size: 4.8Kb)

Lennon's attackers to be sentenced

Irish Times

27 Apr 2012

Trevor Muirhead, 44, of Kilwinning, and Neil McKenzie, 42, of Saltcoats, both Ayrshire, were convicted last month of plotting to assault Mr Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late QC Paul McBride in 2011, as well as people at the republican organisation Cairde ......(size: 1.4Kb)

Celtic manager bomb plotters jailed

Irish Times

27 Apr 2012

Trevor Muirhead (44) of Kilwinning, and Neil McKenzie (42) of Saltcoats, both Ayrshire, plotted to assault Lennon, former MSP Trish Godman and the late QC Paul McBride, as well as people at the republican organisation ......(size: 1.1Kb)

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Orange News

27 Apr 2012

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Pair jailed for 5 years for sending letter bombs to Celtic manager Lennon and prominent fans

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Trish Godman
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Renfrewshire
In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Majority	2,178 (7.5%)
Personal details
Born	(1939-10-31) 31 October 1939 (age 72) Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Norman Godman
Children	Gary Mulgrew

Patricia "Trish" Godman (born 31 October 1939, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Labour politician. She was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for West Renfrewshire constituency from the Scottish Parliament general election, 1999 until her retirement in 2011.

Before entering the Scottish Parliament Godman was a Glasgow City councillor and before that she was a social worker working in the East End of Glasgow from 1979-89. After leaving St Gerard's Senior Secondary School, Glasgow, aged 15, she worked with a charity for some time, as a waitress, in a bar, insurance collector and a house mother in a list 'D' school. She later attended Jordanhill College where she trained as a social worker. From 2003-11 she was a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.^{[citation needed]}

1 Personal life
2 Controversy
- 2.1 Expenses claim
3 References
4 External links

Personal life [link]

Her husband is Norman Godman, who was a Member of Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde and its predecessor seat from 1983 to 2001. She has three sons, one of whom is Gary Mulgrew, one of the NatWest Three.

Controversy [link]

Expenses claim [link]

While acting as the Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, she charged the taxpayer around £30,000 for hotel bills although she was renting a flat from her son Gary Mulgrew.

She did not qualify for the rental expenses allowance as her main residence in Glasgow was too close to Holyrood to qualify, but claimed rent rather than hotel expenses. This became headline news in the press at the time when the expenses scandal was news. She was entitled to an overnight expenses allowance that permitted MSPs to recoup expenses for each night, which she had paid for the rent of the apartment. It was confirmed that she had neither broken the Parliamentary rules, nor benefited in any way.^[1]

In 2011, an improvised explosive device was sent to her address. (See HM Advocate v Muirhead and McKenzie.)

References [link]

^ "The deputy presiding officer who charged the taxpayer £30,000 for hotel bills". heraldscotland. http://www.heraldscotland.com/the-deputy-presiding-officer-who-charged-the-taxpayer-pound-30-000-for-hotel-bills-1.828556. Retrieved March 15, 2008.

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Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Constituency Created	Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Renfrewshire 1999-2011	Succeeded by Constituency Abolished

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Name	Godman, Trish
Alternative names	Godman, Patricia
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	31 October 1939
Place of birth	Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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