A festival of bigotry or a celebration of heritage?
This year, for the first time since the Second World War, Scotland's largest city won’t see the annual Battle of the Boyne celebrations – when thousands of Orange men march through Glasgow to commemorate a conflict from the seventeenth century.
To some it's a celebration of a proud identity and heritage. To others, a festival of bigotry and hatred with no place in modern life. Parades have been marred by disorder over the past couple of years and, with tensions still simmering, the Scottish Government is stepping in. They’ve hired a "civic mediation" company to get opposing parties round the table. The Nine's Social affairs correspondent Chris Clements has this special report.
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