Friday, 25 May 2012

Standing tall

The new boss of Scotland’s largest housing association has made a reasonable start during his first couple of months in the job. But can Glasgow Housing Association chief executive Martin Armstrong really succeed where so many before him have failed? Emily Twinch asked him.

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