WHEN Philip Braat was elected as Glasgow’s Lord Provost one year ago today, he had plans to modernise, reshape the role and reconnect the ancient civic office with his fellow citizens. The Lord Provost title dates back to the 15th century and the latest holder said he wanted to make it more relevant to the 21st century. It is almost Burns’ Night and you know what the bard said in ‘To a Mouse’ about the ‘best laid schemes’, ‘they gang aft agley’. As the coronavirus pandemic began to take a grip and lockdown was announced just two months later, events forced a rethink but also offered new opportunities for Glasgow’s first citizen to put much of his plan into action.