Citizen Network

CITIZEN works to re-imagine the city as a place for people to live in, not just a space for consumption & profit.

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[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

On the complete inadequacy of Edinburgh's Tourism Strategy to respond to the crisis it has created ...
https://t.co/0ZCK6TVcwg [please share]

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

The fightback against short-term lets continues as @andywightman launches a new Airbnb tracking tool for Edinburgh which will allow citizens to report short-term lets they know of in their stairwell: https://t.co/2fm2JcZnY1 [please share]

[STV News @STVNews]

From Hibs to Holyrood, an ambitious city-wide retelling of the Easter story is set to take place in real-time over four days across Edinburgh. https://t.co/MRTsugOPq9

[The Liberton Association @LibertonAssoc]

As someone at the #cityforsale meeting said this evening, what legacy, e.g. a cultural building do we have from 80 years of Festival Edinburgh? @edfests revenue should go into the Common Good fund. Then perhaps buildings like the Odeon could be used for the community

[Gorgie Collective @gorgiearts]

Massive turnout of 850 for @thecockburn #publicspace debate👏

@CliffHague "The city is for sale, it has been for sale and on current policy will be for sale"

Local resident "The last time I went to a public meeting this big it was for the Poll Tax"

Time for change, #Edinburgh

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

The day after the councils pretendy new Tourism Strategy was released, read this: https://t.co/CTdjBw3cjt

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

@brianjaffa @TradFestEd Why not renovate these 'lying empty' venues with all of the income generated by the Festival?

[Linda Somerville @lindasomervill]

We can't change the economy from the top down, Scotland needs real local democracy and a community organising movement to prepare for a new economy #WealthofNations2020 @weallscotland

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Paris had already been doing remarkable things in city-building. Now @Anne_Hidalgo wants to take it to a whole other level.
#Paris #QuarterHourCity

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

Where in the world could Edinburgh find an example of a city that had a sustainable culturally-rooted Winter Festival using existing venues?! @williamsonkev @kmckenna63 @brianjaffa @TheCrannie @andywightman @conor_matchett @GrayInGlasgow https://t.co/is1LdpDNDX

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

The New Enclosure: The Appropriation of Public Land in Neoliberal Britain
https://t.co/q0317jULm9

[BELLA CALEDONIA @bellacaledonia]

As Edinburgh announces more cuts to sports & leisure centres CITIZEN @ReimaginingCity highlights how a total of £10.6 million in local property taxes are avoided and £4 million in non domestic rates is not collected because of short-term lets and @airbnb https://t.co/q6wRmdoVbW

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

@sallymiranda agree completely Sally

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

Edinburgh's tourism strategy is still based on growth, despite claims otherwise by Edinburgh Council (& their client media)
https://t.co/0ZCK6TVcwg

[BELLA CALEDONIA @bellacaledonia]

Corporate Edinburgh has captured public land and turned it into a private events space: https://t.co/8RO9qi64R3 [they think you are stupid]

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

The argument in favour of mass tourism and airbnb is that it brings great benefits to the economy and to the communities they operate in. This is challenged by the evidence:
https://t.co/DiCkfTTWrr

[Edinburgh Evening News @edinburghpaper]

Ainslie Park, Gracemount and Jack Kane sports centres are named in a document seen by the Evening News, together with the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) at Ratho, Tumbles indoor play at Portobello and “various golf courses”.
https://t.co/W4ppDHiCKp

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

Research: When Airbnb Listings in a City Increase, So Do Rent Prices
https://t.co/Ls9RmYqv4p

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

@richardwatt67 Many other cities too. We talk the talk but with the scantest scrutiny the whole thing is feeble.

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

On the complete inadequacy of Edinburgh's Tourism Strategy to respond to the crisis it has created ...
https://t.co/0ZCK6TVcwg [please share]

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

What does the new Tourism Strategy for Edinburgh say about reducing flights and cruise liners? Nothing. What does the new strategy say about reducing tourist numbers? Nothing. https://t.co/0ZCK6TVcwg Good, eh?

[Citizen Network @ReimaginingCity]

@conor_matchett @EdinburghSSC Five Guys! Five Guys! Top end stuff! Whoop!