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Edinburghers Are Rising Up To Resist ‘Disneyfication’ Of Their City

ISSUES Posted: January 7, 2020 5:31 am

“On one side is Underbelly, the London events company which claims to have taken Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations to another level. It is backed by a city council which has gleefully watched the numbers rise in those indexes that confer tourism superstardom: unique-users, profits and exposure. Facing them is a rebel alliance … [called] Citizen, launched last April to bring together local groups seeking to restore Edinburgh as ‘a place for people rather than profit’.” – The Observer (UK)

ISSUES Published: 01.05.20

Read the story in The Observer (UK) Published: 01.05.20

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