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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2018, 02:13:53 PM

Title: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2018, 02:13:53 PM

And other cities. Barcelona springs to mind, as does Bath. I believe Lisbon has taken some action to reduce airbnb lets.


https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/10/the-destruction-of-central-edinburgh-communities/?fbclid=IwAR1JlxromRAvQHcn4xzi9xkRGf1avqApA1-cevlJIwtfcKO3_xXm6KUtQ7s
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 30, 2018, 02:17:42 PM
And other cities. Barcelona springs to mind, as does Bath. I believe Lisbon has taken some action to reduce airbnb lets.


https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/10/the-destruction-of-central-edinburgh-communities/?fbclid=IwAR1JlxromRAvQHcn4xzi9xkRGf1avqApA1-cevlJIwtfcKO3_xXm6KUtQ7s
I'm wondering whether this Disney affect me.
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2018, 02:18:28 PM
I'm wondering whether this Disney affect me.
You can always just Walt away.
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 30, 2018, 02:20:30 PM
You can always just Walt away.
Och, that's Snow White.
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2018, 02:23:22 PM
Och, that's Snow White.
Don't be dopey.
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 30, 2018, 02:25:44 PM
Don't be dopey.
Are ye done, auld duck?
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2018, 02:27:41 PM
Are ye done, auld duck?
Never, not even close to the bare necessities
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 30, 2018, 02:29:54 PM
Never, not even close to the bare necessities
I remember drinking so much beer at the Edinburgh festival, I had to use the bar loo.
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2018, 02:36:18 PM
I remember drinking so much beer at the Edinburgh festival, I had to use the bar loo.
by Jiminy, that happened to me too
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 30, 2018, 03:05:35 PM
by Jiminy, that happened to me too
But seriously people like Edinburgh because of the social events. They're Super ceilidh fragilisticexpealidocious.
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2018, 03:14:27 PM
But seriously people like Edinburgh because of the social events. They're Super ceilidh fragilisticexpealidocious.
Seriously? You think a spoonful of sugar will make the medicine of your town becoming empty go down?

Puns aside, I think this isn't good for cities.
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 30, 2018, 03:26:03 PM
Seriously? You think a spoonful of sugar will make the medicine of your town becoming empty go down?

Puns aside, I think this isn't good for cities.
Absolutely agree.
It's part of the general tide of taking things away from people, smaller houses and now part time housing where your home is turned into a time share.
Mind you there was a time when many many people had to take in lodgers.... but that just means this is a retrograde step into shite living.

Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2018, 03:41:47 PM
Absolutely agree.
It's part of the general tide of taking things away from people, smaller houses and now part time housing where your home is turned into a time share.
Mind you there was a time when many many people had to take in lodgers.... but that just means this is a retrograde step into shite living.
Surely this is people choosing this rather than having their home turned into a timeshar e?
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Anchorman on October 30, 2018, 03:53:20 PM
And other cities. Barcelona springs to mind, as does Bath. I believe Lisbon has taken some action to reduce airbnb lets.


https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/10/the-destruction-of-central-edinburgh-communities/?fbclid=IwAR1JlxromRAvQHcn4xzi9xkRGf1avqApA1-cevlJIwtfcKO3_xXm6KUtQ7s
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The Disneyfication of Edinburgh started with that truly awfule melding of Lassie with Greyfriars Bobby, with accents which made Dick van Dyke's Cockney seem truly inspirational....
rant over.
Title: Re: The disneyfication of Edinburgh
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 30, 2018, 03:56:29 PM
Surely this is people choosing this rather than having their home turned into a timeshar e?
I'm sure there will be people whom circumstances channel them into this and I wonder how long it will take for "If a happens then b, we will take over the management of your property" clauses to appear.