Good salient points.
I’ve lived in and around Edinburgh for over 25 years, after first going there as one of those bourgeoisie middle class student wankers, getting all excited about the festival and shit. And yes, my first year student accommodation was practically made of dried jizz flakes, or at least, materials of similar substance (that I may or may not have added to).
All your points about the deterioration of the city ring completely true, so I wish you the best of luck. I honestly would like to see parliaments more populated with independent members who were genuinely interested in representing their constituents – but herein lies the rub. I know Edinburgh Central covers a lot of socially deprived areas, but you have also got some hugely privileged constituents in the area to win over. Just look at the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation map: simd.scot/#/simd2020/BTTTFTT/13.6/-3.2104/55.9442/
In the above context, I worry that your stance might be somewhat confrontational toward the most politically active demographics of the constituency? But on the other hand, fuck’em. Give it yer best shot. It’s been nearly 50 years since Jimmy Reid’s famous alienation speech, and it still largely reads as if it were written just yesterday.
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