The decline of Princes Street and Sauchiehall Street is no isolated Scottish tragedy; it's a pattern replicated across the UK and beyond. Why? In Part Two Charlie Ellis seeks answers beyond the market. Structural Explanations for High Street Decline Andrew Neil’s market-focused prescription [in Part One] is widely contested. Many commentators and academics point to deeper … [Read more...] about ‘A shambles and a disgrace’ – saving Scotland’s High Streets will take more than the market (Part 2)
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‘A shambles and a disgrace’ – why have Scotland’s high streets declined? (Part 1)
Andrew Neil blames a "national scandal" of local government failure and incompetence, others argue the rot goes much deeper. In a two-part series for Sceptical Scot, Charlie Ellis explores a complicated landscape: “not just a story of bad councils, it's a collision between old-school market beliefs in a modern world of hollowed-out authorities and changing global shopping … [Read more...] about ‘A shambles and a disgrace’ – why have Scotland’s high streets declined? (Part 1)
Enabling communities to plan their own future
Everyone knows that where you live has a major impact on your life chances and that disadvantage is concentrated in particular geographies.Charles Booth’s famous poverty maps of London were prepared in 1889. In Scotland, we’ve had decades of high quality research by places like the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) into the impact that Glasgow’s industrial … [Read more...] about Enabling communities to plan their own future