Why the Guardian is going down the pan!

[danny la rouge]

lol. My daughter used to live in Leith. My sister still does. I used to love it, but that article has nearly made me hate it. Which isn’t fair on Leithers. It’s basically people venturing out of Stockbridge and Comely Bank and trying to be “edgy” for an evening. If it’s a light evening in summer.

 

[equationgirl]

With the disclaimer that I have never been to Leith, that article contains every Guardian travel bingo buzzword:
'Natural' wines
Artisan bakery
Sustainable café
Food blogger
Craft breweries
Cultural hub

Best of all are 'Edinburgh's La Rambla' and the area having one of the highest numbers of Remain votes.

I mean I always check which way a place voted in the 2016 referendum before going anywhere - doesn't everyone?

the whole of Scotland was 2/3 remain votes, I don't know why the Author is acting like this is news

 

[equationgirl]

I lived in Leith for a long time, that article did it no favours at all. I guess the twats who previously wouldn't be seen outside the city centre during the festival have now discovered that Leith is not the Leith of trainspotting.

 

[two sheds]

I only really know Leith from the (superb) McLevy detective series which really is The Leith Poleith dithmitheth uth.

 

[equationgirl]

That article has extremely irritated me.

 

[Cerv]

Robin worked with Forever Edinburgh to put together elements of his research trips to Leith and Leith Walk

lol it's not a real article it's a paid-for advertorial from Edinburgh city council.

 

[equationgirl]

lol it's not a real article it's a paid-for advertorial from Edinburgh city council.

It's still shit, it's not even a good advertorial

 

[equationgirl]

Where's the mention of Tattie Shaw's for example, which is a tiny yet amazing grocers that has managed to survive in spite of all the tram works upheavals and the pandemic?

And how much 'affordable' housing is in the shrubhill development, really? Is it truly affordable or did the developers just pay their way out of the requirement? Yes, I know the council won't say any of this

What about mentioning the Ship on the Shore or the Kings Earl, two longstanding establishments on the Leith Shore, both with excellent food and drink?

The whole article fails to capture the true nature of the area, instead painting it as some spot just for tourists.

 

[Elpenor]

I mean I always check which way a place voted in the 2016 referendum before going anywhere - doesn't everyone?

I know of one person who refused to visit any place that voted leave following 2016

 

[Orang Utan]

I know of one person who refused to visit any place that voted leave following 2016

The UK?

 

[Elpenor]

this bit was classic

I’ve come to explore this Edinburgh district ahead of the new tramline launching on Wednesday. Trams opened connecting the city centre to Edinburgh airport back in 2014, with the last stop at York Place. It’s taken the best part of a decade for the line to forge down Leith Walk into Leith proper and on to the waterfront at Newhaven. It’s a run of just 2.91 miles and eight new stops – but its arrival brings palpable hope.

 

[Elpenor]

The UK?

Any town that had voted leave in the UK I think

 

[Sue]

Bloke in 'ditching his car and using public transport' shocker.

In London.

A moment that changed me: I ditched my car - and improved my fitness, sleep and bank balance

I saved money, embraced my neighbourhood and met some kind people. All while feeling good about doing my bit for the environment

www.theguardian.com

 

[brogdale]

Bloke in 'ditching his car and using public transport' shocker.

In London.

A moment that changed me: I ditched my car - and improved my fitness, sleep and bank balance

I saved money, embraced my neighbourhood and met some kind people. All while feeling good about doing my bit for the environment

www.theguardian.com

But how did he get around?

 

[Sue]

But how did he get around?

This is the best bit:

'But without a car, would I really be a man? “A man ain’t a man with a ticket in his hand,” counselled the mod revival band the Merton Parkas, in their 1979 hit You Need Wheels. Margaret Thatcher is supposed to have said: “If a man finds himself a passenger on a bus having attained the age of 26, he can count himself a failure in life.” I was nearly double that age, at a time of life when I should have been sublimating my fear of death with a manual Maserati, rather than topping up my Oyster card or riding my bike.'

 

[equationgirl]

this bit was classic

Palpable hope of what, I wonder.

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

‘More tram-spotting than Trainspotting’: the new tram linking Leith to Edinburgh

The tramline to the old port means its Michelin-starred restaurants, seafront and cool venues are now just a few stops away from Edinburgh city centre

www.theguardian.com

People who come from Edinburgh, and especially who come from Leith, think you're all cunts. Literally no-one local calls it 'Feaster Road', wtf.

I'm really angry on your behalf

 

[Elpenor]

Palpable hope of what, I wonder.

Hope for the Leith residents that the food hipster tourists will be able to GTFO quickly?

 

[DotCommunist]

This is the best bit:

'But without a car, would I really be a man? “A man ain’t a man with a ticket in his hand,” counselled the mod revival band the Merton Parkas, in their 1979 hit You Need Wheels. Margaret Thatcher is supposed to have said: “If a man finds himself a passenger on a bus having attained the age of 26, he can count himself a failure in life.” I was nearly double that age, at a time of life when I should have been sublimating my fear of death with a manual Maserati, rather than topping up my Oyster card or riding my bike.'

it wasn't her but one of her advisors if I remember my thatcher lore correctly

 

[ouirdeaux]

Actually, it was someone else entirely, nothing to do with Thatcher. But hey, myths. No Seaman Staines either.

 

[stavros]

 

[gosub]

Also, the area of Leith hasn't physically fucking moved, it's always been a few stops from the city centre. They're acting like it's some magical new place that didn't exist before. Twats.

Been away 6 years and it has changed a bit along the same trend...its all 'sustainable' cafes now favorite caff gone, less pubs more bars, annoyingly the 22's gone and there are noticeably more key safes on doors. But it's still the same place. And yep no one ever says Feaster road

 

[gosub]

lol. My daughter used to live in Leith. My sister still does. I used to love it, but that article has nearly made me hate it. Which isn’t fair on Leithers. It’s basically people venturing out of Stockbridge and Comely Bank and trying to be “edgy” for an evening. If it’s a light evening in summer.

Whacked in a load of student accommodation a while back which stole the edge of hip off Stockbridge. Not been edgy edgy for a decade or so Pilton for that.

Changed enough I picked a different bit to live in

 

[DaveCinzano]

They can't help themselves can they


Whereas everyone knows this is a real longer MP

 

[Pickman's model]

They can't help themselves can they

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Should be put on the rack like sir roger de lodgerley

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I was looking forward to not hearing about Boris Johnson again now that he had resigned but the Guardian seems to be full of "Boris Johnson now properly resigns" and "Top Tories say how we should stop caring about Boris Johnson". I mean I don't want to agree with Top Tories as such but I really don't need a new story every day about how he's now officially returned his official MP's slippers.

 

[belboid]

he's now officially returned his official MP's slippers.

I think we can be pretty sure he kept those.

 

[DaveCinzano]

100% steamed the paper from the walls and had it laundered through Etsy

 

[FridgeMagnet]

BORIS JOHNSON IN NEW SLIPPER RETENTION PROBE - "I NEVER KEPT THE SLIPPERS" HE SAYS WHILE WEARING THE SLIPPERS ON CAMERA

 

[sealion]

I know of one person who refused to visit any place that voted leave following 2016

That seems somewhat extreme and slightly stupid.