{"id":29413,"date":"2021-03-16T16:06:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T16:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29413"},"modified":"2021-03-17T10:13:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T10:13:50","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-council-accused-of-one-sided-spin-over-edinburghs-spaces-for-people-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29413","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Council accused of \u2018one-sided spin\u2019 over Edinburgh\u2019s Spaces for People consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"edinburgh<\/a>Campaign groups have accused council chiefs of \u2018one-sided spin\u2019 in a consultation on whether to make its controversial \u2018Spaces for People schemes permanent, according to The Edinburgh Evening News.<\/em><\/h3>\n
image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 we know this is simply not representative of communications the council has received\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

The Edinburgh Evening News<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

Last month, Edinburgh City Council approved the first steps towards making the road closures, traffic-calming measures, cycle lanes and pedestrianised areas permanent by launching a city-wide consultation.<\/p>\n

However, community groups and businesses which are opposed to the plans have raised concerns that some of the language used during the launch of the consultation on the Spaces for People schemes, which impact nearly 120 streets across Edinburgh, has undermined the credibility of the consultation\u2026<\/p>\n

Paul Bailey, a Braid Road resident and campaigner against the Spaces for People schemes, said: \u201cIt\u2019s bizarre to introduce a supposedly neutral public consultation with biased statements\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Yolanda Luca, who owns the S.Luca ice cream business in Morningside, said: \u201c\u2026 we know this is simply not representative of communications the council has received.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response, Liberton and Gilmerton councillor Lesley Macinnes said: \u201cWe\u2019re running a wide-ranging and detailed consultation on whether the Spaces for People measures should be retained or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve designed a questionnaire using robust methodology to ensure all views can be analysed and fairly represented.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything posted online or on social media has been to help promote the consultation and to ensure as many, varied opinions as possible are shared…<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease take part in the consultation to tell us where these changes do, and don\u2019t, work for you.\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

View the Consultation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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