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Scotsman Agenda: Should the capital get a special deal? ALASTAIR JAMIESON looks at the pros and cons of Edinburgh being treated in a preferential manner when it comes to jobs and investment
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EDINBURGH is a pejorative term for many in the rest of Scotland,
and the nation will suffer until all Scots can embrace it as the
nation's capital. So claimed Ewan Aitken, the leader of Edinburgh
city council, in a speech to business executives and politicians
yesterday.
His message - that Edinburgh should be treated as a special case
when it comes to sharing Scotland's infrastructure investment and
public-sector jobs - will reignite the debate over whether the
capital gets a fair deal.
The city is responsible for almost 12p in every GBP 1 generated by
Scotland's economy yet has less than 9 ...
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