EDINBURGH NORTH EASTERN & LEITH HUSTINGS
Reflections on the evening
Charlie Ellis
Summarising two hours of debate is unnecessary given the YouTube release [available here], so I’d like to offer a few personal reflections on what struck me most.
BIRD BRAIN
Our thanks go to reader Ellen Netherby, who spotted this cormorant – the product of spilt paint and creative thinking – drying its wings on a pavement in Oxcraig Street, Granton.
‘Pareidolia’, according to Psychology Today, ‘is a phenomenon wherein people perceive likenesses on random images—such as faces, animals, or objects on clouds and rock formations. It is not a clinical diagnosis nor is it a disorder.
SPEAKERS PREPARE FOR THE DINGER OF DOOM
Speakers and arrangements finalised for Spurtle's Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith hustings
The six candidates answering questions on 16 April are as follows:
AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET
The importance of getting close … but not too close.
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BOTANIC SPRING
The view from Inverleith House this afternoon.
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EDINBURGH EASTER WEATHER
Puts a smile on everybody's face.
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INCONTRI
Curated photographic exhibition documenting Italians in Scotland over the past 100 years.
Runs on weekdays from 9 April to 15 May. Details at: https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/incontri-a-scots-italian-photographic-archive/
Date and time
Venue
Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, 20–22 East London Street
SPRING GROWTH SPURT
After the long winter, a sudden surge for Powderhall development of mixed senior housing and nursery.
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ELECTION CANDIDATES 2026
Candidates were finalised yesterday for the Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith constituency in the Scottish Parliamentary elections.
David LEES – Reform UK
Ben MACPHERSON – Scottish National Party (SNP)
Kate NEVENS – Scottish Green Party
Liss OWEN – Scottish Liberal Democrats
Oliver Philip THOMAS – Scottish Labour Party
Haris YOUNG – Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party