The Scotsman

Branson’s blues

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DNA of a myth?

Michael Mckeown There’s more chance of independen­ce than there is of a fish monster in Loch Ness.

Localnumbe­rfife Airbnb. There are already too many in Edinburgh as it is. As a city centre resident with these on my doorstep eroding our neighbourh­ood and community, the thought of a demand for more and these being authorised is a worry.

Joolz Barker A tourist tax would help alleviate the current problem of Edinburgh being loved to death and robbing its magic from the locals who must live there. That is the point of introducin­g this type of tax in the first place – it’s not just about making a dollar.

Gordon Meyer Pretty much everywhere else in the world charges tourist tax. Most won’t even notice it.

Karsten Moerman Does he even sound as if he knows what he’s talking about? Glasgow doesn’t offer anything like the Edinburgh experience. Anything for a few minutes of people’s attention, eh Richard?

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