Tag: Local Government

• “Hell on wheels”: The Miserable History of the Edinburgh Trams project, 2001 to the Present

  

  Written by Inge Erdal. Anyone who’s been living in Edinburgh for a while is familar with the central tram system. To the ire of many inhabitants, the project was plagued with problems for the start. What can it tell us about local governance, national projects, and the task of creating urban environments in the twenty-first century?

  Retrospect Journal

  14/03/2021

  Academic, Features

  Edinburgh, Local Government, Local History, Political History, Scottish History

• Laboratory Scotland: the ‘radical’ Local Government Reform and Re-Reform in Scotland, 1963-1996

  

  Written by Inge Erdal. Over the decades, Scotland has witnessed an enormous amount of centralised wrangling with its local government structures. From Royal Commissions to Governance Reviews, the political structure of the nation has rarely been shaped by local communities.

  Retrospect Journal

  31/01/2021

  Academic

  Contemporary History, Local Government, Political History, Scottish History, Scottish Independence