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John McLellan

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John McLellan is a former Edinburgh Evening News and Scotsman editor. He served as a City of Edinburgh councillor for five years. Brought up in Glasgow, McLellan has lived and worked in Edinburgh for 30 years

Latest articles from John McLellan

Edinburgh now has a five per cent 'tourist tax'

Edinburgh now has a five per cent 'tourist tax'

Scotland is holding Edinburgh back - and that has to stop

Council insiders insist there was no choice but to make every effort to save the Debenhams building

Council insiders insist there was no choice but to make every effort to save the Debenhams building

Debenhams may survive the fire — but at what cost for Edinburgh's Princes Street?

'With that stretch of Princes Street shut for the next few weeks, the affected businesses will take a significant hit and it all adds to the complexities of what will inevitably be protracted negotiations about compensation'

'With that stretch of Princes Street shut for the next few weeks, the affected businesses will take a significant hit and it all adds to the complexities of what will inevitably be protracted negotiations about compensation'

'Protracted wrangles inevitable' as two major sites emerge in central Edinburgh

'The bigger schools might have the scale to survive, but not on the current basis, with some reports of a loss of around 100 pupils this year.'

'The bigger schools might have the scale to survive, but not on the current basis, with some reports of a loss of around 100 pupils this year.'

VAT on private schools pushes pupils into Edinburgh’s overcrowded state classrooms

Protesters for trans rights demonstrate in Edinburgh

Protesters for trans rights demonstrate in Edinburgh

From statues to trans rights: How activist politics took over my council

Work is underway to transform the former Royal High School into a new National Centre for Music

Work is underway to transform the former Royal High School into a new National Centre for Music

Can Edinburgh’s new National Centre for Music and the Fringe still pay their way?

A planned data centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh

A planned data centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh

Edinburgh councillors can't wait to jump on the latest 'nimby' bandwagon

Will the Roseburn Path be developed into a tram line?

Will the Roseburn Path be developed into a tram line?

What Edinburgh’s tram expansion and Roseburn Path row really mean for the city

The Greens’ Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill is hanging onto both seats

The Greens’ Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill is hanging onto both seats

SNP by-election gambles risk backlash after Peter Murrell scandal fallout

'The average annual delivery of affordable homes in Edinburgh has been just 800'

'The average annual delivery of affordable homes in Edinburgh has been just 800'

Thousands promised, hundreds built as the housing gap in Edinburgh grows