Gethin’s Substack

Going up in flames

Burned out government founders on a Non Crime Heat Incident

Apr 9, 2024 • 

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December 2023

Nature Notes

The Christmas Supermarket

Dec 23, 2023 • 

Gethin Chamberlain

November 2023

Don’t panic

Thoughts from November 2020 on why it was important not to demonise everyone who raised concerns about the potential impact of Covid 19 restrictions

Nov 2, 2023 • 

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September 2023

How a war on Airbnb threatens Scottish tourism

The Scottish Government’s short term lets legislation will wipe out small Scottish holiday operators and allow big businesses to take their place

Sep 8, 2023 • 

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Stay in your lane

Airbnb democratised travel. Then the nimbys fought back.

Sep 8, 2023 • 

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We’re not going on a summer holiday

Lots more worries for me and you

Sep 6, 2023 • 

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Keep the heid: gonnae no dae that

An increasingly bitter debate over Scotland’s short term lets legislation is helping no-one

Sep 2, 2023 • 

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August 2023

How the war on Airbnb created a monster

The law of unintended consequences

Aug 24, 2023 • 

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Nightmare on Princes Street

Four out of five self catering properties to close in Edinburgh according to council's own projections

Aug 21, 2023 • 

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Caught in a trap

We can't go on together...

Aug 19, 2023 • 

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Crisis? What crisis?

Scotland’s housing minister orders full steam ahead towards short term let licence iceberg

Aug 1, 2023 • 

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July 2023

Hotel hypocrisy?

How Edinburgh council decided to enter the hotel business and then set about closing down the competition

Jul 24, 2023 • 

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