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If Scotland gets its Independence, then Edinburgh is a great candidate for a new London for the finance industry, as it's already got a decent finance presence.
by s_kilk 10y ago
If Scotland gets its Independence, then Edinburgh is a great candidate for a new London for the finance industry, as it's already got a decent finance presence.
- arethuza 10y agoEdinburgh is probably far too small and the centre is too protected (it's a World Heritage Site) for much development to happen here. I'll admit to possibly being a bit of NIMBY in my comment as I live and work in central Edinburgh! http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/728 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/728
- Reason077 10y agoEdinburgh is a similar size to Zurich - a city regarded as one of the world's most important financial centres.
- arethuza 10y agoWhat I meant is that I doubt Edinburgh could handle an influx of additional bankers on a large scale. I don't think there would be many places for them to go in the actual city itself.
- dagw 10y agoDepends on how you count. If you include everything that is within a reasonable train/bus commute of the city center then Zurich has at least double the "population" of Edinburgh.
- s_kilk 10y agoYeah, I'll accept that it could be difficult to add capacity in the center of the city.