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Ewan Gibbs

@ewangibbs

Historian of energy, industry, work and protest. Author of Coal Country. Now writing The Unmaking of the British Working Class. Not always entirely serious.

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4 years ago

The problem with all the Scottish places seeking city status is they undermine the venerable institution that is the Scottish town. In a country increasingly swamped by motorways and new suburban housing, we need to defend the benefits of comparatively small scale urban areas.