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The city council is to slash its contribution to the revamp of the King's Theatre from 6 million to 2m, with the Assembly Rooms to be given the same figure.

Forget the Assembly Rooms, get the King's Theatre refurbished now.

The Real Alfonsa Pedrosa

This is just the beginning of ever-increasing, wider-ranging cuts.

Incandescent

This is a very bad time to cut back on capital spending, not just for the King's Theatre, which badly needs thorough refurbishment, but also for the city economy as a whole which badly needs the fillip which capital investment can bring. This is a bad, if not indefensible, decision.

dyon gollins's back

It's a shame the King's will miss out but I would rather see spending cut there than in the city schools.

Thinner Bob 79

When is the council going to listen to its voters & consultants? The Assembly Rooms project isn't needed or wanted but the refurbishment of the King's is!

Roblx

You cannot reinvigorate or stimulate an ailing economy by cut backs. Public spending cutbacks simply means less jobs, services, material resources, purchases and tax revenue garnished from people/companies who benefit from such spending.

Scot Down under

The King's needs to be done now; the building needs it urgently and the refurbishment will increase its revenue once completed. Postponing will mean that the cost of the work will increase as time goes on.

Mibc

The council's No. 1 "key capital project" is the tram line. As long as it has sufficient funding, the councillors are happy to let everything else wait.

Sarah B

However . . .

The place is an eyesore. Demolish the King's!

stoneisland

Next up, Lothian tops the table for obesity death rates, with calls to move fatty snacks to the top shelf.

If you are adult and fat, it's your own fault for stuffing too many cakes in your mouth. Not your genes, not the streets' fault for having so much choice, not the shops' fault for selling it, it's your own hefty fault.

Akira

Since we are taking (more) legislation to control how people live their lives, how about bringing down the price of healthy food?

rob hadnum

What folk fail to realise is that in order to actually lose weight is gonna take time.

Oh Dear Oh Dear Oh Dear.....

Elaine McLoughlin was praised for cutting her body weight in half.

Elaine's story is fantastic. She should be used as example to others to inspire them too to lose weight. And also as a warning to others who may be following in her footsteps to 26stone.

Liz

The media could help by making a much bigger (negative) issue of being fat. Having your feelings hurt, and then feeling obliged to lose weight, is surely better than being dead at 40?

Skinnybob

Finally, a 4,000 painting was stolen from the WS Society's Signet Library.

There will be a few in the frame for this.

The Real Alfonsa Pedrosa

I know, I can just picture it.

Jambo83

They should nail the thieves.

Mince Pie Supper

Enough, please.