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The transfer of power

Larry David for Tourism Minister. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=Fvd8T4…

@streetscape33 @marksandspencer @waitrose What?!? None at all is just awful! I won’t be shopping there 🚮

As we enter the festival season, we're putting in place temporary arrangements in the Old Town to make the busy streets easier and safer for everyone 🌇 We're urging residents and visitors to plan ahead this summer: edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1…

The new @marksandspencer food store in Stockbridge: NO staffed checkouts at all - so missing a trick by going down same route as nearby @waitrose, where proliferation of self-checkouts has cheesed off a lot of customers (and "partners", too). But at least no piped muzak...

The new @marksandspencer food store in Stockbridge: NO staffed checkouts at all - so missing a trick by going down same route as nearby @waitrose, where the proliferation of self-checkouts has cheesed off quite a lot of customers (and staff, too). But at least no piped muzak..

@marksandspencer Hi Emily, many thanks for this information. A shame about the lack of any staffed checkouts. The nearby @waitrose has gone down the same route and it's pretty unpopular - so M&S could have gained these disgruntled customers. But good to know at least there'll be no piped muzak.

@streetscape33 Hi, the store will have self-checkouts only but there will be a cash option with one of the self-checkouts. There should always be a member of staff on hand to help. There will also be no music. Please let us know if you have any other questions. - Emily

@marksandspencer Quick couple of questions re the forthcoming M&S Food in Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh: (1) Will all checkouts be un-staffed (so as to minimise the risk of human interaction, and to deter anyone who might prefer to use cash)? And........

Meanwhile, in central Edinburgh, tourists march under the slogan: "Enough, let's put limits on residents."

@catalannews Meanwhile in Edinburgh, tourists march in protest against "too many residents."

🚫 | Almost 3,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona yesterday in protest against mass tourism More than 140 organizations march under the slogan: 'Enough, let's put limits on tourism' catalannews.com/society-scienc…

Edinburgh – Scotland's "Tourist Central" !

I’d make the point to @bbcquestiontime and other similar shows that given @TheGreenParty have precisely the same number of MPs - and precisely the same democratic legitimacy - they should in future be afforded precisely the same number of opportunities to speak as Farage.

@marksandspencer That's great – many thanks.

@streetscape33 Hi there. I've reached out to our Stores Planning team for some more information on this so I'll let you know as soon as we hear back from them, though please bear in mind this likely won't be until after the weekend now. All the best - Elsa

@marksandspencer Thanks for getting back to me. Location of the new M&S Food premises is 36-38 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, EH4 1HN. Hope this additional information helps. I'm very happy for this correspondence to be shared publicly rather than by DM, and look forward to response to my questions.

@streetscape33 Hi there, could you please share more details in a PM so we can look into this for you? -Rachna twitter.com/messages/compo…

And (2): Will there be constant in-store piped muzak (because of course people can't bear to shop in silence)? Thanks for your help!

@NotDavyCrockett @LizWebsterSBF ITV News at Ten (of 3rd July ?) on the STV Player: player.stv.tv/episode/4lw3/i…

Former MI6 chief, Sir Alex Younger gives some Brexit truths. “Putin would’ve been absolutely delighted by our decision (to leave the EU) and so would Xi.” “Particularly since I've left office and I've travelled around Europe, I'm profoundly depressed. “Just nobody mentions the UK. We've made ourselves irrelevant. And this is extraordinary. The beginning part of this century, we were the dominant force. France has effectively eclipsed us and you just don't hear a discussion of us.” “I think Brexit has Brexit has marginalised us. It was kind of intended to do exactly that.”

@joycemcm @AEAKennedy @theSpurtle

@AEAKennedy @theSpurtle Nope. They've pulled off the amazing trick of creating a junction that's terrible for pedestrians, terrible for cars & buses, terrible for bikes, and not even that good for the trams. Shocking design.

Summer's arrived on Fantasy Island … and for the first time the place is not looking entirely bleak. Can't actually smell the flowers for the traffic fumes but still, an improvement. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news