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Saturday column: A slow walk along George Street

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Mar 28, 2026
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A PROPOSED redesign of George Street may be currently on hold - not least because of an estimated cost of £35m (here) - but the question has to be asked as to why the notion ever gained any amount of traction in the first place.

Is it possible that it was an idea that, once aired, was then deemed politically too embarrassing to abandon?

Meanwhile, is it p…

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