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I think modernisation and gentrification are all great in the assumption that we have ample social redevelopment as well. There are a lot of hotspots of poverty around the city that need appropriate support and resources as much as the dilapidation of the buildings do.

That aside, it's a double edged sword, nice new cafes and pubs do give a nice face lift to areas that aren't all that welcoming, but at the same time, retail units and the like don't have much in the way of longevity in an internet shopping focused society. You can only have so many of the same types of place without saturating the market. I personally would love to see some kind of limits set on the number of bookies, tanning joints and take aways, but I've no idea what you would replace them with. I don't mind their existence but you can always spot the impoverished areas straight away by their mix of pseudo-aspirational "better life" type shop units. It's pretty tragic, as long as you are fed, tanned and have a line on to win those millions you're waiting for, you're all set and distracted. Gentrification should be an uplift in the social fabric as well as the modernisation and diversification of a locale in my opinion. Better living through stronger community, the lustre of the boxes you put all of that in isn't important as long as it support what people really need while giving them something new to engage in.

Just my mini rant. Good morning beautiful Glasgow bastards.