An independent candidate in the council election has called for an 'Equality Tax' on the capital 's accommodation and festivals to help tackle poverty.
Edinburgh-based activist, artist and film-maker Bonnie Prince Bob said the City Centre, the ward he's standing in, has become a "hostile place for those on lower incomes" as a result of the "wholesale commodification" of the area.
It's not the first election bid for the pro-independence firebrand – just last year he challenged the SNP's Angus Robertson in Edinburgh Central and received 0.9 per cent of the vote.
