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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Hamish Morrison

Edinburgh Labour at war over Hogmanay commercialisation proposals

EDINBURGH Labour are at war over comments made by the council leader appearing to back further commercialisation of the city’s internationally renowned Hogmanay celebrations.

Cammy Day, the leader of the capital’s Labour group, said in an interview with The Scotsman that he would like to see more corporate sponsors back events which he claimed could help see the axed torchlit procession return to Edinburgh next year.

But one of his Labour colleagues hit out at the proposal, saying: “Corporate sponsors are not the answer”.

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