Quintin Jardine's blog

What you have to remember is that this idea of digging up golf courses to plant fruit and veg has been mooted  by the people who gave Edinburgh the tram project. Leaving that presentational problem to one side, though, I have no strong view about it, but I’m not biased in favour of golf. My step-daughter has an allotment in London, and loves it. Maybe the cooncil should  put all six of its courses on the market. If the Scottish Golf Union is serious about encouraging the development of the game, it might buy a couple and continue to run them as pay and play courses, which are important to people who can’t afford to join a club or are stuck on a waiting list. Any that don’t sell . . . if they’re not viable, it’s difficult to argue against a change of use. But would a golf course necessarily be suitable for division into allotments? Don’t they have to be on ground that’s more or less level?

One thought does occur. Are the police geared up to cope with any sudden increase in veg theft?