Can Edinburgh preserve the green belt and solve its housing crisis?

Scottish Government Ministers to rule on intractable question amid dire warnings from housebuilders

The rows of homes look like they are almost ready for moving in.

Primrose Drive and Riverside Road look a little bit grubby - they could certainly do with a lick of paint - and the windows and doors are boarded up. Apart from that, they look exactly like the kind of respectable suburban street you could find in any Scottish city.

They could be turned at r…