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How a former New York mayor is helping reshape council services in Edinburgh

How a former New York mayor is helping reshape council services in Edinburgh

City’s partnership with Michael Bloomberg’s foundation aims to learn from successes as far afield as Mexico and Iceland

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Jul 29, 2025
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“There is a saying in New York City – In God we trust, but for everyone else, bring data.” The words of a three-term Mayor of the Big Apple, business giant and one of the world’s wealthiest men, Michael R Bloomberg.

But is there any reason we should care what he says? After all we are across this side of ‘th…

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