Edinburgh's Hogmanay - a busted flush?

Edinburgh's hogmanay street party was cancelled for the 2nd time in 4 years. This will surely mean that, from now on, the event is dead in the water.

As much as the organisers are trying to spin it, the main attraction of the multi-day festival is the party on the 31st and no tourist is going to have full confidence in an event that has such a poor track record.

It's hard to feel sorry for people that missed out on the dubious honour of standing in the cold waiting for a firework display and being snogged by a bunch of drunks, but these people were promised a party and they ended up empty-handed.

To remain a top tier Hogmanay destination, Edinburgh council would need to make sure that there's always something worth coming for. And that would mean good events over a 3-4 day period that take place indoors.

However, there simply aren't the venues to cater for an extra 100,000 people, so they must accept that their stomachs have been bigger than their wallets and they simply can't take care of these big crowds if the weather turns against them again. So, I believe Edinburgh should go back to the informal Hogmanay Street parties of the past.