Smith home bid welcome
The approval by Edinburgh councillors of the bid by Heriot Watt University to buy the former home of the "father of economics", Adam Smith (your report, 9 May), is to be applauded. The decision over Panmure House in Edinburgh's Old Town, where Smith lived from 1788-90, will now be scrutinised by the Scottish Government and one hopes they too will see sense and approve this bid.
The restoration of this property will place Scotland at the international forefront of the study of economics and bring substantial benefits to the national economy. An international economics centre will also be of significant importance to the development of scholarly activity on the subject, and the hope is Heriot Watt's bid will prove successful and the building can be saved for the nation.
ALEX ORR
Bryson Road
Edinburgh
The full article contains 139 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
15 May 2008 8:05 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
