Taylor Swift Not to Blame for Unhoused Being Relocated in Scotland, Homeless Org Says

Homeless individuals have been shuttled out of Edinburgh, Scotland ahead of Taylor Swift‘s “Eras” tour stops … but a nonprofit fighting the injustice is not laying the blame at her feet.

Shelter Scotland Director Alison Watson tells TMZ … the country’s capital should really be in a position to host such a big occasion devoid of generating a massive influence on the city’s homeless population. Alison tends to make it clear although — the org has no beef with Taylor.

Rather, she says they are pointing the finger at the “decades of underinvestment in social housing.”

Here’s the deal … TS is set to arrive in Edinburgh subsequent week — playing three nights at the Murrayfield Stadium as aspect of her international tour. The homeless neighborhood there, nonetheless — who would’ve previously been provided tourist accommodations as housing — are now getting sent out of the city to make way for the influx of individuals anticipated to show.

Of course, understandably, this has left Shelter Scotland pretty upset … as they hope this does not set a precedent ahead of the city’s other major occasion, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Alison had previously mentioned… “A household going by way of the trauma of homelessness in Edinburgh should really not have to move miles from their job, college, and neighborhood to locate emergency accommodation.”

She added, “At a time when the City of Edinburgh Council has declared a housing emergency and the Scottish Housing Regulator says the city’s homelessness solutions are experiencing systemic failure, we will need a distinct response from the Scottish Government.”

Nonetheless, we can not say we’re shocked priority is getting provided to the vacationers … as Swifties are spending cash on housing, meals and travel — reportedly providing a “Swift lift” to economies across the globe. Granted, it really is nonetheless fairly crappy to see that it really is taking place at all.