“Less than a year after the Scottish Parliament building opened its doors, the public have delivered their verdict: knock it down. The £431 million flagship at the foot of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, already mired in controversy after running 10 times over budget and opening three years late, has suffered the final indignity of joining a list of eyesores including Gateshead Car Park, Northampton Bus Station and Rugby Cement Works on a list of Britain’s 12 ‘most vile’ buildings as voted by up to 8,000 viewers for a forthcoming Channel 4 series, Demolition.”