When it comes to the City of Culture competition, we must not let stats like the £1bn boost to Hull’s economy drown out concerns about who this money benefits, warns Mark Ball.
Competition is cruel, and Stoke didn’t win the title of UK City of Culture. In the hours following the announcement that Coventry won the coveted title for 2021, Twitter filled with messages of honest disappointment and respectful congratulations from Stoke supporters to the winners. Having followed the bid for the last year, I felt a bit gutted too. Whilst The One Show beamed out jubilant scenes in Coventry, it was hard not to think of all the other cities and their bid-makers and volunteers, and all the hours they’d put in to c... Keep reading on CUSP
Competition is cruel, and Stoke didn’t win the title of UK City of Culture. In the hours following the announcement that Coventry won the coveted title for 2021, Twitter filled with messages of honest disappointment and respectful congratulations from Stoke supporters to the winners. Having followed the bid for the last year, I felt a bit gutted too. Whilst The One Show beamed out jubilant scenes in Coventry, it was hard not to think of all the other cities and their bid-makers and volunteers, and all the hours they’d put in to c... Keep reading on CUSP