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The money is getting spent somewhere so would you rather it was given a go here or elsewhere?

Or are you saying just get rid of City of Culture totally and do what with the money?

 

Where do you think the money comes from? D.you think they shake a magic money tree and £50 notes fall out? Personally, and because of the cynical side of me, I'd get rid of what I see as a pointless award I'm still to be shown how and where this investment is coming from and where all these well paid jobs are coming from? How are jobs going to be created that were never there before? This ain't me slagging off my city just because I don't believe in the city of culture bollocks, heck I've lived here 50 years. I'm just cynical of spending a fortune to create 'jobs' when it's investment in infrastructure and industry that creates the real jobs. The Odeon a case in point, the council had no intention of reopening it until public pressure and interest helped save it. The amount of ancillary jobs created on the back of this is more than welcome in a city centre that has very little going for it

 

Looking at Coventry and Hull a large chunk of cash has been spent on infrastructure. Coventry about £40m, which was cut back from the original plan of £66m.

 

Didnt know you had a Youtube channel Tony? how much did that wig cost you?

 

Oh, you rascal you.....

 

Just putting it out, no comment either way.....

 

Fair enough. Thoughts though?

 

Neutral on both really, I recognize that the monarchy really is a circus but brings in money and KH can both hit the mark and be wide of it sometimes...