City's need for balance; ECHO.IT IS heartening that Liverpool's success as European Capital of Culture looks set to help other cities benefit in a similar way. Clearly, culture secretary Ben Bradshaw Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw (born 30 August 1960 in London) is a British politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Exeter The Minister of State in the Department of Health and Minister for the South West was one of the first openly gay MPs. would not have announced a competition to find a venue to host both the Turner Prize and the Brit awards For Brits, a South African town, see Brits, North West The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. in 2013 if our year in the sun had been a failure. But while it is obvious that our cultural reputation and image has improved tenfold, it is vital that we continue to press ahead with new regeneration projects while also securing the cornerstones of our economy. We have already stressed the importance of getting Merseytram back on track, while we must continue to fight for the long-term future of the Jaguar Land Rover See LANRover. and Vauxhall plants. There is little point in topping up one bucket of investment, while seeing it drain away through a hole in the bottom. |
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