Liverpool: Capital of Culture.

From: Contemporary Review | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Whittington-Egan, Richard | Copyright information

IT came to many people as a very great surprise, not only that Liverpool could be considered as a serious contender for the title of 'European Capital of Culture 2008', but that the city that straddles the Mersey should actually have won it. To me, as a Liverpudlian born and bred, it came as a matter of pride, but no great shock, for I have always been aware of the fact that Liverpool, city of change and challenge, has been a culturally pioneering place. Possibly because of its ess...

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