Council Sends £10,000 Down the Culture Drain

Not only has Southampton failed to gain the status of City of Culture, it has taken £10,000 of the tax payers money to do so. The partnership with Portsmouth failed to make the shortlist after investing thousands of tax payer’s money to impress the panel. The joint venture was unsuccessful in winning against other competitors, Birmingham, Norwich, Sheffield and Londonderry. The lucky City is thought to receive an estimated £100 million in investment and tourism. We went out on to the streets of Southampton to see what the backers of this venture thought of the money that had been spent.

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IN WORDS: The money…
OUT WORDS: … pounds on a competition
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