August 2007 Archives
Culture row: Something's Got To Give
Posted by Joe Riley on August 22, 2007 8:53 AM
Even the best knicker elastic in the world cannot measure up to the challenge of maintaining the decorum of those at the centre of the Capital of Culture row. Something's got to give. And soon.
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Mea Culpa - or Apologies to Meg Williamson
Posted by Joe Riley on August 15, 2007 10:45 AM
In my enthusiasm for the Empire Theatre's recent youth training production of Summer Holiday (the musical based on the Cliff flick) I set out on a very dangerous journey - to name all the principals.
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Hung Out To Dry: an everyday story of cultural folk - and fish
Posted by Joe Riley on August 15, 2007 8:47 AM
How does it feel, one wonders, to stick around heading up a company that has lost the confidence of its directors, is declared to be in need of daily baby minding by the leader of the city council, and is increasingly mocked/and/or loathed by the public at large?
Of course the salary could play a part. Otherwise, you'd be hiding somewhere further away than Osama, wouldn't you?
Am I talking of Jason Harborow, chief executive of the Culture Company, or his ultimate boss, Colin Hilton, chief executive of the council?
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A Resignation Issue - But For Whom Does The Bell Toll?
Posted by Joe Riley on August 2, 2007 1:19 PM
In view of today's extraordinary news - the cancellation of the Mathew Street festival - I have postponed a blog on the subjects flagged up in today's ECHO regarding high court sentencing and theology (will return to those at a later date, no doubt).
Instead, the all-consuming issue is the fiasco of the Mathew Street Festival.
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