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Joe Riley

Joe Riley is arts editor, columnist and leader writer for the Liverpool ECHO. The Life of Riley is a wry look at existence - local, national and international (and occasionally into outer space) - as seen by the UK's senior serving arts critic and the ECHO's longest-serving journalist.

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September 2007 Archives

Policing By Numbers

Posted by Joe Riley on September 21, 2007 8:44 AM

The government is treating Liverpool's Capital of Culture as some provincial village fete.
Evidence is provided not only by the snub to any further central funding - that's all beingheld back for the 2012 Olympics - but by the refusal to stump up the extra £10m needed to police the 08 calendar.

Culture Company Power Bypass Operation

Posted by Joe Riley on September 13, 2007 7:02 AM

The appointment of Phil Redmond as artistic chief for 2008 is far more than a gesture to more direct Scouse involvement in 2008. It will revolutionise the process.

2008? Those In The Know Are Doing It For Themselves

Posted by Joe Riley on September 6, 2007 1:31 PM

Strange economics. The budget for the Mathew Street Festival was overspent by £80,000 (to the tune of £480,000 and rising!) despite the scrapping of outdoor events.

This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Life of Riley in the September 2007. They are listed from oldest to newest.

August 2007 is the previous archive.

Many more can be found on the home page or by looking through the archives.