A claim that Liverpool’s cultural offering does not carry “any great significance beyond the North West” has been branded “outrageous” by the region’s Metro Mayor.
An article in today’s Telegraph claimed that when it comes between this year’s two finalists to host Eurovision - Liverpool and Glasgow - “there is only one winner” and seemingly, the national broadsheet did not favour the former. Author of the piece, Ben Lawrence, went on to use his column to say that Liverpool “falls short, with no art galleries, dance companies or opera houses – at least not any that carry any great significance beyond the North West” when compared to its Scottish counterpart.
In a matter of days, Liverpool or Glasgow will be named as the host of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after the UK stepped in on Ukraine’s behalf. In a tweet, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram hit back at Mr Lawrence’s claims in the Telegraph, branding them outrageous and calling for a retraction.
