Not sure why they needed to respond to a load of nonsense that’s been in the local press for the last few weeks but here we are…
We’re backing Robyn Feb 1 2006
By Joe Riley, Liverpool Echo
LIVERPOOL’S leading arts groups have given their full backing to the work of the Culture Company in planning 2008.
In a joint statement, the Liverpool Philharmonic, as well as the city’s theatres and galleries endorse the work of artistic director Robyn Archer.
Australian Ms Archer has been at the centre of stories about obtaining a UK work visa.
The arts bosses expressed concern at a widely held public perception that “nothing was happening” in the run-up to Capital of Culture.