Robin's Diary
Robin Luscombe
Managing Director Luscombe Motors Ltd | 2022 Car Dealer Lifetime Achievement | 4 x Suzuki Dealer of the Year | 5 x AM Award Winner | Auto Trader Retailer of the Year 2018 & 2020 | 5 x Motor Trader Award Winner
Great news for West Yorkshire!
I, like many others I suspect, was amazed when Bradford won the UK City of Culture Prize. The cynic in me suspects that the North, particularly West Yorkshire, needed something from the Government after the HS2 changes, and the fortune recently spent on the new railway for London and the South.
Whatever the reason for the award, it’s a very welcome injection for a city that has perhaps been overlooked and is in need of investment. Obviously, being a proud Yorkie, I am not alone in feeling that here in Yorkshire we have been badly done to and that we continue to miss out - the so-called “Northern Powerhouse” doesn’t seem to be on a more level playing field with the South!
So, all we can hope is that awarding the City of Culture to Bradford will finally kick start the regeneration up here, but I’m not holding my breath.
“There is a huge antipathy in England between the north and the south, the working class and the owning class.” — Bill Vaughan