All that could have been – Dundee 2023 blow could have cost city hundreds of millions
The fiasco surrounding Dundee's ultimately failed bid to become European Capital of Culture has cost the city and wider region a potential £140 million.
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Dundee gives up on bid to be reinstated into Capital of Culture competition
Dundee and the other four cities hoping to become European Capital of Culture in 2023 have admitted defeat in their bid to be re-instated into the competition.
Dundee Matters: Capital of Culture bid was worth the cash despite crash and burn
At first glance, splurging more than £350,000 of public money on Dundee's bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023 appears incredibly cavalier.
VIDEO: Scottish MEP shouts ‘good’ as German politician expresses regret at collapse of Dundee’s Capital of Culture bid
A Scots MEP has cheered Dundee losing its chance to be the European Capital of Culture.
European Commission ‘so unprofessional’ over Dundee’s European Capital of Culture bid, says German metal star
Ahead of his first ever concert in Dundee, Uli Jon Roth, the former lead guitarist with Euro rock giants The Scorpions, tells Michael Alexander why, despite the winds of change blowing through politics, he believes Scotland - and the UK - will survive Brexit.
Dundee 2023: UK bid teams urge Government to seek legal advice
The leaders of five British cities who had been vowing to be named European Capital of Culture have questioned the legality of a decision to veto their bids.
Capital of Culture blow shows ‘sun is setting on empire 2.0’, says SNP MP
UK cities like Dundee having their Capital of Culture bids ruined by Brexit shows the “sun is setting” on the Tory vision of “empire 2.0”, says an SNP MP.
Dundee 2023: This is a convenient time for SNP to care for the arts
Dundee’s disappointment in having its City of Culture hopes dashed will have been mirrored by four other UK cities, also in the running for the 2023 Europe-wide accolade.
If we can’t have Dundee 2023, let’s make our own One Big Thing Festival
Just when it began to look like there were no more friends left to turn into enemies, Westminster’s ugly and undignified pursuit of Brexit has created a climate of such frustration and disdain among people who used to be our partners that these have banned British cities from the European Capital of Culture competition in 2023.
Dundee 2023 bid team seeking answers
The head of Leisure and Culture Dundee has travelled to London in search of answers as to what went wrong with the Capital of Culture 2023 bid.