Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret
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I've been granted city status. I think it's due to the weight I gained during lockdown.
I have said many times I had a minor role in the failed City Bid of 2021 - and both Sunderland and Preston (the most recent cities at that time) came up with figures for the benefits - that is what I am alluding to.Yes It can mean it but city status doesn’t automatically qualify for increased investment although the status does give a “panache” It is symbolic primarily. This article from 9 years ago explains it well I think.
Why do towns want to become cities? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13841482
He campaigned for lots of things; throwing out city status for Southend, because of his death, is inappropriate and way over the top. It is an insult to the many other towns who are legitimately applying for City status.Completely disagree.
A man was murdered doing his duty, he spent a significant portion of his career campaigning for Southend to be made a city, it's a decent gesture to grant that honour.
He campaigned for lots of things; throwing out city status for Southend, because of his death, is inappropriate and way over the top. It is an insult to the many other towns who are legitimately applying for City status.
Why would there have been strong pressure to award it to Southend?How is it?
They're applying for it at the jubilee next year, they can still do so without the burden of competing against a town where an MP who prominently campaigned for city status was murdered, there would have been strong pressure to award it to Southend next year, this way that pressure is removed and the status has been awarded when the tragedy of his death is still fresh in the public conscience.
They're literally just changing the definition of Southend from a town to a city, it's a change in wording, a bit of added prestige and little else.
The monarch can grant city status whenever they want for whatever reason, it's just convention that it's only done in rare circumstances, so this route is no less legitimate than being granted it because it's the anniversary of the Queen ascending the throne and representatives from towns have submitted an essay asking for it.
Why would there have been strong pressure to award it to Southend?
I was horrified when he was murdered, but the award of city status as some form of commemoration is wholly inappropriate. It is crass.
Then get behind the Stockton bid of 2028.I have said many times I had a minor role in the failed City Bid of 2021 - and both Sunderland and Preston (the most recent cities at that time) came up with figures for the benefits - that is what I am alluding to.
Middlesbrough Council will still have the documents - it was a lot of money.
Did Jo Cox campaign for Batley to become a city? If she did, then I agree it would be a decent gesture. If she didn't, then you're talking rubbish.What about Jo Cox. Lets make Batley a city. It would be a decent gesture to grant that honour.