It seems kind of wrong to talk about something so ‘frivolous’ as art when peoples lives have been shattered due to the disturbances happening over the last few days. Although I live almost 200 miles away from London and well away from Liverpool City Centre, I’ve been really touched by the personal stories littering social network sites this morning. How can people carry on as normal while this is going on?
I looked at one comment someone had posted about the Toxteth riots that happened 30 years ago….. and a response of ‘there was kick offs on this side of the water, leasowe was a mess so i’ve been told. ………….
So is this where the stigma surrounding Leasowe came from? Someone heard something that may or may not be true from 30 years ago and have therefore decided to give the region a wide berth?
Oh hold on… I’ve got an addition to add to this. I’ve just heard that Tate Liverpool have been receiving calls all morning from members of the public asking if it is ‘safe’ to visit.
Yes!!! Of course it is.
