This is the thread for people who want to reflect on the economic slowdown in the Western world in general and Liverpool in particular.

This is the thread for anyone who wants to vent their frustration about the current situation and put forward ideas about how it might be better managed in the metropolitan area.

I found this interesting snippet on a thread about the Museum of Liverpool:

http://labour-uncut.co.uk/2010/11/08/lets-not-bet-the-house-on-what-might-be-the-wrong-future/