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The power of "the Kelly Effect"

The recently discovered “Kelly Effect” is a very close cousin of the “Bristol Effect”. And we all know what the Bristol Effect is. It’s the graveyard of ambition where good ideas come to die while talent takes the road to … Continue reading

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2008: Year of the comic book city

With just two weeks until the frenzy begins, news finally begins to leak out about the city council/Business West £70k a year cultural wallah Andrew Kelly’s grand vision for 2008 – our “city of culture” year. But first let’s reappraise … Continue reading

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The 2008 culture weekender #1

With the news that the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum is to leave Bristol for the more lucrative environs of London, now seems like an appropriate time to reflect on that bid, five years ago, for Bristol to become the … Continue reading

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