The one thing I have noticed for many years is that Hull is a non place if that's the word, or two, as far as the rest of the country is concerned and especially as far as London is concerned, we just don't exist. Politically it didn't matter we returned Labour candidates year after a year, a safe Labour seat. The only time I can remember us being remotely important was a by election many years ago before the Humber Bridge was built but the result of this by election was crucial to the then Labour government. Barbara Castle came to Hull and promised us the Humber Bridge, what she didn't promise us or say was the buts and ifs that went along with the building of the bridge but the promise had its desired effect and Labour had an overall majority in parliament after Hull returned a Labour candidate yet again, so why should anyone bother with us? I have seen Leeds grown from a sh*thole of a place in the 1950's to a place connected by a major motorway whilst Hull's motorway stops at Gilberdyke, we are not even worth the money to take right into Hull.
I don't need to remind you that nothing gets done in Hull, plenty of stuff gets attention but not actually done, we have so many derelict areas you would think that the Luftwaffe have only just flew over. L.A.s that was Mecca call it what you will is an empty space, the old shops on Ferensway are now an empty space, Edwin Davis's store still derelict, Siemens well no comment. Don't blame it all on local contractors the money just isn't there because its Hull, a chip on my shoulder, no just experience over many years of disappointment of many promises about the regeneration of Hull that never happened. We have an uphill struggle to improve the image of Hull and we have never done very well in that area, we know our faults, but not many people praise our good points of which there are still a few. I read comments from so call Hull people saying what a shi*hole this place is, not just on this forum but many others I look at, Blogger and Wordpress, if our own people can't say positive things then what chance do we have?