From New Statesman To Turnip

The Grauniad reports that John Kampfner (Who he? - Ed) will be heading up the trust that's overseeing Margate's putative Anthea Turner Centre. Kampfner is a former editor of the News Statesman (Righto - Ed.). Kent County Council were apparently impressed with his 'drive and enthusiasm'. Well he'd better put his foot down if you ask me. The story states that the Ike and Tina Turner Centre is 'scheduled to finish construction in 2010'. The last time I looked, not a sod had been dug. And there's s

FROM: @ Thursday, 10th July 2008

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Turner Centre Benefits?

Of course I jest !! I have had it in my mind for a while now, that there is only person who is actually loving the idea of the Turner centre. Of course I am referring to one Victoria Pomery who has been drawing a salary for many years now as the person in charge of the non existent gallery. I was wondering if there were any more jobs like this going? About 10 years work on a non existent project, I could handle that well.

FROM: @ Wednesday, 4th June 2008

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KCC To Sue Designers Of Turnip

My gratefulness to regular reader Ian J to detach a history in today's Building Design website that claims Kent County Council is going ahead with a law suit against the architects who brought you Turnip Mark 1. If you memory, the T1 'offshore' was ditched in 2006 after projected costs soared to £50m, to be substituted by the current project 'onshore', a mere snip in £17.5m. KCC lost around £6m of your taxpayer mazoulians in the process and now want apparently some of it back. All we need is no

FROM: @ Thursday, 8th May 2008

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Separated At Birth?

Reader Peter File (not his real name I suspect) writes: I wonder if anyone else has spotted a similarity between the logo for Margate's planned Turner Contemporary gallery and the symbol for the European currency, the Euro? Are they by any chance related? £25m ?32m

FROM: @ Wednesday, 19th March 2008

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Green Light For Turnip Centre

Hurrah (again)! Or is it 'Boo!'? Well whatever, our beloved council has finally granted planning permission for the new Ike and Tina Turner Centre over on the seedy north side of the island. So love it or loathe it, you're gonna get it. Probably. So far it's only cost £8m (Turnip Mk I - DNS) + £15m (Turnip Mk II - yet to be built) + £2.5m (bit of a top-up) + £0.75m (road improvements/ruinations to Fart Hill) = £26.25m + VAT. Bargain! Click here for full story on BBC website Oops, no, sorry, t

FROM: @ Wednesday, 20th February 2008

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