Has Liverpool’s Culture Capital Effort Stalled?

When news broke in June 2003 that Liverpool had, perhaps to its own surprise, been names European Capital of Culture for 2008, “the city rejoiced: this would be the crowning glory in the renaissance of a faded seaport finally stirring after a long period of decline. Everyone was behind the project.” But as the date gets closer, preparations have stalled. What will the year actually mean?