Robyn Archer’s resignation as director of Liverpool’s Capital of Culture programs has made organizers rethink. “We have to beware of the kneejerk reaction that [Archer’s ideas] were too intelligent for this city. We need a variety that includes all sorts of weird and wonderful cultural adventures. There also has to be a lot that local people can engage with but it mustn’t be a parochial, inward-looking event celebrating scouse culture. Why would the rest of Europe take notice of us if we are too insular?”