Another award for the McManus

I am really pleased that the work on the McManus: Dundee's Art Galleries and Museum has been recognised again, this time by the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects). Everyone behind this project deserves praise. It was the previous Labour-led City Council that had the vision and confidence to bring forward this proposal. I think that it has been hugely successful and I am very proud of the work which has been done there. The co-operation between the public sector and the private sector in this project is a model of how these things should be done; and also prove that any idea that these sectors are in competition is wrong. This important piece of public sector investment would not have been possible without private sector expertise and likewise the private sector would not have gained this expertise or had capacity for this project without public sector investment.

I would urge anyone who has not visited the McManus to go and have a look at the excellent results.