I've been chronicling Liverpool's renaissance for 40 years – here's why the city's Unesco status should not have been removed

By Michael Parkinson, Professor and Ambassador for the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, University of Liverpool

Unesco has voted to delist Liverpool’s city centre and waterfront, which has held world heritage status for the past 17 years. The decision comes after a protracted row between the United Nations organisation and Liverpool City Council over planned development around the site.

The challenge involved with big cities like Liverpool having a Unesco world…

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