Chiefs admit Birmingham skyline mix-up

[arkitect]

Chiefs admit Brum skyline mix-up
Seriously: £15,000 to send out 720,000 pamphlets and they get the wrong city!

Birmingham City Council has admitted sending out leaflets which showed its US namesake's skyline instead.

About 720,000 pamphlets praising Brummies for their recycling were sent around the city at a cost of £15,000.

But instead of showing landmarks such as the Rotunda and the new Selfridges building, it showed downtown Birmingham, Alabama, instead.

The council, which initially said it was a "generic skyline" and no mistake was made, later admitted the error.

The leaflet meant to thank residents for helping the city achieve its recycling targets early.

 

[0098386]

Just caught this on BBC News, the ruddy fools. I take it these designer folk weren't from Birmingham (England)?

 

[Ntombi]

Geez, what dopes.

 

[arkitect]

I take it these designer folk weren't from Birmingham (England)?

Well I certainly hope it wasn't produced by Birmingham Council!

 

[scotthayes]

Well I certainly hope it wasn't produced by Birmingham Council!

Wouldn't surprise me if it was, they are fantastic at screw-ups. Such a pity as the sky line of Birmingham (UK version that is) is getting better all the time (as long as there is something blocking the view of the office building I'm in right now that is) and the Selfridges building is a stunner.

one from a few years ago