One of the papers yesterday had a story about the tory's concern that they still hadn't built up a level of support in the north without which they can't win.
No shit.
I think we can honestly say the conservatives have not exactly pursued many northern-friendly policies. The high-speed rail link (happening anyway) strikes me as about the only one.
No shit.
I think we can honestly say the conservatives have not exactly pursued many northern-friendly policies. The high-speed rail link (happening anyway) strikes me as about the only one.
In contrast the Tories have gleefully played to their power base about the closing down of the regional agenda and quangos if they win the next election.
I've oft repeated that the conservatives want to abolish RDAs for the wrong reasons. They say it's to save money but in truth RDAs only spend locally money that used to come from the centre. In other words, the closure of RDAs actually means goodbye to regeneration projects from town centres to local community projects, the country over.
People aren't stupid. Public investment in our cities and towns has revolutionised the places we live and brought in private investment that never went their previously. The Tories want to return to a laissez-faire system that has kept poor northern areas starved of investment for decades.
People aren't stupid. When the Tories say RDAs will go, northerners know they will be left to fend for themselves again. Like it wasn't hard enough last time.
SH
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