FAIRNESS HEADS SOUTH

摘要

Come back John Prescott, all is forgiven! You probably never thought you'd hear such a plea. But whatever your view of the former deputy prime minister, under the previous regime the North of England had its very own regeneration champion at the Cabinet table. If New Labour's construction policy was marked by the creation of sustainable communities, regional devolution and a much needed shot in the arm for the nation's cities - then the coalition's austerity measures have put the country's gear stick firmly into reverse in these areas. Just think back a few years to a time when the likes of Will Alsop could afford to put forward audacious proposals to reinvent Barnsley as a Tuscan town.