England’s northern towns need real power – not May’s billion-pound bribe | Paul Mason
by Paul Mason from Economics | The Guardian on (#4ESWJ)
A regional revolution in England is long overdue. Here's how to deliver it
Get off the train in Wigan and the first thing you see is a branch of Cash Converters. Turn right, up Wallgate, and you are in a landscape familiar in post-industrial Britain, with many outlets selling either saturated fat, nicotine or alcohol. Life expectancy for men is 12 years lower than in Britain's most prosperous areas.
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