Mar 27 2007
Abolish the RDAs
Margaret Hodge has just sent me - and doubtless many others - a coloured brochure entitled “Creating prosperity in every region: England’s Regional development Agencies”.
She tells us the RDAs help to bring prosperity to all parts of England. Nowhere does she point out that the reigonal disparities have grown substantially during Labour’s period in office, with the regions that have least government interference growing much more rapidly than the ones with
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John Redwood has been the Member of Parliament for Wokingham since 1987. First attending Kent College, Canterbury, he graduated from Magdalen College...
Well said indeed. I can’t help suspecting the companies that received HUB advice (civil servants who haven’t giving businessmen who have, advice on running a business!) would have preferred lower taxes in the first place.
And as for the
Business tax competition between local councils would do wonders.
I do agree and am happy that you have clarified that a Conservative administration would abolish both the Regional assemblies and the RDA`s. But what thought has been given to the opposition to these plans which must be expected from both the Regional actors and the EU, the Conservative stance on abolishing the regional level of governance is at odds with the EU based aims of increasing regional power and EU integration, as can be seen from the recent Committee of the Regions declaration for Europe
[...] John Redwood has a post ridiculing a glossy brochure sent to him and doubtless many others, by Margaret Hodge, entitled Creating prosperity in every region: England’s Regional development
[...] John Redwood has a post ridiculing a glossy brochure sent to him and doubtless many others, by Margaret Hodge, entitled “Creating prosperity in every region: England’s Regional development” Agencies”. “She tells us the RDAs help to bring prosperity to all parts of all parts of England. Nowhere does she point out that the reigonal disparities have grown substantially during Labour’s period in office, with the regions that have least government interference growing much more rapidly than the ones with most. Her brochure lists a series of small initiatives which entail the RDA getting hold of some public money which some other branch of government could have spent, influencing conduct on the ground a little with the money, and then spending more of our money endlessly claiming credit for spending some of our money!” [...]
[...] John Redwood has a post ridiculing a glossy brochure sent to him and doubtless many others, by Margaret Hodge, entitled “Creating prosperity in every region: England’s Regional development” Agencies”. [...]