Apr 09 2007
Gordon Brown warns of difficulties for the south from too many immigrants
<p>In his 1989 book Gordon Brown wrote of his worries for the 1990s:</p>
<p>"One sad prediction is that one worker in eight will emigrate from the north-west. Nearly three-quarters of a million immigrants are expected to arrive in the already congested south. The demands placed on infrastructure in the south scarcely bear contemplation…"</p>
<p>I wonder how he feels now about the state of the infrastructure and the numbers of migrants??? (Where there is greed p 73)</p>
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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...
So why is the South of England doing better than the North. In Scotland it is possible to blame the Lib/Lab government but this holds less water in England?
One answer is that not only are the richest parts of the civil service & quangos all in London but, as a consequence, those large companies whose bosses find it beneficial to schmooze with those in power do so to. In which case reducing government & relocating it, at least in part, would seem useful. Move the BBC to Daventry.