tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post1658468109440602758..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: The lone voicePaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-71964366285303912942007-01-25T12:29:00.000+00:002007-01-25T12:29:00.000+00:00Having argued for years along similar lines, I was...Having argued for years along similar lines, I was very saddened that Prezza made himself such an easy target in the end. He has always hated the press and it was inevitable that if they ever got something big on him he'd be crucified, so why did he give them the opportunity? The end result is that someone who should have gone down in history as a working class hero is going to be remembered asPaul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-54999859473736458772007-01-24T23:36:00.000+00:002007-01-24T23:36:00.000+00:00For me Prezza is a bit of an unsung hero of Britis...For me Prezza is a bit of an unsung hero of British politics for several reasons.<br /><br />The regeneration money, and the improvements made in our inner cities went largely through his department. The difference that has made to towns and cities across the country has been nothing short of immense.<br /><br />He had an unmanageably wide brief, how he kept it from falling apart altogether was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-80239068444475499762007-01-18T08:49:00.000+00:002007-01-18T08:49:00.000+00:00I'd sooner have Prescott as an opponent than most ...I'd sooner have Prescott as an opponent than most of his fellow Cabinet members.<br /><br />He's too thick to lie, and too ugly to make the truth attractive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-81317080058367836362007-01-17T23:26:00.000+00:002007-01-17T23:26:00.000+00:00Prescott's motives for 'regionalisation' have as m...Prescott's motives for 'regionalisation' have as much to do with EU compliance as any desire to enhance local democracy, and he has shown total contempt for the electorate throughout his term in ODPM.<br /><br />The latest initiative, West Midlands City Region has been far from transparent, and I think the net result of his personal approach has been a massive inflamation of nationalist tensions Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-70428637910811278022007-01-17T23:15:00.000+00:002007-01-17T23:15:00.000+00:00Regions are dead, long live city regions. Actually...Regions are dead, long live city regions. Actually they are dead too - multi-area arrangements anyone?Blamerbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517227636451132903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-18843964568081559692007-01-17T19:09:00.000+00:002007-01-17T19:09:00.000+00:00Having got the cheap shot out of the way, I've now...Having got the cheap shot out of the way, I've now thought of something more meaingful to say.<br /><br />Did Prescott want to bring 'power' back to the regions? This is the man responsible for Regional Development Agencies, bodies responsible for directing the spending of huge sums of regional aid and European funding. Their 'regional accountability' consists of boards made up of the usual MorrisOxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952846056079111473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-56326581678142592342007-01-17T18:59:00.000+00:002007-01-17T18:59:00.000+00:00Yes but there's a point, Paul, when it becomes she...Yes but there's a point, Paul, when it becomes sheer bloodymindedness.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-54992351955818633412007-01-17T18:55:00.000+00:002007-01-17T18:55:00.000+00:00Quite a few things have been 'layed' at his door. ...Quite a few things have been 'layed' at his door. Mostly by him...MorrisOxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952846056079111473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-35182628447060351612007-01-17T18:02:00.000+00:002007-01-17T18:02:00.000+00:00The less said about Prescott the better but I genu...The less said about Prescott the better but I genuinely think that regional govt has only been knocked on the head in the context that it was perceived as being added to the wealth of govt and tax funded interference rather than replacing other layers.<br /><br />The other reason he batters on is that regions have been given the whip hand in decision making by central government. We have Richard Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849882698277474267noreply@blogger.com