Britain | Regional development
England speaks
England’s Regional Development Agencies are flexing their muscles
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THE grip maintained by Whitehall civil servants over what the government does in the regions of England is legendary. But now the central government's supremacy is being challenged and, in some cases, being pushed back.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “England speaks”
From the September 9th 2000 edition
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