In Britain the concentration of wealth and opportunity in London and the SE is a fundamental driver. If Government were to focus on creating alternative centres

In Britain the concentration of wealth and opportunity in London and the SE is a fundamental driver. If Government were to focus on creating alternative centres of wealth generation the vast stock of infrastructure that surround some of the urban centres in England could be unlocked. For example within 40km of Manchester there is Bolton, Preston, Blackburn, St Helens, Wigan, Halifax, Warrington, Macclesfield. All of these are substantial urban centres in their own right with working infrastructures including schools, hospitals, parks, leisure centres, shopping, residential districts and so on. None of them are economically exploited at this time. Similar pictures exist for the northeast.