Policy Exchange, the same British conservative think tank who brought you reports such as the tastefully titled
The Hijacking of British Islam (
previously), have released a new report,
Cities Limited (pdf), which states that the only solution for people living in the North of Britain - where unemployment and poverty are high - is to
abandon their homes and move south. Leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron, minced no words in his response: "
This report is rubbish from start to finish. I think the author himself said it might be a bit barmy. It is barmy. I gather he's off to Australia. The sooner he gets on the ship the better." Conservative bloggers have been very quick to distance themselves from the report, some going as far as to blame it on
Liberal Democrats. Co-author of the report, Tim Leunig, a lecturer in economic history at the London School of Economics,
defends his position.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing
on Aug 14, 2008 -
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