Resilient communities have resilient, co-produced institutions at their heart, argues Julian Dobson. ‘Bouncebackability’ is a favourite term of the former Northern Ireland footballer Iain Dowie. Given that one of his main claims to fame is the headed own-goal that put West Ham out of the League Cup on a miserable night in Stockport in 1996, he probably knows what he’s talking about.
George Osborne this week announced his intention to ‘finish the job’. I’d just like to be clear about what this means and how it would affect the north west.