Michael White: the eternal tension of national vs regional policy

Prime minister David Cameron

Source: Chris North

David Cameron’s new plan to open up NHS medical records to high-tech life science researchers is a bit like chancellor George Osborne’s proposal in last week’s autumn statement to boost the regional economies in those parts of Britain that are suffering most in the downturn.

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