Alun Thorne B'ham Post 6 Apr 10

A report that questioned the value of regional development agencies was like attacking a winning football team for playing with no flair according to the head of Advantage West Midlands.

The study by the National Audit Office – Regenerating the English Regions: Regional Development Agencies’ support to physical regeneration projects – claimed that it was difficult to conclude whether the benefits of the £5 billion invested in regeneration by England’s eight RDAs “actually generated were as much as they could and should have”…

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