JUST as he was being shunted from the troublesome transport brief, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was today setting out plans for £80-billion transport developments in the next decade.
If it is to do something positive about the North-South divide this is one measure that the government ought to include in its plans for urgent action.
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