... you need to first help the economy and so, took an economic focus, and she concentrated on the place rather than the people. It wasn't until 1990 when John Major took over, that the policy changed again to a hybrid of the periods of urban policy. He introduced a socio-economic policy, concentrating not just on the economy or the social aspects but also on how the effect one another and how you make them help each other. The reign of the conservatives (1970-1974) followed by labour (1974-1979) saw the start of urban policy, known as 'The Urban Programme,' this is one of the only urban policies that are still in place today. In this programme, £20 million a year was put up for local communities (CDP's) to bid for, the condition being that they had to be spent on socially oriented goals such as education, health and training programs. In other ...

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