... life." The attempt to improve the image of the city has been on the main agenda for decades. In the late 1970's, when vacant and derelict sites and disused docklands, old-fashioned industrial premises, lack of suitable properties for potential businesses and growing levels of unemployment were increasingly common, it was the aim of the Inner Area Programme (in the 1990's it became the Urban Programme) to transform the inner areas to attract investors, tourists and most importantly for its residents. In effect, it has been selling itself to investment. The funding for the IAP is split between central government (75%) and the local authority (25%). In its programme, it has focused on the economy (43%), social problems (32%), housing (13%), the environment (10%) and administration (2%). Since 1979, Hull's IAP has spent £40 million on more than 600 major projects and other smaller schemes within these spheres. It appears ...

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