The North
Sir: It is no good the Director of 'Campaign for the North' being cross with me (1 April)' Regional devolution will never be attain. able for the North unless there is a serious political threat behind it. The experience of Scotland (and Wales) proves that. When 'The North' creates a regional political movement out to get regional goy' ernment, and strong enough to frighten the main parties, then, and not until then, will it succeed. The inspiration needed for that lies in the spirit and drive of nationalism and tt comes fiom a feeling of identity and of separateness, whether it be ethnic, cultural, his' toric, economic or political. Otherwise, one is merely talking about another tier of local government which will inspire nobody. Houghton of Sowerby
House of Lords, London SW1
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