We are robbing communities of hope – and that is a dangerous thing to do

WHAT’S the opposite of regeneration?

Tue, 09 Feb, 2010 - 00:00

Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.

It could be degeneration.

Or it could be despair.

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