Summary
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was warned that North voters would turn against plans for a regional assembly more than a year before last autumn's comprehensive referendum defeat.
Mr Prescott was told in a private polling commissioned in October 2003 that voters had fears over "potential financial wastage and increased bureaucracy" ( even after in-depth briefings about his plans for elected regional government.See the full content of this document
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Prescott Warned About 'No' Vote
The research, by consultants NOP World, showed there was little understanding of regional politics in the region in 2003 ( with many people interviewed seeing...
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