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| The government is naming 27 areas which it says need intensive support to survive pressures from recession, migration and social change. | The government is naming 27 areas which it says need intensive support to survive pressures from recession, migration and social change. |
| Communities Secretary John Denham said the areas would be targeted to help residents understand they had not been forgotten by decision-makers. | Communities Secretary John Denham said the areas would be targeted to help residents understand they had not been forgotten by decision-makers. |
| A full list of 100 areas is being finalised over the coming months. | A full list of 100 areas is being finalised over the coming months. |
| The move comes amid internal government debates about how best to reach out to disenchanted white working classes. | The move comes amid internal government debates about how best to reach out to disenchanted white working classes. |
| The areas, some as small as a housing estate, have been identified from economic data, broader measures of what local people think and analysis from local officials. | The areas, some as small as a housing estate, have been identified from economic data, broader measures of what local people think and analysis from local officials. |
| Many of the areas to be targeted are predominantly white and working class where traditional jobs have gone amid dramatic social changes. | Many of the areas to be targeted are predominantly white and working class where traditional jobs have gone amid dramatic social changes. |
| Some have seen a rise in far-right political activity or long-term anti-social behaviour problems. | Some have seen a rise in far-right political activity or long-term anti-social behaviour problems. |
| ENGLISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TARGETED IN FIRST WAVE North West: Blackburn with Darwen, Cheshire West & Chester, Cumbria and LiverpoolNorth East: Sunderland and GatesheadMidlands: Birmingham, Stoke, Nottingham, Leicester and LincolnSouth West: Poole, N Somerset and SwindonSouth/London: Milton Keynes, Bexley, Bromley and Barking and DagenhamEast: Broxbourne and King's Lynn Yorks/Humber: North Lincolnshire Full list at the bottom of the story - and have your say | ENGLISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TARGETED IN FIRST WAVE North West: Blackburn with Darwen, Cheshire West & Chester, Cumbria and LiverpoolNorth East: Sunderland and GatesheadMidlands: Birmingham, Stoke, Nottingham, Leicester and LincolnSouth West: Poole, N Somerset and SwindonSouth/London: Milton Keynes, Bexley, Bromley and Barking and DagenhamEast: Broxbourne and King's Lynn Yorks/Humber: North Lincolnshire Full list at the bottom of the story - and have your say |
| Others have seen a collapse in trust in local authorities and services and resentment over the arrival of Eastern European workers. In all cases, existing funding and regeneration plans have not led to a change in perceptions. | Others have seen a collapse in trust in local authorities and services and resentment over the arrival of Eastern European workers. In all cases, existing funding and regeneration plans have not led to a change in perceptions. |
| Mr Denham said £12m would be spent across the areas to work out exactly why people in these areas feel aggrieved and under pressure. | Mr Denham said £12m would be spent across the areas to work out exactly why people in these areas feel aggrieved and under pressure. |
| He said he wanted to combat a perception that some areas were favoured over others in a competition for resources. Mr Denham called on people in the targeted areas to speak out, even if their fears raised "difficult and uncomfortable issues". | He said he wanted to combat a perception that some areas were favoured over others in a competition for resources. Mr Denham called on people in the targeted areas to speak out, even if their fears raised "difficult and uncomfortable issues". |
| Mr Denham said: "These are communities that are under a great deal of pressure, they have certainly had a lot of money invested in them but lives have changed. | Mr Denham said: "These are communities that are under a great deal of pressure, they have certainly had a lot of money invested in them but lives have changed. |
| "Work has changed, migration may have changed the communities, people feel that there a lot of competition for social housing and other resources in the community." | "Work has changed, migration may have changed the communities, people feel that there a lot of competition for social housing and other resources in the community." |
| The initiative comes amid continuing pressure from some town halls for help in how to deal with massive social change in areas which have never had to deal with it before. | The initiative comes amid continuing pressure from some town halls for help in how to deal with massive social change in areas which have never had to deal with it before. |
| Some councils have told government they have struggled to maintain the confidence of local people who feel they had been left behind as policymakers have appeared to focus on the needs of incomers. | Some councils have told government they have struggled to maintain the confidence of local people who feel they had been left behind as policymakers have appeared to focus on the needs of incomers. |
| Mr Denham denied these areas had been largely "forgotten" by policymakers, but acknowledged that some were susceptible to extremist far-right recruitment if people's grievances were not dealt with. | |
| "These are areas where we know that people will often say, I'm not sure that someone is speaking up for us, does anyone really understand what is happening to our lives." | |
| "We have to demonstrate that people do and that we are on the side of every community in this country, no special favours, privileges, just fairness." | "We have to demonstrate that people do and that we are on the side of every community in this country, no special favours, privileges, just fairness." |
| The full names of the areas identified by the Department for Communities and Local Government: | The full names of the areas identified by the Department for Communities and Local Government: |
| Broxbourne: Bury Green Ward; | Broxbourne: Bury Green Ward; |
| King's Lynn: North Lynn | King's Lynn: North Lynn |
| Leicester: New Parks | Leicester: New Parks |
| Lincoln: Abbey Ward | Lincoln: Abbey Ward |
| Nottingham: Aspley | Nottingham: Aspley |
| Barking and Dagenham: River, Becontree, Thames, Heath | Barking and Dagenham: River, Becontree, Thames, Heath |
| Bromley: Cray Valley and Mottingham | Bromley: Cray Valley and Mottingham |
| Bexley: Colyers and North End | Bexley: Colyers and North End |
| Gateshead: Felling | Gateshead: Felling |
| Sunderland: Castle, Redhill and Southwick | Sunderland: Castle, Redhill and Southwick |
| Blackburn with Darwen: Little Harwood | Blackburn with Darwen: Little Harwood |
| Cheshire West and Chester: Ellesmere Port | Cheshire West and Chester: Ellesmere Port |
| Cumbria: Cleator Moor | Cumbria: Cleator Moor |
| Liverpool: Speke | Liverpool: Speke |
| Birmingham: Kingstanding, Stockland Green and Erdington; Druids Heath, Brandwood Ward; Bartley Green and Weoley | Birmingham: Kingstanding, Stockland Green and Erdington; Druids Heath, Brandwood Ward; Bartley Green and Weoley |
| Stoke: Blurton, Burslem and Shelton | Stoke: Blurton, Burslem and Shelton |
| Milton Keynes: Tinkers Bridge, Woughton Ward | Milton Keynes: Tinkers Bridge, Woughton Ward |
| North Somerset: Western-Super-Mare Central Ward | North Somerset: Western-Super-Mare Central Ward |
| Poole: Bourne Valley, Rossmore | Poole: Bourne Valley, Rossmore |
| Swindon: Park Ward, Walcot East | Swindon: Park Ward, Walcot East |
| North Lincolnshire: Caistor Road Estate, Barton ward | North Lincolnshire: Caistor Road Estate, Barton ward |
| Do you live in any of the named areas? What could the government do to support your community? Do you think you have been forgotten about? Please send your comments using the form below: | Do you live in any of the named areas? What could the government do to support your community? Do you think you have been forgotten about? Please send your comments using the form below: |
| A selection of your comments may be published, displaying your name and location unless you state otherwise in the box below. | A selection of your comments may be published, displaying your name and location unless you state otherwise in the box below. |
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