WELL, THAT'S BEEN A MASSIVE SUCCESS FOR OBJECTIVE ONE FUNDING, THEN: It's not for us to suggest that the continued mismanagement, stupid creation of 'Pathways' groups, their abolition and replacement with other pathways groups, a small smattering of corrupt or questionable decisions, a bunch of unobtainable targets, the matched funding regime, bunches of infighting, frustrating duplication of effort and a failure to carry support for any project through has lead to the squandering of millions and millions of pounds on Merseyside. Having said which,
Merseyside falling from 41st to 206th place in the EU jobs and growth ranking would seem to support such a viewpoint. An incredible, shameful waste of money, opportunity and, worst of all, so much human potential.