Long live local media?
Despite all the emotion and apparent logical argument around local news provision, there is the bigger argument it appears when it comes to what makes financial sense. What seems ‘a nice to have’ local service quickly loses its place at the table when the financials don’t stack up and streamlining services from within the M25 is the ‘competitive’ thing to do.
It paints a bleak picture for a time when more than ever the London centric view of the world is being challenged.