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"At the end of 2011, the release of confidential documents under the UK Government's 30-year rule revealed Joseph's thoughts regarding the Liverpool riots. In response to Michael Heseltine's regeneration proposal, Joseph suggested that there should be a "managed rundown" of Merseyside instead. Later, his private secretary asked for minutes of a meeting to be amended to remove reference to explicit economic regeneration......."

From:Gainsbury, Sally (30 December 2011). "Tories debated letting Liverpool 'decline'". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2014.