One of the unintended results of the coalition government’s policies could be to finally put paid to Buckinghamshire, one of Britain’s most ancient counties.
Chancellor George Osborne is adamant that the prosperous south east won’t be getting any government handouts in future...and that puts Buckinghamshire in the frame.
But one area that’s almost certain to get taxpayers cash to boost jobs and business, is a curiously named South Midlands area, which takes in Milton Keynes and Northampton.
And that’s led to an undisguised clash between the north of Bucks and the south.
For councillors in the north of the county, including Aylesbury and Buckingham, think they ought to throw in their lot with Milton Keynes and Northants; while in the south, councillors think it makes greater sense to develop closer ties with the Thames Valley area, which includes Slough and Reading and which is already one of the richest and most dynamic parts of the UK.
Many observers think that in the end they’ll probably both get their way, leaving the county evenly split and the county council going the way of the former Berkshire County Council....into the history books.
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