After the working class took to the streets and rioted the last thing the ruling class wanted was an unmanaged decline of working class areas. Plant some trees on the avenue, make some more land available for Lord this or that.

For anyone in Liverpool during the 80s and early 90s it was obvious what was happening. We were called paranoid and accused of being inward looking. Now you can see what was happening..

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-16355281