Geography class: A northern English town looks to BAE Systems to help it ‘level up’
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A northern English town looks to BAE Systems to help it ‘level up’
Explain why there is a discrepancy between BAE’s success in Barrow and the town’s high level of deprivation
Discuss the potential impact that ‘levelling up’ could have in changing Barrow’s place profile
Examine the roles played by key players such as central and local government and BAE in regenerating Barrow
Alasdair Monteith, Gordonstoun
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