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Mr Carling became interested in
after he saw social and economic
in the UK. He grew up in "a
area" in the north of England. The Conservative Party had promised to turn the north into an
"powerhouse". However, it did not keep its
. Carling said he is worried about
shops on high streets that used to be "thriving"
, but are now wastelands. He hopes he can help undo 14 years of Conservative misrule,
and corruption. Britain's public services are in
and people are
off than they were 14 years ago.
