Blackpool Council's view

Coun Lynn Williams, leader of Blackpool Council, said: “Deprivation is a complex issue that requires every organisation in Blackpool and at government level to play their part.

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“Measures involving crime, health and education are all elements that the council can support, but is not solely responsible for. At an educational level, all our secondary schools are now run by academies and that limits the impact we can have.

“There is no magic bullet that automatically transforms struggling areas into thriving ones. Transformation takes a long time and the impacts aren't felt immediately.