# Lord Mervyn King is interviewed about regional inequality in the United Kingdom

1 Faculty News May 8, 2019 ![BBC News logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030504.jpg?itok=xD3gBRnr)>

Excerpt from [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p078nz2t) -- "We shouldn't just be too pessimistic about what can be done. Individuals can do a lot, even in deprived communities—maybe especially in deprived communities, if other firms have just not bothered to go in there."

[Watch the video](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p078nz2t)