Manchester faces a multi-million pound shortfall over the costs of the IRA explosion which devastated the heart of the city eight weeks ago. It is clear the government will have to find a new funding mechanism to deal with the consequences of the worst bombing of a British city since the war. Repair and rebuilding is edging towards £1bn. The council’s Labour leadership are preparing for hard bargaining with ministers in the autumn when the full scale of the rebuilding will be clearer.
- The Guardian 8/8/96 page 4
