Those who remember Michael Heseltine of old won’t be surprised at some of the thinking to emerge from the Tory task group on cities. The man who came up with the simple, striking solution of garden festivals to turn around inner-city dereliction is now offering to unleash another genie: powerful metropolitan mayors to wipe away the waffle and put some action into regeneration, bypassing Treasury restrictions by raising money on the bond markets. Tarzan may have retired to his arboretum, but the urban Jane awakens all the old urges. Julian Dobson, editorial director, New Start Online magazine