, < Regeneration, < New Start editorial index page There’s a serendipitous coincidence between the launch of the latest volley from the reconstituted Urban Task Force and the gathering storm clouds over the so-called night-time economy. If it all seems disconcertingly familiar, perhaps we can forgive the directors of this epic for sticking with a formula that was a box-office hit last time around. We’re only left to wonder whether John Prescott is being cast as the hero turned villain, who, having shown such early promise, is now in danger of throwing it all away. Julian Dobson, editor