this is exactly the — rather than in macclesfield.y the sort of _ rather than in macclesfield. this is exactly the sort of industry - rather than in macclesfield. this is exactly the sort of industry the - exactly the sort of industry the government says it is our future, they want growth here, use post—brexit freedoms to help regulation in this area, so the fact that a factory that was sort of earmarked for the north west of england is now going to be built in dublin is not great news. it comes against a backdrop of a few business leaders having various issues with the government that they would not air publicly. 0n the government that they would not air publicly. on this occasion, from astrazeneca, they were talking about high levels of business taxation, corporation tax going up, and other saying that net zero plans for climate change look less ambitious compared to what the us and europe are now doing, so you clearly want more factories such as this and they're not going to dublin if that is your strategy. {lilia they're not going

so you've clubs like bury and macclesfield that have basically had to restart out over again.n and derby that survive just by the very skin of their teeth . and very skin of their teeth. and you've got a system where. it's common that football clubs who spend more on players wages than it actually earns, which is clearly unsustainable . one of clearly unsustainable. one of the greatest quotes i've over the greatest quotes i've over the last couple of years is comes from cambridge, united , comes from cambridge, united, who said there are only two types of businesses that set budget for loss. and that's ups and football clubs . and he and football clubs. and he described cambridge united 109 year old start—up. clearly, that kind of way of operating is not sustainable. we need to look at a new way of doing it. and it's just so . but niall , a new way of doing it. and it's just so . but niall, you have just so. but niall, you have much more faith government regulation than i. i'm a veteran of government and it makes me extremely sceptical of regulation. can i ask you which govern

so is that something we need to do something we need to do something macclesfield something up in macclesfield is tax guide which accountant state to bed for them. it was exciting reading remember reading the evening. i remember correctly had about 10,000 correctly this had about 10,000 pages, two, six pages, about two, five, six years 14,000. we years is now over 14,000. we have systems incredibly have tax systems incredibly complicated. this complicated. now this not a simple but you could simple thing but you could rationalise this for rationalise a lot of this for instance national insurance income run about the income tax sort of run about the same thing but you could make it simpler and, easier and the same also regard benefits as also with regard benefits as well. so making that it's well. so making sure that it's targeted the right people targeted to the right people that give away that don't just give money away sort like me . you make sort of gets like me. you make it taxable so that i could i'm not so sure i can afford it. what is actually giving great largesse to the country, waste

this follows, of course, the collapse of bury and macclesfield field in recent years .ional reporter paul hawkins, who's joining us in studio as we reflecting it's prophetic of course, that motty , who was such course, that motty, who was such a champion for the lower leagues and grassroots , he's he's left and grassroots, he's he's left stage or left the pitch and now got one of the main things that he was so passionate about. yeah which will be one of the powers, the is brought in with this football football regulator quickly a lot of ofgem, ofcom is going to be offside. oh name of game else quite a few can i know. yes to be honest that's probably the least of their right now because the devil will be in the detail. these are broad strokes in this government plan this regulator , one of plan for this regulator, one of them to get the premier them being to get the premier league . if they have to, they'll league. if they have to, they'll have the power to force it to give more money to the lower leagues. so we're about the engush leagues. so we're about the english foo

and it's macclesfield. and it's a trickledown factor . you've got trickledown factor.'ve got the riches, there's a plethora of riches within the premier league too, and a decent level . league too, and a decent level. so what can you do to make sure that about money trickles down to the lower levels ? so you're to the lower levels? so you're absolutely we recognise of course these are businesses , but course these are businesses, but we would need to ensure that those businesses are run properly . and i'm afraid there properly. and i'm afraid there have been examples where reckless decisions are being made and they're gambling with some of these important assets and in some cases will strip the assets of those clubs . what assets of those clubs. what we're doing here is, is a proposal approach to ensure that we have the very best practise going on throughout the whole of the football pyramid so that it secures those clubs for the future. now, your right also to talk about the redistribution and we are really encouraging the premier league and the efl to come together t

them doing that secondly to stop them doing that secondly financial health such as top clubs like macclesfieldounty . it's difficulties derby county. it's going to introduce stricter financial tests for the owners and the directors . all an new and the directors. all an new licencing system. so if you want to be a football club and you want to compete in the premier league, the english football league, which is league one, league, which is league one, league two in the championship or the national otherwise known as conference , then you'll as the conference, then you'll need to have a football, a proper licence, like a tv licence fishing licence. licence or fishing licence. think that. you think of it like that. so you don't need have a licence to don't need to have a licence to comply and the two comply. and the final two points, and these are the things make really popular is fans make it really popular is fans will get a say in the running the club so if you want to change the fan shirts , the change the fan shirts, the colours the crests if you want to relocate the club to another stadium