Is it time that the kings of London lost their empires?

It is rumoured that Patrick Jenkin is mulling over a reorganisation of the health service in London which could strip it of its traditional predominance in medical matters. Nick Davidson looks at some of the arguments for and against. Administrators in the home counties feel that they don't carry the same clout as regional officers who, they argue, do not understand problems facing rural areas. The home countries are fed up with being in regional authorities where the votes are stacked against them.