The empty buildings that surround the concrete, hole encrusted

patch of ground, reflect thought of just how poor

the area has become.

The first great depression of the twenty-first century

claims all in this northern town by the Mersey

and the Sunday car boot sale, a few stalls and a van with steaming

piles of bacon, has become the highlight of the week for many.

It is the chance to meet up and sell the remains of a home,

a fractured mess in which no-one talks of