Most countries have rich and poor regions.
In the UK, for instance, London and the south-east is the most wealthy region. The decision cast real doubt on the future of the Daresbury lab once its existing synchrotron source, the only one in the UK, is closed down in 2007. The proposal is also careful to stress the multidisciplinary nature of the project and its possible benefits to medicine. The major investments in Belfast and Edinburgh are rather different. Half the money will come through the new Northern Ireland Assembly and half is coming from a wealthy individual, so far unnamed.