THE INDEPENDENT: TOO MANY SMART NOTHERNERS LEAVE FOR LONDON, THE POWERHOUSE MUST DRAW THEM BACK
THE INDEPENDENT: TOO MANY SMART NOTHERNERS LEAVE FOR LONDON, THE POWERHOUSE MUST DRAW THEM BACK
20th May 2016
The UK is one of the most centralised and economically unbalanced countries in Europe. Seven of the eight biggest cities outside London perform below the national average in terms of GDP per person; in Germany, by contrast, the eight largest cities outside Berlin all consistently outperform the national average.
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