The gap between the North East and richer regions of the UK has widened over the last decade, causing problems in all parts of the country, a new report says.
The report from the Fabian Society calls for new policies on jobs, transport and centralisation of power in what it describes as a ‘whole country approach’ to levelling up. The Society’s Commission on Poverty and Regional Inequality was led by former Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes and highlights how 46% of net job growth in England since 2010 was in London and the South East, while the North East only accounted for 2%.
The report says that “UK regional inequality is without parallel in the developed world” but points out that the current inequalities between regions are bad for both London, where the economy is overheating, and poorer regions like the North East.
