A think-tank says 'levelling up' Greater Manchester would require 'tens of billions of pounds of investment', more graduates here working and a massive influx of extra employment in the region. Closing the divide between UK cities needs investment that goes 'far beyond anything currently being contemplated' by the Government, according to a new report.
A report published on Monday by the Resolution Foundation found that differences in income were both 'significant' and 'persistent' with only traditionally poorer areas of inner London, such as Hackney and Newham, significantly improving their position over the last 25 years.
At its most extreme, the report found that income per person in the richest part of the country, Kensington and Chelsea, was 350 per cent higher than income per person in Nottingham, the poorest part.
