Business experts have given an in-depth and fascinating insight into the current state of Greater Manchester's economy and jobs market, revealing for the first time what impact the Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to have on life and bank balances across the region.
They describe how the continuing fall-out from the war will be felt on the shelves of supermarkets - just one of many everyday examples of how the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern Europe is affecting life in the UK.
One expert, Dr Gordon Fletcher, said the volatility of fuel prices - and costs in general - together with a sense of 'uncertainty' the conflict has brought and other factors has led to 'a mix of multiple issues coming together at the same time in an entirely negative way'.
