ECONOMIC GROWTH

It's not that grim up North!

Paul Walker finds himself moved to siding with cities minister Greg Clark in opposition to Centre for Cities analysis of relative national economic prosperity.

It's not often I agree with a government minister, but Greg Clark has got the Centre for Cities bang to rights (The MJ, 20 January).

As an economic migrant from Manchester in the 1970s, I am well aware of the differences in economic opportunity in parts of the UK. However, where I agree with the minister is that the current methodology used by the Centre of Cities is actually painting a worse picture than needed of the local economies of the North and Midlands.

Paul Wheeler

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