An entire village was wiped from the map to make way for development - but then left as wasteland for years.
14.09.2023 - 06:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Government needs to "to get serious about the scale of change required" if Manchester is to compete with London and help tackle the country's glaring regional inequalities, according to an influential think-tank.
A study published today by the Resolution Foundation said the “twin second cities” of Birmingham and Manchester must be central to the Government’s strategy to boost productivity, but argues there is a lack of “seriousness” about the scale of the challenge.
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It comes as a separate report by the Institute for Government (IfG) think-tank claims the machinery of central Government is not set up to deliver the promise of levelling up or Labour’s plans to reduce disparities across the country.
The Resolution Foundation said wholesale changes in Manchester and Birmingham, including a major shift away from traditional industries and an expansion of “inadequate” town centres, are key to boosting national economic growth.
Reducing the productivity gap between the two cities and London so it is equivalent to the gap between Paris and its two next biggest French cities would provide a significant boost to average earnings for the combined population of 5.6 million inhabitants. It would also increase national output by 1%, the report said.
The “iconic” manufacturing sector in Birmingham is described as too small to plausibly provide the “main growth engine” for the city because it accounts for just one in 10 workers, compared to four in 10 in 1981.
Therefore, future prosperity will rely on developing sectors such as finance, technology, culture and education, where the UK is said to enjoy a competitive advantage over other countries.
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