SOUTH YORKSHIRE IS FIFTH POOREST REGION IN NORTHERN EUROPE - TopicsExpress



          

SOUTH YORKSHIRE IS FIFTH POOREST REGION IN NORTHERN EUROPE DATA Politicians have clashed over a report which has branded South Yorkshire as the fifth poorest region in Northern Europe. Inequality Briefing’s research measured the gross domestic product per head – with data showing the UK has the single richest region, inner London, and nine of the poorest, including South Yorkshire. The Federation of Small Businesses is calling for six city regions, including Sheffield, to create a ‘super region’, with its own powers. Gordon Millward, FSB South & East Yorkshire regional chairman, said: “This demonstrates the stark reality that the wealthiest people in the wealthiest areas are getting richer while the least well-off in the north suffer most from austerity.” Read More: m.thestar.co.uk/news/south-yorkshire-is-fifth-poorest-region-in-northern-europe-data-1-6962164
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:30:08 +0000

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