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That ONS data is a product of two things...
That the UK is unique among developed nations in the centralisation of its economic decision making and lack of regional autonomy.
That public spending in the south east is vastly more likely to be investment in prosperity-raising projects with a high multiplier effect rather than dead money used to meagrely compensate for lack of prior investment.Just look at literally everything to do with Crossrail and compare to the Transpennine rail service.
The south east is rich because that's where powerful rich people live and that's how they like it.
Yes, part of my point is that he's consistently voted for successive governments that have maintained this status quo.
Dammit
That ONS data is a product of two things...
That the UK is unique among developed nations in the centralisation of its economic decision making and lack of regional autonomy.
That public spending in the south east is vastly more likely to be investment in prosperity-raising projects with a high multiplier effect rather than dead money used to meagrely compensate for lack of prior investment.
Just look at literally everything to do with Crossrail and compare to the Transpennine rail service.
The south east is rich because that's where powerful rich people live and that's how they like it.