Unequal Britain can’t work out what to do about it
Regional disparities in health, wealth and education are a blight on our economy and society
Regional disparities in health, wealth and education are a blight on our economy and society

Westminster struggles to talk seriously about most topics and in particular about the economy

Decades of policies focusing on London and the Southeast have entrenched inequalities on productivity

Power flows less from size or wealth than from the ability to convert imbalance into leverage

As with Brexit, public anger could swing behind the idea that we need to take back control

A crude blend of very different statistics is not the best tool for the job

The voiceless ranks of those not in work or training risk tumbling off the UK’s social and economic map