A near 6-point gap between regions. 7.9% London unemployment 2.2% Northern Ireland. The North East saw the sharpest rise, up 2.4pp in a year. Wales was the only region to record a fall.

#RegionalInequality

#R4Today

#RegionalInequality has been around forever.

It is only because the effects are now being felt in the Southeast that the #BBC is now interested.

Wasting money on sending someone to Salford every day has not been an unqualified success, has it?

New report out

📊 Remote Work and Firm Productivity: Which UK Firms Benefit and Why

What makes the difference is not whether firms allow #RemoteWork, but what they invest alongside it.

And smaller firms outside London benefit far less — raising real questions about #Regionalinequality.

Slovenia’s regional inequality challenge Economic gains have not been shared equally across Slovenia’s regions, and long-standing structural challenges threaten to deepen regional disparities.

Economic gains have not been shared equally across Slovenia’s regions, and long-standing structural challenges threaten to deepen regional disparities. Bne IntelliNews #Slovenia #RegionalInequality #EconomicChallenge #SocialDisparities #StructuralChallenges

Closed Pubs and the Politics of Nostalgia - Industrial Estate of Mind Why UK pubs are closing: wages, business rates and changing drinking habits explained.

Pubs aren’t just closing because of policy—they’re caught in a deeper shift in how Britain works, spends and socialises.

#UKPolitics #Pubs #Hospitality #Economy #CostOfLiving #BusinessRates #ReformUK #Labour #RegionalInequality #DrinkingCulture

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Tariffs might seem manageable now – but they’ll quietly squeeze households later | The-14 Tariffs look manageable now, but hidden costs build up. Temporary fixes mask slower growth, higher prices and job insecurity that will quietly hit households!

Tariffs might seem manageable now – but they’ll quietly squeeze households later
#Tariffs #GlobalTrade #CostOfLiving #EconomicInequality #TradePolicy #HouseholdCosts #Inflation #Jobs #Wages #SupplyChains #USPolicy #WTO #IMF #RegionalInequality
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Making the case for bolder fiscal #devolution 📊
👇 In the latest blog - Jason Bunting of @fairness.bsky.social explores how local fiscal autonomy could help tackle regional inequality in the UK’s highly centralised economy 🌍
Read more: www.radixbigtent.org.uk/news-comment... #RegionalInequality

Systemic discrimination and political exclusion have pushed millions in Balochistan to live in chronic poverty and deprivation.
By Sanaullah Baloch

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#Balochistan #RegionalInequality #Pakistan #structural #development #discrimination

Structural Causes Of Persistent Underdevelopment In Balochistan Balochistan’s deep underdevelopment is rooted in structural neglect, discriminatory policies, and political exclusion, not culture or capacity

Balochistan suffers decades of structural neglect, with poor access to health, education, and basic services despite vast resources.
By Sanaullah Baloch

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Dec-2025/...

#Balochistan #RegionalInequality #Pakistan #structural #development #discrimination

Kazakhstan GDP by Region (2024)

5 regions (Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Shymkent, East KZ) produce 51.4% of total GDP — the other 15 regions just 48.6%.

Economic activity is highly concentrated in a few centers.

#Kazakhstan #GDP #RegionalInequality #DataViz #OpenToWork

48. UNEQUAL STATE HARM:
Non-partisan data shows #OBBBA's impacts are not evenly distributed. Certain states, especially those with expanded Medicaid, will face disproportionately severe cuts to healthcare & jobs, increasing regional disparities. #StateImpact #HealthDisparities #RegionalInequality

3/ Reallocating seats based on population could penalise states that successfully managed their population growth while rewarding those that didn't. This imbalance could deepen regional divides.
#PopulationPolicy #RegionalInequality

🌍 Geographic disparities in uptake are striking. Urban areas, including London, lag behind rural regions in take-up, with significant variation across localities. #RegionalInequality