It might be time to rethink the old adage ‘It’s grim up north’.
Indeed, Manchester, in particular, is currently one of the fastest-growing economies in the UK. It boasts an annual growth rate of 3.1 per cent – more than double the rate of the country as a whole.
But beyond its recent economic success, the city has also become a major focus for national politics, too, thanks to the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s unflinching push to decentralise government. Only last week, he revealed that his newly minted No10 North will take over responsibility for economic growth from the Treasury as part of
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