Great piece from @paulswinney.bsky.social showing how places can think through data. Definitely worth a read by #localgov folks -- you too can do a 'sniff test'!
Megan Streb
Important challenge by @paulswinney.bsky.social to recent claims about a Manchester productivity miracle.
www.economicsobservatory.com/have-the-uks...
www.economicsobservatory.com
While official data points to a 'productivity miracle' in several large northern cities since 2019, a closer look suggests otherwise. This serves as a reminder to sense-check any data before using it,...
