London still UK's most productive area - but output growth down

London still UK's most productive area - but output growth down

London continues to be far the most economically productive part of the United Kingdom, with output per hour worked a massive 28.5 per cent above the UK national average, while the performances of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and every other English region except the South East fall below it, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics. However, in what might be a warning sign to the national government after it chose not …