By stewartb
Ah but what about the supposed economic miracle that is Manchester?
From the Manchester Evening News (December 11, 2025): ‘Manchester is the worst for homelessness in the north west – One in every 61 people in Manchester are homeless, according to the latest data. There are 4,678 children and a total of 9,589 people without a home in the Manchester city council area – the most out of any other area in the north west.’
Homelessness across Greater Manchester by borough:
Manchester – 9,589 (one in every 61 people)
Salford – 2,327 (one in every 126 people)
Oldham – 1,347 (One in every 187 people)
Tameside – 1,088 (one in every 220 people)
Rochdale – 804 (one in every 293 people)
Bury – 646 (one in every 308 people) Trafford – 692 (one in every 348 people)
Bolton – 609 (one in every 509 people)
Wigan – 596 (one in every 579 people) Stockport – 571 (one in every 532 people)
How to other major cities in the UK compare – significantly worse?
On 8 July in Bella Caledonia, Mike Danson provided some analysis of just how exceptional – or rather not – the achievements of ‘Manchesterism’ have been relative to other places, including the Glasgow City region: ‘On No 10 North and the Limits of Manchesterism – There have been no fundamental changes in the powers of neighbourhoods, communities or boroughs within the city-region: Manchesterism isn’t based on principles of community empowerment, subsidiarity or community wealthbuilding.’
The article also has this: ‘In terms of productivity and economic growth, overall there are no differences since 2004 between the performances of Greater Manchester and Greater Glasgow measured in terms of GDP per head or GVA per hours worked.
‘Published expert analyses reveal that all the perceived successes of Andy Burnham’s strategies are due to a rising population in his region – improvements in productivity have followed exactly the same trajectories in Greater Glasgow and Greater Manchester [see Muscatelli, A. (2025) ‘Independent report on regional economic development in Scotland’]
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How much homelessness was there in Iraq after Burnham voted for the war then over several years up to ~2010 voted against any form of inquiry. Now he u-turns and says he would act differently…sorry…excuse me…had to go and throw up 🤮
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north west of England to be precise!
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