Liverpool and Manchester, despite having concentrations of highly productive activity and knowledge assets, lack the scale and transport links to drive productivity across the region in the way that London does for the South East and the rest of the nation. The Greater Manchester region has led the way in city-region devolution with additional powers over transport, planning, housing, training, and policing and greater accountability since 2017, with an elected mayor. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority covers six councils in the Liverpool metropolitan area. Find insights in productivity in the North West of England below.
