The living standards challenge facing the Metro Mayor for West of England
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The West Side story:The living standards challenge
facing the Metro Mayor for West of England
Jaya Chakrabarti, co-founder of NamelessConor D’Arcy, Policy Analyst at the Resolution Foundation
Marvin Rees, Mayor of BristolJohn Savage, Executive Chairman of Bristol Chamber of
CommerceChair: Torsten Bell, Director of the Resolution Foundation
@resfoundation // #MetroMayor
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The West Side story:The living standards challenge
facing the Metro Mayor for West of England
@resfoundation // #MetroMayor
Conor D’ArcyJanuary 2017
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In May, voters in the West of England will elect a new ‘Metro Mayor’
• Residents in three authorities eligible to vote:• Bath and North East Somerset• Bristol• South Gloucestershire• (Not North Somerset)
• The new Metro Mayor will gain control and funding for parts of transport, skills and back-to-work programmes
• They won’t solve all the area’s problems alone – collaboration with local leaders and Westminster needed
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THE MILD MILD WEST
The West of England’s recession and recovery
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The West of England’s mayor will inherit a strong economy, now bigger than pre-crisis
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Productivity is high and has risen more quickly than most city regions
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That growth has translated into a jobs boom, with employment rates higher than the city average
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Which has underpinned high incomes in the West of England
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GROWING PAINS?How inclusive is the West of England’s prosperity?
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Employment gains have been broadly shared across disadvantaged groups
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But in parts of the West of England, only half of people are in work
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Across the UK a gap between productivity and pay growth has opened up
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That gap is even larger in the West of England
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With lower earners here faring worse than their counterparts nationally
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(TEARS FOR) HOUSING FEARS
The housing drag on the West of England’s living standards
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Typical house prices are now 10 times the typical annual salary
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Unsurprisingly, homeownership has fallen, particularly for younger people
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And typical rents are a large proportion of typical monthly salaries
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TELL ME WHAT’S MY LESSON
Priorities for the new Metro Mayor
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The Metro Mayor’s focus should be on ensuring the West of England’s success is sustainable and shared• Priority one: aim to become the first full
employment city region• Priority two: tighten the link between
productivity and pay• Priority three: build more homes
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The West Side story:The living standards challenge
facing the Metro Mayor for West of England
Jaya Chakrabarti, co-founder of NamelessConor D’Arcy, Policy Analyst at the Resolution Foundation
Marvin Rees, Mayor of BristolJohn Savage, Executive Chairman of Bristol Chamber of
CommerceChair: Torsten Bell, Director of the Resolution Foundation
@resfoundation // #MetroMayor