Greater Manchester
Population:
2.822 million
GDP (Value created):
£62 billion per year
CO2 emissions:
2.1m tonnes per year
GDP Per Capita (Value Per Person):
£21,970
No. of multi-millionaires:
1,060
Richest man:
John Whittaker, Worth £2.2 billion
Richest woman:
Carol Kane, Worth £123 million
Estimated revenue lost to tax evasion:
£1,534,110,000 per year
CO2 emissions per person:
0.744 tonnes per year
People living in poverty:
620,000
Official number of unemployed:
72,000
Average salary (male):
£42,200
Average salary (female):
£33,300
Benefit Cap
(for a couple with multiple children):
£384.62 a week (£20,000 a year)
This is what our current Manchester looks like in depressing words and numbers.
The wage gaps get wider every year, and we’re slowly destroying the planet.
This isn’t a system that is broken.
This is a system based on perpetual growth, working exactly as it’s supposed to.
We need to find a new system, for a new Manchester.
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