Essex - the golden mean
Or so Eurostat's findings would suggest. Based on 2005 "GDP per inhabitant, expressed in terms of purchasing power standards" figures, Essex rated 99. 7 of the EU average, while that lot on the other side of the Thames estuary fare slightly better at 101.0.
Inner London is the EU richest region, at 303% of the average, and Nord Est Romania (what folk might, with a touch more lyricism, call northern Moldavia) the EU's skid row at 24% etc etc.
Meanwhile, every region of the Irish Republic is above the EU average, so doubtless Ahern will ask for the money to be turned off as a matter of urgency.
A truly bizarre finding is that the only Dutch region to fall below the average is Flevoland, which all people of my vintage will know is a polder reclaimed from the Zuiderzee / Ijsselmeer. I suspect that there is a moral to be drawn on what happens when states attempt to make land.
Inner London is the EU richest region, at 303% of the average, and Nord Est Romania (what folk might, with a touch more lyricism, call northern Moldavia) the EU's skid row at 24% etc etc.
Meanwhile, every region of the Irish Republic is above the EU average, so doubtless Ahern will ask for the money to be turned off as a matter of urgency.
A truly bizarre finding is that the only Dutch region to fall below the average is Flevoland, which all people of my vintage will know is a polder reclaimed from the Zuiderzee / Ijsselmeer. I suspect that there is a moral to be drawn on what happens when states attempt to make land.
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Woohoo I am three times richer than the receptionist who lives in Kent!
There's scope for gloating at Lewesmania too.
Meanwhile, every region of the Irish Republic is above the EU average,
That's really saying something.
Point scoring to one side, our Hibernian chums only have two regions listed: 'Border, Midland and Western' and 'Southern and Eastern'.
What's wrong with Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster (bits thereof)
Whatever happened to Meath?
essex is not nice
i been :D
Dearie Me - as in the Meath police dismisseth us? Meath is a county, as opposed to an ancient kingdom, of Ireland.
Anon - I grew up there and am rather fond of the place.
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