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!
Croydonian said... 2:57 pm
There's scope for gloating at Lewesmania too.
James Higham said... 5:31 pm
Meanwhile, every region of the Irish Republic is above the EU average,
That's really saying something.
Croydonian said... 5:40 pm
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)
Anonymous said... 9:53 pm
Whatever happened to Meath?
Anonymous said... 12:06 am
essex is not nice
i been :D
Croydonian said... 6:21 am
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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