Incomes grow fastest in rural Scotland
This is really interesting. Although starting from a low base the rise in incomes in the Borders is outstripping everywhere else. I think this is because rural economies are more resilient. My salty old sea dog friend and when he could behave himself sometime mentor (the sadly departed Patrick Browne – who amongst other things invented the coastal communities alliance) used to say they were like a neap tide. Now there’s a thought! Still to keep things in perspective have a look at the gap between incomes in the Borders and Westminster profiled in the article itself.