Property News · August 6, 2017

London does not have a monopoly on the best jobs | Letters


Manchester has more than enough charms to compete with the capitalHaving left London five years ago for a job in Manchester, I have sympathy with Rosie Walker’s account of spiralling rent and property costs in London, (“Have we reached ‘Peak London’ as millennials leave in record numbers?”, Comment). However, the notion that finding work outside London is insurmountably difficult and that jobs in “politics, national media, much of the creative industries or the arts” only exist in the capital is London-centric navel gazing of the highest order. Since moving to the north-west, I have been amazed at the range of opportunities. The development of world-class cultural spaces, particularly in Manchester, has been astounding. ITV and the BBC are based in Salford; Channel 4 might soon be moving to Liverpool. We have access to some of Britain’s top theatres, including the Exchange in Manchester and the Everyman in Liverpool. Two new Manchester arts complexes (Home and the £110m Factory) are world class. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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