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But in Rochford and Southend East the figure has risen to 5.7 percent, and is going up.
The average for England is 3.7 percent.
Julian Ware-Lane has more data for Essex here.
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August 22nd, 2011 at 10:08
J W-L’s analysis is slightly awry.
“Southend-on-Sea has its claimant numbers outstripping the rest of Essex. Getting a job here is harder than in the rest of the county, and tougher than in much of the rest of the country. Is this the legacy of a town, county and country run by Conservatives?”
Apparently not – given that Southend’s next-door neighbours Rayleigh & Wickford are also run by Tories at every level.
August 24th, 2011 at 10:08
You could always comment on Julians blog and he might respond.