Search the Centre for Economic Performance Website
The Sunday Times: Glasgow's voyage from riches to ruin is a lesson for all
14 September 2019
To find the world's most extreme economies you generally have to travel far from the beaten track. There is one exception to this rule, a city closer to home that was described best by Sean Connery in The Bowler and the Bunnet, a 1967 documentary. In the opening scene the actor pulls up in his Aston Martin, hops onto a bus and turns to the camera, delivering a line that should be etched on the wall of every Whitehall department: "Glasgow: if you want extremes, this is your place."