Pay is falling behind productivity – with Brexit-voting areas worst off

In leave strongholds such as Lancashire and Cumbria output is booming – but not wagesThe British economy risks splitting further along lines drawn by the Brexit vote, according to a report warning pay rises in some parts of the country have failed to match increases in worker productivity. According to the thinktank Localis, there has been a breakdown in the relationship between rising levels of worker productivity – a key measure of economic output per hour of work – and incre