Brian Keegan: Jobs growth has been uneven across country since downturn
The month of January isn’t particularly noted as a time for good news.
But in the last few days, despite the outrage of hospital overcrowding here and the escalating tensions in the Middle East, there were a few positive stories. Boris Johnson achieved, seemingly in less than 15 hours, what his predecessor Theresa May had not achieved after in 15 months — the acceptance of the Brexit withdrawal agreement by the British parliament. At least that has removed some of the Brexit uncertainties.
