Richer than thou?

From The Times:

Scotland is now the most affluent country in the UK, according to a study which reveals that a decade of devolution has produced higher wages and less poverty and unemployment than in England.

The report, by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, suggests the so-called north-south divide, which previously characterised Scotland as the poorer relation, has been reversed. Scotland has fewer families living below the breadline, more people in work and higher levels of income than Wales, Northern Ireland and most English regions.

In what seems to be now established practise for foundations, NGOs, think tanks etc the press releases have gone out before the actual full data is published. As soon as it's up on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation site, I'll post it.