I’m not sure there are that many options around here.”Hunter is a volunteer helper at the Minehead Eye youth centre on the West Somerset coast. There are good reasons to live in West Somerset if you have money. The difficulty they face was confirmed on Tuesday when the area placed bottom of a league table charting prospects for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, drawn up by the Social Mobility Commission. Three sectors – restaurants and hotels, retail and wholesale, health and social care – make up 52% of all jobs in West Somerset, compared with 36% in England overall. But that apprenticeship finishes soon and he doesn’t think he will carry on working in West Somerset.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2017 19:36 UTC