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Originally Posted by garinda
I disagree. I don't think it is as easy as thinking that there is a north/south divide.
For instance Cornwall has the lowest income per person in the country.
I lived in London for sixteen years, and there are very poor parts of the capital. Just as there are very wealthy areas in the north, such as Cheshire, North Yorkshire, and even parts of Lancashire.
I think any problems we have are nationwide, and the rot set in long before this government came to power.
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I do think that there has always been a north/south divide; from the harrowing of the north, by way of the overthrow of Richard lll, thro' the sort of thing Mrs. Gaskell expressed in some of her novels ... but you are probably right in saying it is not as "real" as it was.
And I would agree, as would many, that the rot did set in a long time ago. But I would argue that all who agree with that, would have a different opinion as to when the rot set in.
