There are even regional languages like Welsh and Gaelic, though English is spoken throughout. From to , the United Kingdom included the whole of Ireland, but now only includes Northern Ireland.
It comes from the political union of the three kingdoms which was made in Wondering where the name comes from? This is purely a geographical term that refers to the entire island of Great Britain and Ireland. This one includes the Republic of Ireland too, along with the 5, small islands which are scattered around our coastlines. You could come on holiday here for just 2 or 3 weeks and manage to soak up 4 different cultures, hear 3 different languages and heaps of striking regional accents without travelling far at all.
There were certainly large divisions across England greater indeed than the divisions between the four constituent nations of the UK in support for Brexit. One explanation for these divisions may be related to how people are treated, or feel that they are treated. COVID provided an example of this in late when some northern mayors expressed anger at not being consulted or even listened to by the Westminster government when decisions were made about lockdowns.
Our data suggests that negative perceptions of the Westminster government might be widespread among the general public in northern regions, not just among northern mayors. Future questions of national identity might therefore also apply to the relations between the Westminster government and the people of northern regions as well as between the government and Scotland or the other devolved powers.
Indeed, if anything, the divisions within England are greater than those between England and Scotland. Perhaps this is something the new Northern Independence Party can capitalise on. Book talk: "Exponential: how accelerating technology is leaving us behind and what to do about it" with Azeem Azhar — Oxford, Oxfordshire. Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. Poor Londoners have better prospects when it comes to education and health than poor people in other regions.
This divide partly comes about simply because there are more poor areas in the North than in the South. Even after adjusting mortality rates for deprivation, a substantial divide remains, suggesting more deep-seated structural issues. Education is also a particular bugbear and once again, more than just poverty is at play. Children receiving free school meals in London are at least twice as likely to go to university as children receiving free school meals elsewhere in the country, with the exception of the North West and the West Midlands.
That really comes out in our GCSE results. The historic city of Durham, a cathedral city on the River Wear. What makes these divisions particularly stark is their extremity. Researchers found that rates of mortality vary more within the UK than in the majority of developed nations, with places such as Blackpool, Manchester and Hull having mortality rates that are worse than those in parts of Turkey, Slovakia and Romania. Britain has a poor half.
While some regions are placed firmly in one camp or the other Scousers know they are Northerners, Londoners know they are Southerners , plenty of others lie somewhere in the middle and the Midlands gets tossed about from map to map.
In , Danny Dorling, then professor of human geography at the University of Sheffield, set out to draw a line based on a range of factors, including life expectancy, poverty, education and skills, employment and wealth. The resulting line runs diagonally across England, weaving through towns and villages and cutting through counties.
Other attempts to draw similar lines have been more controversial. Stay connected with the Geographical newsletter! Stay informed and engaged with Geographical. Of course, many of these statistics raise one question in particular. Is there a North—South divide, or merely a London versus the rest of the country divide?
London certainly sticks out for the sheer level of investment and infrastructure spending it attracts. Half of all foreign direct investment projects go to London and southeast England. This means that even though some areas of London have similar or worse levels of poverty than the North, by some metrics it still performs better. Some areas of London are extremely poor. According to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies , inequality is far higher within London than in any other part of the UK, with London overrepresented at both the bottom and the top of income distribution nationally.
Measured after housing costs, 28 per cent of Londoners live in poverty, compared with 22 per cent across the UK as a whole. Despite this, poor Londoners have better prospects when it comes to education and health than poor people in other regions.
London certainly stands out infrastructurally speaking. And in education things look better, too, setting London apart even from its wealthy southern neighbours. There has also been other research into why London may be doing better. The question of how to narrow the North—South divide or the North—London divide, depending on which statistics you look at has long plagued politicians.
Schemes have come and gone, at a rate of almost one a year, but none have made a lasting impact. Specific efforts between and to reduce differences in life expectancy did begin to close the gap between the wealthiest and most deprived regions. However, this trend has now reversed. The current government has pledged its own efforts. The government has announced a review of the rules for deciding which public investments go ahead, with the intention of increasing the share going to areas outside of London and the southeast of England.
Many Northerners, however, remain unconvinced by these efforts. People in the North just laugh about it. For some, until we tackle the wide-ranging impacts of austerity — the era that saw local funding slashed dramatically, with the cuts arguably disproportionately hitting the North — it will remain impossible to lift up the poorest areas.
But it comes down to more than just funding. It argued that Britain has an unstated policy in which spending on science, culture and administration is concentrated in the South. The report also called for substantial devolution of power to the North and this more than anything, is the cause that unites Northerners. Andy Burnham has served as Mayor of Greater Manchester since Our monthly print magazine is packed full of cutting-edge stories and stunning photography, perfect for anyone fascinated by the world, its landscapes, people and cultures.
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