North-south divide slides down the map

Source: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Society/article371097.ece

North of the divide, people earn less, die at least a year earlier on average and get a worse education for their children

Jonathan Leake and Kevin DowlingPublished: 15 August 2010

 

 

The north-south divide, Britain’s traditional social and economic barrier, is getting more stark — and it may be creeping further south.

 

Researchers have drawn the divide as a clear diagonal line bisecting the country from Gloucester, just south of the line, to Grimsby, at its northeastern end.

Analysis of data including average incomes, house prices, life expectancy and levels of education shows that the gap between the two regions has grown wider in the recession.

It had been expected that the banking crisis, with its devastating effect on the financial services industry, which is mostly concentrated in London and the southeast, would narrow regional differences.

Instead the government bailouts of banks — valued by some at £1.3 trillion — have greatly benefited the south as the money has trickled out into the wider economy.

G20 protests: Thousands flood into City of London

The Guardian online 01 Apr 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/g20-summit/5088747/G20-protests-Thousands-flood-into-City-of-London.html


G20 summit protesters have clashed with police after crowds flooded into central London as world leaders prepare to discuss the global economic meltdown.

G20 demonstrators march in London

 

BBC News Saturday, 28 March 2009

Link to the video here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7968721.stm

Tens of thousands of people have marched through London demanding action on poverty, climate change and jobs, ahead of next week's G20 summit.

The Put People First alliance of 150 charities and unions walked from Embankment to Hyde Park for a rally.

Speakers called on G20 leaders to pursue a new kind of global justice.

Police estimate 35,000 marchers took part in the event. Its organisers say people wanted the chance to air their views peacefully.

Protesters described a "carnival-like atmosphere" with brass bands, piercing whistles and stereos blasting music as the slow-paced procession weaved through the streets.

Police said one man was arrested during the march for being drunk and disorderly.