MaizieD
^This constant comparison between poor north and rich south is false as well as unnecessarily divisive.^
I moved to 'the North' 50 years ago, from Essex. The divide was very much in evidence even then, when the mines and the steel works etc. were still fully operational. Northerners were very aware of it. Southerners didn't even think about it. I think most of us barely knew where 'the North' was...
I disagree Maizie. I most certainly did know where the North is - although I must admit there's quite a lot North of Merseyside. Please don't contribute to the narrative of division. There are people in the "South" who are poor and plenty of pockets of deprivation. Even Essex is a split county.