M uch has been made of the so-called North-South divide, especially by the opposition parties, and much more so as we approach the general elections. The drumming up of noise on this alleged fault ...

Some political commentators argue that there is a 'north-south divide' in UK voting behaviour. Results from UK elections consistently show that the further north and west voters live the less ...

Periods of recession had little apparent impact on these north-south divides. Government policies over the past five decades have failed to close this divide – but it can be traced back as far as 1066 ...

It has long been recognised that there is a north/south divide in the UK. The Centre for Cities is a charity that measures economic growth and change in 64 UK cities. In 2015, it found that for ...

In his first interview of the year, the Prime Minister said he wanted to wipe out the North-South divide in education in England, which has seen a deepening gulf in kids getting the top grades.