Northern Powerhouse

[FatLazyContractor]

Well, the discussions began .

What does the panel think?

[unixman]

Newcastle & north-east is the only big city actually in the north of England...


patiently waits to reel 'em in...

[eek]

It's being lead by a Minister born in Middlesbrough ably assisted by the Conservative MP for Stockton South...

Further north won't matter but we should get decent communication links....

[Batcher]

Take us with you, Scotland.

[FatLazyContractor]

Take us with you, Scotland.

[woohoo]

Take us with you, Scotland.

Well the benefits are better up in Scotland.

So is there anything concrete yet that they plan on doing to make a Northern Powerhouse?

[Troll]

an attempt to corral the North's population of 15 million into a collective force that could begin to rival that of London and the South East.

Reasons why I don't go back oop North

1. It's cold
2. It's grim
3. Too many housing estates
4. Liverpool
5. The waiting in shops while the servers prattle on

[FatLazyContractor]

Reasons why I don't go back oop North

1. It's cold
2. It's grim
3. Too many housing estates
4. Liverpool
5. The waiting in shops while the servers prattle on

Do you live in Slough or Hounslow by any chance?

[scooterscot]

Take us with you, Scotland.

You can hardly blame them.

One time the north south divide was only in the mind, but not anymore . Geographically speaking Copenhagen and Newcastle share the same latitude, so how come Denmark's capital is head over heals better being that far up in the grim north? The simple truth is spending in the UK only favours one corner of it. Unlike here in Germany where spending on infrastructure is country wide, the UK has an incredible bias to only London with the argument that is where the wealth is generated. It seems to me Westminster gave up the idea of a united Kingdom long before devolution began.

[Batcher]

You can hardly blame them.

Happy to have them join our anti-Tory utopia