@jmo Said 
I was thinking about this earlier. The North/South divide seems to still be there as strong as ever. Looking at current poll's Labour are well ahead in almost every area of the North, but the Tories and satisfaction with the coalition is significantly more popular throughout almost all of the south.
Why is this still the case?
In the past it made sense as the north was less well-off with more working class people and industries. This is no longer the case though, with regeneration schemes making a difference in many area's the 'It's grim up north' tag is starting to wane, yet the political opinions haven't.
Looking at the East coast of Scotland, it's prosperous, one of the richest parts of the country, yet it is still Labour through and through.
Is this due to an attitude instilled from times gone by? Are people up here more compassionate than those down south or is there something else going on? Party loyalties that won't budge perhaps? What are your thoughts?
Thanks for this interesting thread, jmo. I had previously thought that England, like some other foreign countries, was united. Or at least one land, not divided up into regions like the USA seems to be.
Speaking ONLY as an American, born and bred, I still see divisiveness between our North and South, AND East and West, for that matter. My step-dad is a fifth-generation Floridian, and BOY is he prejudice about Northerners!! His favorite joke is, "I was 16 before I realized GoddamnYankee was three words"!!! But I digress, I'm finding it enlightening to read about how you UK'ers see England. Thanks!
Oct 08, 2010 @ 11:12:37
That cracked me up.
