1. The great divide.
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SOCIOECONOMICS , *PUBLIC finance , *RELATIVE poverty , *ECONOMIC history ,BRITISH politics & government, 2007- - Abstract
The article focuses on the northern regions of England. Economic and social indicators illustrating the relative poverty and underdevelopment of northern England compared to southern England are examined. The region's economic dependence on public spending is discussed. A loss of support in north England for the Conservative Party which dominates Great Britain's coalition government is examined.
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- 2012