North–South divide in the United Kingdom

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geographical divide regional inequality socioeconomic disparity

The North–South divide in the United Kingdom refers to the persistent economic, social, and cultural disparities between the more affluent South (especially London and the South East) and the generally less prosperous North of England and other regions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical divide ⓘ regional inequality ⓘ socioeconomic disparity ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	North–South divide NERFINISHED ⓘ North–South divide in Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPolicyDebate	devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ levelling up ⓘ regional development policy ⓘ
characterisedBy	concentration of financial and service industries in London and the South East ⓘ deindustrialisation in many northern areas ⓘ differences in cultural identity between regions ⓘ differences in educational attainment between regions ⓘ differences in life expectancy between regions ⓘ differences in political attitudes between regions ⓘ higher average incomes in the South ⓘ higher house prices in the South ⓘ higher unemployment in many northern regions ⓘ lower average incomes in the North ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasAspect	cultural differences ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ educational inequality ⓘ health inequality ⓘ social inequality ⓘ
hasDebate	definitions of North and South ⓘ effectiveness of government interventions ⓘ extent of the divide ⓘ
hasPerception	London dominates the national economy ⓘ North is less prosperous ⓘ South is more affluent ⓘ
hasRegion	London NERFINISHED ⓘ Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ North of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ South East England NERFINISHED ⓘ South of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRoot	Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ post-industrial economic restructuring ⓘ
influences	UK regional policy discourse ⓘ media representations of British regions ⓘ
measuredBy	average household income ⓘ educational attainment statistics ⓘ employment rates ⓘ gross value added per head ⓘ life expectancy statistics ⓘ
relatedConcept	core–periphery model ⓘ regional imbalance in the United Kingdom ⓘ urban–rural divide in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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post-war Britain → hasPart → North–South divide in the United Kingdom ⓘ