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It's not finished. This is just the outline. But I wrote about why North England is poor. Which it really really is. tomforth.co.uk/whynorthengl...

It is now finished (except for links, which I'll add in the coming week). This is 7500 words on Why North England is poor. Are you sure you're ready? tomforth.co.uk/whynorthengl...

DeepSeek summarises it as "North England's poverty stems from historical SE-centric governance, delayed universities, industrial decline, and Thatcher’s centralization. Solutions: decentralize power, invest in Northern infrastructure/R&D, relocate government". I agree.

Includes maps and graphs on, 1/ Where the North is. 2/ Just how poor the North is. 3/ Why the North has so much potential. 4/ Why North England is more Irish and Scottish than English in some ways. Have fun, stay safe, and try not to be too rude in the replies.

Also graphs of, 5/ Just how centralised the UK is politically. 6/ Just how much of a drain on public finances North England now is.

I think the problem with this analysis is the North isnt the poorest region of the UK. All the commentators obsess about the North but its actually relatively better off compared to the poorest areas in terms of income (Wales and the SW)

I guess its not as simple as just treating 'The North' as 1 big block.

I think simplicity is hugely important. Put simply, the South West as a region has higher income by just about every measure than any region of North England, and thus any combination thereof, and it seems like you were mistaken about that. There's no point building complexity on top of a mistake.

I cant find the data that originally had that. But even in your data Wales is poorer than many regions of the North. Ill give you SW but not Wales.