[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Paul

Why does everyone quote "The North".
Newsflash, the country has a "Midlands" as well.

When people quote “The North”, they’re colloquially referring to the M62 corridor.

Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham - the North East,

and of course yes the Midlands (East & West)

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Originally Posted by joglynne

The Midlands don't exist Paul. You should have realised by now that anywhere north of the Watford Gap is considered to be in the North of England.

To some……the world doesn’t exist beyond Herts. It is a barren wasteland.

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Originally Posted by Mr K

Than where? There are some equally expensive places 'up norf',

Yes, but we don’t have to pay £650,000 for a 1 bedroom basement flat.

Variations within regions can be massive, between run down city suburbs and posh rural areas.
The whole concept is nuts as the nutty woman has had to admit herself. Hardly 'levelling up' was it?.

Salary dependent on location is a consideration. I wouldn’t work in London if you put a gun to my head, I hate the place, but buying and renting suitable accommodation is prohibitive.

Also just because somewhere may be rural, it doesn’t make posh, many deprived areas could be considered “rural”.

Bottom line is that it comes down to the market, if you’re not paying enough you won’t attract the employees.