North South divide

• Causes of North South divide

  • Decline of heavy industry in the north (coal)
  • Investment in finance and service industry in the south
  • Investment in infrastructure in south
• Impacts on North in North South divide

  • Higher unemployment/low wages
  • Poor health, lower life expectancy
  • Poor education
• Devolving more powers


  Give more power to local councils and Welsh and Scottish governance. Plan best how to use their money.
• Northern Powerhouse


  A plan to attract investment to north. Improve transport links to northern cities e.g. HS2, Liverpool2
• Enterprise zones


  55 enterprise zones to encourage businesses to set up in areas of high unemployment. reduce taxes, simple planning rules, superfast broadband to the area. Reduce taxes, simple planning rules, superfast broadband to the area. Creates more than 15,000 jobs