[seanhandley]

Still waiting to see the benefits of the “northern powerhouse”.

[smcl]

The "Northern Powerhouse Rail" seems like a good start ... if they actually bother to implement it. It's looking quite unlikely though, hell even HS2 might get further cuts.

[shapefrog]

Less northerners coming down to London, taking all the good jobs and moaning that $500,000 could buy them a mansion in the north.

[smcl]

You realise this makes you look about 5x worse than the fictional, abstract "moaning" Geordie or Yorkshireman or Scot or whatever you described? Honestly, "taking all the good jobs" what nonsense.

[Moissanite]

"Bloody <out group>, coming over here, taking our jobs."

[shapefrog]

They dont even speak the language or understand our culture.