[okeuro49]

There's long term investment in London, but the North never recovered after losing its industry.

Numerous promises such as "northern powerhouse" have failed to materialise.

[kranke155]

The north didn’t “lose” its industry, im afraid. It was deliberately destroyed as a matter of policy.

Deindustrialisation is terrible.

[was_a_dev]

I think it would be safe to call London an outlier for the UK, for the reason of how much investment is directed there

[thebruce87m]

For people outside the UK - English people refer to the north of England as “the North”, even when talking in the context of the UK.