'Northern Powerhouse' department to close Sheffield office and move 247 jobs to London

[Denzil_DC]

9. Indeed. In one of the articles I linked above,

one guy (a native northerner, I think) said he wasn't even sure what "the North" meant in this context.

I suspect where Gideon's concerned, it's "oop North", where t'ferrets frequent t'trouserlegs and t'black puddings roam free till t'arvest ee bah gum ah'll go to t'foot of our stairs.

A lot of it seems to revolve around the coming of the Manchester Mayor, who'll have godlike powers and be able to work miracles. I have seen some figures for sums of money to be invested in some aspects of infrastructure etc. bandied about. I expect governments to spend cash on that sort of thing anyway, without making a major deal of the fact they've left regions outside the southeast hotbed so neglected over the years that serious remedial action is needed and they want a hearty pat on the back for their troubles. Maybe that sounds ungrateful ...