Northumberland is an interesting county, socially. In much of Britain, you might get something akin to a bell curve - most people in the middle, a few poor, a few rich - with the 'middle' l… (View Post)

It is rugby league* land - these people care deeply about rugby league in a way much of the country doesn't really get - but this territory is even more specific than that. Wigan, Warrington and… (View Post)

Anyone in the mood for a fun map with some highly granular data? This map of Europe shows where has gained and lost population over the last 60 years.… (View Post)

Your regular reminder that Makerfield != Manchester. But your point arguably still holds - That-vague-bit-of-small-towns-between-Wigan-Warrington-and-St-Helens elects a That-vague-bit-of-small-towns-… (View Post)

Going back up the nested comments: just read the headline about the pound plummeting and, with alarm, checked the financial pages. It hasn't really plumetted, has it? 'Dips slightly' m… (View Post)