Just as a follow up to what I wrote two days ago about the growing divisions between London and the rest of the country, I think this video is worth flagging up. It’s an excellent account of England’s North/South divide, going into much of the politics, history and sociology of an imbalance which is becoming more and more blatant. I found it fascinating, although it horrified me to find out how much damage Thatcher’s closure of the coal mines did across the North Of England. I also think it’s another great example of how advanced this kind of online video discourse is becoming.