Tired of London? Maybe it’s because you’re a northerner


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The London skyline(By Steven Morris/Guardian) Report reveals most non-Londoners feel capital dominates culturally, economically and politically but its success fails to benefit them.

What many believe is a growing divide between London and the rest of the country has been underlined by a study published on Tuesday that concludes most people who live outside the capital strongly believe it gets a much better deal than the rest of the UK.

Only a quarter of non-Londoners feel the capital benefits the economy where they live while almost two-thirds say the location of central government in Westminster means political decisions favour the city over everywhere else.

Three-quarters of people who do not live in London think the media concentrates too much on the capital.

Broadly, the further the researchers moved from the south-east – particularly in a northerly direction – the more citizens said they got a raw deal in comparison with London. On…

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