... and the South, however not to the same extent as there is today. The time when the gap widened is known to be in the 1980's, for reasons that will be explained. It is for this reason that this essay mainly concentrates on the factors that occurred during this period of time. How is the North and South defined? There are always problems with absolutely defining the two areas, as often some parts in one will correspond more closely with the other, in certain areas of measurement. The town and country planning association (TCPA) suggest a line from the Bristol Channel to the Wash as approximately the division. This will be the same in this essay although it is good to keep in mind another suggestion from the TCPA that 'North-South is not so much a geographical concept as a state of mind, brought about by a rapid and catastrophic polarization ...

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