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London versus …

A series of reports examining London's relationship with the rest of England, from bus fares to life expectancy and beyond

19 July 2019

  • Crossrail costs<br>Embargoed to 0600 Friday May 03 File photo dated 26/10/18 of Crossrail engineers inspecting completed tracks. The public spending watchdog said that unnecessary cost has been created because of how the Crossrail project has been managed. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 3, 2019. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) highlighted several factors which contributed to the spiralling budget of the delayed scheme to build a new east-west railway in London. See PA story TRANSPORT Crossrail. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

    Manchester mayor proposes ‘Crossrail-type’ railway for city

    Andy Burnham attacks London-centric transport plans amid delays and rising costs

8 June 2019

  • Thomond. MANCHESTER, 9th July 2015. Guardian writer Helen Pidd having tea and cake with elderly neighbour Enid Woods at home in south Manchester.

    True north: in pursuit of balance and better buses in the Guardian's Manchester office

    Our North of England editor Helen Pidd explains why she wanted to launch our ‘London versus’ series, shining a light on a national divide

30 May 2019

  • Bob Kerslake

    Half of job growth to be limited to London, inequality inquiry finds

    UK2070 commission urges government to emulate German reunification to bridge gap

8 May 2019

  • Bus on London Bridge

    Why London’s buses are cheaper than the others

    Letters: Readers respond to our story showing that bus fares in London are lower than those elsewhere in England
  • Rough sleeper in a doorway

    ‘The capital versus the rest’ is a crude way of looking at England

    Letters: Readers from London argue that it’s wrong to see the city as uniformly rich – its people include some of the country’s poorest

    • The north is on track for a boom, says former London transport chief

    • London-centric decision-making led to Brexit, says Andy Burnham

    • How Manchester's jobseekers benefit from local support

7 May 2019

  • The Museum of Liverpool

    Cuts leave England's museums outside London on 'cliff edge'

    Regional museums are forced to cut staff and opening hours while capital gets most funding
  • Whitehall

    London has 16 times as many top civil servants as north-east

    Uneven spread of policymakers across England leads to inbuilt bias, says Tees Valley mayor
  • The continued presence of the Evening Standard, and the fact that most national media groups are based in London, means the decline in local journalism is felt most keenly outside the south-east.

    Read all about it? How local papers' decline is starving communities of news

    In Walsall there used to be dozens of reporters, but they have gone – along with much-needed scrutiny

6 May 2019

  • Anglers on the Wirral in Merseyside

    Most depressed English communities 'in north and Midlands'

  • Ken Short, from Hartlepool

    'Smoking, drinking and drugs': why life expectancy in Hartlepool is so low

  • Dr James Higgins at the Brinnington Health Centre in Stockport, Greater Manchester

    Is this the most depressed place in England?

  • Golden coins stacks arranged as a graph isolated on white background

    London v England: where does your area fit in the great divide?

5 May 2019

  • Buses in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

    Tell us: how fair are bus ticket prices where you live?

    We are looking for your help as we report on bus services and fares around England
  • The number 64 bus on its way to Alton, with Winchester Cathedral and city skyline visible in the background.

    ‘We’re being ripped off’: is the 64 from Winchester England’s priciest bus?

    Passengers on Winchester to Alton route get striking views, but they don’t come cheap

    • In Oldham, bus riders tire of high fares and unreliable service

    • On the buses: how London stacks up against the regions

    • ‘Massively unfair’ gulf in bus fares between London and rest of England

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