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I think the plan has always been - let London grow and let everything else wither away and die.

• mjburgess 4y ago
  Sure, and people have been saying this for quite literally 1000 years. The country has been geographically "unbalanced" for most of its history, and if you understand preferential attachment, you'll see why. There's been nothing one can do to "rebalance the UK" for several hundred years at least. 20% of the population lives in london, and it often has ~1/3 of the people in the country in the area -- as tourists, travelling in, etc. No one in a millenium has done anything to "plan" this
  • pjc50 4y ago
    The UK has only existed for about 300 years, so "millenium" is an exaggeration.
    • mjburgess 4y ago
      I recall reading similar complaints written, iirc, c. 1150-1200. A street that I lived on was considered to have been around 1000 years a 1000 years ago.