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 und

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