I think that means growth rates, not absolute wealth. Not all of the north is poor. Cheshire is richer than outer London or the home counties. If you adjust fo

I think that means growth rates, not absolute wealth. Not all of the north is poor. Cheshire is richer than outer London or the home counties. If you adjust for the cost of living more of the north would be. North poor, south rich is very simplistic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_GRP_per_capita https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_Unite...