the north south divide

The north-_____ divide is the ____ or perceived ________ in culture or the _________ in between the ____ and south of England.

South, real, differences, economy, north

What things are higher in the south?

Incomes, standards of living, life expectancy

What has caused this difference/divide?

The decline of engineering and heavy industries in the north and the rapid development of service sectors in the southeast.

This _____ has been caused by the _______ of engineering and heavy ________ in the _____ and the _____ development of _______ sectors in the southeast.

Divide, decline, industries, north, rapid, service

How much higher is life expectancy in the southeast compared to the average?

+1.2 years

18%

Poverty rates in the southeast

Name three methods which have been used to reduce the divide

• investing in foreign investment

• The Northern powerhouse initiative

• LEPs

Example of foreign investment

• Foreign companies such as Nissan (Sunderland) and Mitsubishi invested money in the North of England.

• Foreign _______ such as ______ (Sunderland) and Mitsubishi invested ______ in the North of _______.

Companies, Nissan, money, England

How has foreign investment in the north (Nissan Mitsubishi) helped reduce the divide?

• This created thousands of jobs

• New jobs increased incomes and spending, helping local businesses.

• Investment improved the local economy and attracted other businesses to the area.

• This helped make the North more economically successful, reducing the gap

How foreign investment helped reduce divide:

• This created ________ of jobs

• New jobs increased incomes and ________, helping ____ businesses.

• ________ improved the _____ economy and attracted other __________ to the area.

• This helped make the North more _________ ________, reducing the gap

Thousands, spending, local, investment, local, businesses, economically successful

What was the northern powerhouse initiative?

• Government plan to boost economic growth in northern England.

• Invests in transport links, businesses and skills between northern cities.

What was the northern powerhouse initiative?

• Government plan to _____ economic _______ in northern England.

• Invests in _________ links, businesses and _____ between ______ cities.

Boost, growth, transport, skills, Northern

How does the northern powerhouse initiative help reduce the divide?

• Creates jobs and attracts investment.

• Helps reduce the North–South divide by making the North more competitive.

The Northern Powerhouse _______ aims to _______ the North–South divide by improving ________, attracting ________ and creating _____, which boosts __________ growth in northern England.

Initiative, reduce, investment, jobs, economic

What are LEPs?

Local Enterprise Partnerships- partnerships between local businesses and the council.

• they encourage investment, business growth and job creation in local areas.

• Help improve local economy and reduce regional inequalities.

Local ________ Partnerships- partnerships between ____ businesses and the _______.

• they ________ investment, __________ growth and job ________ in local areas.

• Help _______ local economy and reduce _______ inequalities.

Enterprise, local, council, encourage, business, creation, improve, regional

“LEPs help ______ the North–South divide by encouraging ________ and creating ____, which supports economic _____ in less developed ____.”

Reduce, investment, jobs, growth, areas

Give an example of an LEP

Lancashire LEP

Why was Lancashire LEP established?

To promote new businesses

By 2023, Lancashire LEP had created _____ new jobs.

50000

What is a key feauture of LANCASHIRE LEP?

The “business growth hub”

Give the purpose of Lancashire LEP business growth hub and give any stats you can think of.

created to support small-medium sized businesses

• aims to set up 400 new companies