Britain has scarcely begun to come to terms with its recent upheavals, from the crisis over Brexit to the collapse of Labour’s 'red wall'. What can explain such momentous shifts?<br><br>In this essential work, Tom Hazeldine excavates the history of a divided country: North and South, industry versus finance, Whitehall and the left-behind. Only by fully registering these deep-seated tensions, he argues, can we make sense of the present moment.<br><br>Hazeldine tracks the North-South divide over the longue durée, from the formation of an English state rooted in London and the south-east; the Industrial Revolution and the rise of provincial trade unions and the Labour party; the dashed hopes for regional economic renewal in the post-war years; the sharply contrasting fates of northern manufacturing and the City of London under Thatcher and New Labour; to the continuing repercussions of financial crisis and austerity.<br><br><i>The Northern Question</i> is set to transform our understanding of the politics of Westminster – its purpose, according to Hazeldine, to stand English history on its head. Format Häftad Omfång 304 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Verso Books Utgivningsdatum 2021-09-21 ISBN 9781786634092