The North/South Divide
A series asking leading artists, playwrights, poets, arts professionals and journalists what they think about the North-South cultural and media divide.
“The North is an amazing place and its potential has never been fully realised.” Edna Robinson, chairman of the People’s Powerhouse
I love Edna Robinson. Not in a romantic way, you understand, I haven’t had a Valentine’s Day epiphany.
We don’t need a ‘Northern Cultural Tsar’. But funding parity with the South? Yes please.
The New Statesman says that the North is in need of ‘a cultural renewal’. Really? Helen Palmer, Co-Director of Creative Tourist and Palmer Squared, a consultancy specialising in the cultural and tourism sector, responds to this for Northern Soul.
Life outside London: tech start-ups for one and all
We have an opportunity to build something new in the North, so can we not rely on a pale, male and stale stereotype?
Melvyn Bragg writes for Northern Soul
Melvyn Bragg writes for Northern Soul about the cultural asset stripping of the North of England.
Decline and Fall: how language shapes the North
Language shapes how we see places and the people living in them, says Laura Brown. But the North loses the language game, and has done for generations.
Violence: is there a North-South divide?
It seems rough, tough Northern lads and lasses can still really show those Southern namby-pambies a thing or two when it comes to settling a dispute with a bit of a scrap.
The North-South Cultural Divide
Are you bored stiff of the national press’s attitude towards the North of England? Do you think that it pays scant attention to culture in this part of the world? Northern Soul asked leading artists, playwrights, poets, arts professionals and journalists what they think about the North-South cultural – and media – divide.
Freerange Comedy Festival at Brewery Arts Centre Kendal
Comedy fans who can’t make Harry and Meghan’s big day at Windsor Castle can experience a ‘Royal Wedding’ with a difference in Kendal this May at Freerange Comedy Festival, hosted by Brewery Arts Centre.
The Northern Soul Poll
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