Example of an improvement in rail Example of an improvement in airport infrastructure (also something that infrastructure = the proposed Third reduces the N/S divide) = HS2 Runway at Heathrow POSITIVES: POSITIVES: -Rising travellers – need it to cope with -Rising travellers – need it to cope with 2x demand. 2x demand. the economy £7billion extra a -Boost the economy £7billion extra a year year -New planes e.g. Airbus A380 – not -New planes e.g. Airbus A380 – not polluting polluting -10,000+ jobs -10,000+ jobs NEGATIVES: -Heathrow generated 6% of the Uk’s co2 emissions. -Exceed EU regulations on nitrous -200,000 extra flights asthma and high blood pressure – -Sipson 700 houses knocked down. The north-south divide: “The South Divide is often referred to as the cultural and economic differences between Southern England and Northern England” Arguments for and against the North/South Divide: FOR Education: OFSTED stated that there is a north south divide. The north has a lower % of good and outstanding schools On average, 70% of pupils attain 5A*-C in London. In Yorkshire, this number is 63%
Example of an improvement in rail infrastructure (also something that reduces the N/S divide) = HS2 Example of an improvement in airport infrastructure = the proposed Third Runway at Heathrow POSITIVES: -Rising travellers – need it to cope with 2x demand. the economy £7billion extra a year -New planes e.g. Airbus A380 – not polluting -10,000+ jobs POSITIVES: -Rising travellers – need it to cope with 2x demand. -Boost the economy £7billion extra a year -New planes e.g. Airbus A380 – not polluting -10,000+ jobs NEGATIVES: -Heathrow generated 6% of the Uk’s co2 emissions. -Exceed EU regulations on nitrous -200,000 extra flights asthma and high blood pressure -Sipson – 700 houses knocked down. The north-south divide: “The South Divide is often referred to as the cultural and economic differences between Southern England and Northern England” Arguments for and against the North/South Divide: FOR Education: OFSTED stated that there is a north south divide. The north has a lower % of good and outstanding schools On average, 70% of pupils attain 5A*-C in London. In Yorkshire, this number is 63%
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