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Best and Worst Places to Live

 
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iwarburton



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:13 pm    Post subject: Best and Worst Places to Live Reply with quote

Have been watching this on C4 this evening. Can't believe that not a single place in the North of England was judged worthy of inclusion in the Best 20 list. Whatever happened to all the positive things that were being said about Alnwick not so long ago?

The nominated best was Edinburgh and at the other end of the scale was Middlesbrough.

Going by an admittedly subjective and possibly dated snapshot, I'd rather live in Middlesbrough than Edinburgh any day of the week.

Edinburgh--snobbish, disaster to get round because of ineffective public transport policy (where are its Metro or suburban stations?), where on earth do you park and no decent country in the vicinity.

Middlesbrough--not without its issues by any means but trying to deal with them, close to splendid North York Moors and Cleveland Hills, lovely people.

Any views, especially from inhabitants of either place?

Ian.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Crime and poor health seems to be the main problem in the North East according to the show.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I avoid schedule-filler like this. Does it really matter?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

firewirefred wrote:
I avoid schedule-filler like this. Does it really matter?


Of course it matters. To the value of your property if you live there if nothing else.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's little that almost everybody supposedly affected can do about it, so I don't think programmes like this matter a jot. That's life.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

firewirefred wrote:
There's little that almost everybody supposedly affected can do about it, so I don't think programmes like this matter a jot. That's life.


Thats a very fatalistic view of the world.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
firewirefred wrote:
There's little that almost everybody supposedly affected can do about it, so I don't think programmes like this matter a jot. That's life.


Thats a very fatalistic view of the world.


Why is it? People live where they live. Why do they need to be reminded by a TV programme whether it's good or bad?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

firewirefred wrote:
Why is it? People live where they live. Why do they need to be reminded by a TV programme whether it's good or bad?


Because people do move houses from time to time. Regeneration happens when people spot an up and coming area and start to move into it. The opposite happens when an area is on the slide.

The local authority can influence things by dealing with the negative issues affecting the area. Thats why we have elections.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
The local authority can influence things by dealing with the negative issues affecting the area. Thats why we have elections.


Now there's a revelation!
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