Climate & political geography

I had uploaded this picture to illustrate a rant about the uselessness of weather forecasts on national radio. It appeared on the news pages to illustrate a story about howling winds & torrential rains which had affected much of the country the day before. Weather for which I had gone out fully prepared, only to be miserable & sweaty beneath sunshine & clear skies

It is hard to work out which bit of a forecast on national radio applies to us. You listen to a 2-3 minute explanation, trying to concentrate all the way through because there is no standard order. Try to remember the geographical areas mentioned, then try to work it out

Are we Northern England, the Midlands, The North West or just Elsewhere today?

A similar confusion about electoral geography jogged my memory

In a fascinating comparison of the Mid Staffs by election of 1990 & the recent one in Crewe & Nantwich, Tim Hames managed to place Crewe in northern England & Mid Staffs in Middle England

Well psychically, socially, demographically & politically these may be valid descriptions

Physically & geographically they are next door neighbours






Related post: Regional government & the choice of supermarket