blandy Posted June 3, 2012 Moderator Share Posted June 3, 2012 My point is this: The North East and the North West are treated as separate regions. Sometimes they are, and sometimes not. The South East and the South West are treated as separate regions. Mostly, yes. But for example Cornwall is 250 miles from London. Seems fair enough. So why aren't the East Midlands and the West Midlands treated as separate regions? They sometimes are. For example when house prices, or unemployment figures, or other data are announced, they almost always separate East and West Mids. Even on the weather forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Oh hey, look everyone its a TRS-T topic, now what do we think of it?...... *this gif also doubles as a reply to every one of PussEKatts jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 What does it matter what people call parts of the country? Geography is boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 3, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2012 *this gif also doubles as a reply to every one of PussEKatts jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted June 3, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2012 I realize that my opinion on this is basically worthless, but the ever-shifting county-map of England gets a WTF from me. What was so terrible about the old counties? Give me Huntingdonshire over some abortion like Cleveland, useless amalgam like Hereford & Worcester*, or a placeholder like West Midlands (though it looks like marginally more thought was put into that than Greater Manchester). At least some of the most egregious atrocities of the 1972 Act have been undone, but the job should probably be finished at some point. *: though I suppose that it is nice that thanks to that quarter-century of disestablishment, Massachusetts is now the home of the oldest continuously established County of Worcester in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 More people will visit Warwick or Stratford than Coventry. Especially Stratford. One of the most visited places outside London in the whole of the uk. Should rename it stratfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockingbird_franklin Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I think OP is onto something (or should that be on something) however i also think he's out with the name, Ladies and Gentlemen I hereby present the new name for the West midlands county "Greater Astonvillatownshire" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 More people will visit Warwick or Stratford than Coventry. Especially Stratford. One of the most visited places outside London in the whole of the uk. Should rename it stratfordshire Couldn't believe how many Americans were in stratford when i last went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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