I think Manchester is already seeing that, I remember visiting to look around for University in the late 2000s and thinking that it was a bit of a dump. When I go back now to visit my sister it's incredible how much it's changed. I think Andy Burnham being a strong local figure with a national profile + being given power to do things like sort out local transport makes it more attractive too. It feels like it has a culture growing as a dynamic place to be.
There was a definite split between my friends from south of Birmingham and those north of Birmingham though. The default for those from south of Birmingham seemed to be to move to London whereas for everyone else it was much more 'acceptable' to move to Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham post-University, even >10 years ago.
There was a definite split between my friends from south of Birmingham and those north of Birmingham though. The default for those from south of Birmingham seemed to be to move to London whereas for everyone else it was much more 'acceptable' to move to Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham post-University, even >10 years ago.