The regional structure of the UK economy may have contributed to the slow recovery after the financial crisis, and so the victory for Leave at the Brexit referendum. ⢠Live longer. Abstract. Quite often the Highlands and Aberdeenshire are the hottest places in the UK. North Volume. The north-south divide The north-south divide is as old as England itself. Unity is only ever ... 1. NorthâSouth divide in England. by : EmilyW. The north south divide: a tale of two countries Divide However, this is not universally the case. Many people believe that it is not a coincidence that the North South divide began to emerge in the Thatcher era and she in fact became synonymous with the issue (Jessop et al 1988, Martin, 1988, 1992 cited by Martin (2004). Frederick E Dopfel 1. is a managing director and head of the client advisory group at Barclays Global Investors in San Francisco, CA. Although most nations comprising the "North" are in fact located in the Northern Hemisphere, the divide is not primarily defined by geography.