The north of england was a very distinctive place, even in the contact of the united kingdom. County geram gave it a degree of autonomy, actually, political and culturala regional autonomy. It was one of the centres of the industrial revolution - coal mining and then all the associated industries that came r the development of the first railways. And when margaretcher comes into office as prime minister in 19 79, she launches a mass privatization campaign to modernise british industry. This is kind of re sot of the beginning of the end for county geram. In the late 20th century there were protests against public sector privatisation but this didn't last long. The region has

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