England projected into social space · March 18th, 2006
Parkinson’s geographical analysis of social class and movement in Britain 1 shows a sarcastic picture of England projected into social space – a humorous expression of how the country’s regions are prone to encourage social ascent (or descent), from desperation to privilege either side of a line drawn from Hastings through London to Liverpool
1 Quoted in Peter Gould & Rodney White (1974) Mental Maps. London: Penguin Books, p.43.
