LONDONERS tired of Manchester’s arrogant attitude and its residents’ belief the world revolves around them are keen to remind it that other places exist.
Andy Burnham’s plans to establish a No 10 North in Manchester have prompted outcry from Londoners who feel their much-neglected city has a lot to offer, like a palace the King does not like enough to live in and a few parks.
Tom Booker of Islington said: “The media’s calling it Manchesterism. I’m calling it for what it is: more bullshit northern bias.
“Yes, it’s got the most successful football teams. Yes, it’s got bands like Oasis when all we’ve got is long-forgotten Britpop act Suede and a niche grime scene. But newsflash, guys, there is a world outside the M60.”
Emma Bradford from Hackney said: “What more does Manchester want? HS2?
“London actually has a lot to offer, not that you’ll read about it in the biased Manchester Guardian or the rest of our Northern press. We have galleries, we have theatres, we have culture. There are even a few trendy bars serving cocktails!
“But unlike Mancs, we don’t let it go to our heads. They could learn from our humble London ways. We don’t brag, we don’t lord it over our neighbours. We’re simple, Hobbit-like folk dwelling in peace in our Shire, apart from all the knife crime.”
Wayne Hayes of Manchester said: “London? Yeah I had to change trains there once.”
