Because it has a tower, people somehow look on Blackpool as an exception, but it's not. What happened to Blackpool was fairly typical.

There is a reasonable parallel with the tiny town of Benitses on Corfu. It used to be a lovely spot, but decided to chase the drunken dollar and for a short time, succeeded. In the summer it became the Vomit Destination of Choice. But, predictably, the next generation of paralytic fighters moved on to the next big thing, and Benitses was left a ised, prostitued, destitute place, and I'm sure very sorry for what they had done.

Haven't been that way for a while. Last time, it was like a bloke limping out of A&E after a good pasting. Blackpool isn't quite at that stage yet, but it does now rely in a large part on chav stag and hen parties and the like, and there is a price to be paid for that. As a result of neglect, Blackpool has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, and the biggest queues are at the cashpoints at midnight when the chavs get their drugs money. But as a visitor, you can largely avoid all that, and people are good at turning a blind eye too.

Really?

It's certainly their projection. And the figures do seem suggestive. Takings are up (albeit narrowly).

Strange that given the weakness of the Euro cost of holidays to Spain,Greece etc have fallen

As somebody who has holidayed in the UK in recent years, it is very expensive here compared with popular overseas destinations.

Blackpool hasnt had "rickety old trams" for about 5 years now

Whilst I want to stick up for Blackpool as I live there, I just cant. Its a cesspit, only marginally better than Hull

Kind Regards

King james

Having resided in Dagenham for a period in the late 80's I can only concur that the great city of Hull is a utopic haven in comparison.
Morally, politically and integrity wise, in a different stratosphere.
How can I possibly be the judge of that?
Because I can.

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2. Mexico City, Mexico
3. Seoul, South Korea
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8. Hull, England
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Welcome to the 21st century.

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I wanna live in China.