Well, yes. Each individual is only doing what's best for their circumstances. What I'm questioning is whether this is how it has to be, this centralisation, and whether good jobs could be distributed round the country a bit more by some policy choices.
Yes, London’s population shrunk into the late 80s as people moved out of city centres but the South East grew very quickly in the postwar era - more than offsetting this effect. Since the 90s, both have been growing.
> The good jobs ARE largely in London
Well, yes. Each individual is only doing what's best for their circumstances. What I'm questioning is whether this is how it has to be, this centralisation, and whether good jobs could be distributed round the country a bit more by some policy choices.