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Philip Proudfoot

Philip Proudfoot is an anthropologist at the Institute for Development Studies.

The Gulf and the British Regional Divide — Newcastle supporters prior to the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James Park on October 17, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Daniel Chesterton/Offside/Getty Images

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The Gulf and the British Regional Divide

In a troubling symbiotic relationship, Britain’s so-called “levelling up agenda,” begun by Boris Johnson, aims to address the regional divide between the country’s North and South, in part, by courting investments from the Gulf. Within this agenda, football clubs—important local assets with emotiona

Philip Proudfoot, Ali Reda • 11 min read