Die Debatte darüber, was Großbritanniens „zweite Stadt“ ist, ist fast so alt wie Londons Status als erste Stadt. Um die Sache zu klären, haben wir die britische Öffentlichkeit um ihre Meinung gebeten …
Insgesamt sind sie weitgehend gespalten zwischen den 34 %, die Manchester für die zweitgrößte Stadt Großbritanniens halten, und den 30 %, die glauben, Birmingham halte die Krone inne. Edinburgh belegt mit 12 % den respektablen dritten Platz, während keine andere Stadt mehr als 3 % der Briten erhält. Wenn man jedoch befragt, wie gut die einzelnen Städte für sich genommen sind, glauben 66 %, dass Manchester eine starke Stadt hat, im Vergleich zu nur 48 %, die dies für Birmingham sagen.
Die Antwort variiert auch im ganzen Land recht stark. Die Überzeugung, dass Birmingham den Titel innehat, konzentriert sich auf die West Midlands, während Manchester im größten Teil des Nordens und Südostens die erste Wahl ist, wobei London selbst letzteres mit 42 % zu 27 % als seinen Stellvertreter unterstützt. In Schottland gehen die Meinungen insgesamt auseinander: 36 % der Schotten betrachten Edinburgh als die zweitgrößte Stadt Großbritanniens, vor Glasgow (20 %), Manchester (18 %) und Birmingham (14 %).
Was ist Ihre Meinung? Persönlich denke ich, dass ich den Titel Edinburgh geben würde, würde mich aber eher für Manchester als für Birmingham entscheiden, aber ich habe dort auch eine familiäre Verbindung. Auch ich habe ein Faible für Yorks Behauptung, auch wenn nur wenige in der Öffentlichkeit zustimmen.
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I didn’t even realise this was a debate, I’ve always been told it’s Birmingham.
I love that only Liverpool thinks it’s the second city😂
The fact that the Welsh don’t even consider their own capital over Manchester/Birmingham is pretty funny.
It’s Manchester. Birmingham is bigger but very little cultural impact compared to Manchester
If I’m reading this data right the only county which gets close to having Newcastle be considered a pluratiy of votes is Northumberland.
A county that doesn’t contain Newcastle.
Interesting. England and Wales think it’s Manchester, unless they’re closer to Birmingham. Scotland thinks it’s Edinburgh, unless they’re closer to Glasgow. Newcastle is torn in three directions. And Liverpool is a wee bit delusional.
I’m surprised more people don’t agree that Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham *all* have a fairly strong case though.
England’s second city I would say Manchester, even though Birmingham is the traditional answer (full disclosure, I live in Manchester, I am bias). But I’d have thought Britain’s second city would be Edinburgh, based off general renown and the fact it’s a capital (sorry Cardiff, I was born in Wales but I’m just being realistic)
Always felt like its Birmingham but Manchester has started to overtake it
I sure hope it’s not Newcastle.
Amongst the English cities, it can only be Birmingham or Manchester.
Gets trickier when you add Scotland into the mix. Valid argument that Edinburgh is the UK’s second city, but for me I’d still pick Manchester over it.
If you look at Manchester on the map it sits between Liverpool, Leeds, and Sheffield. Birmingham is bigger by population but that Northern belt has more population with Manchester at the centre.
Can’t believe Norwich didn’t make it.
It’s Staines. Big up the Staines massive
It’s interesting. Valid arguments would go:
Edinburgh – Is the capital city of the second largest nation of the UK. Is home to the Scottish Parliament, the most powerful legislature outside of Westminster. Has (arguably) the second most important Royal Residence in the UK (Holyrood Palace). Has significant civil service infrastructure due to being a capital. Is home to a large number of foreign consulates etc.
Manchester – Is the cultural and economic heart of the second most populous part of the UK (The North of England). Has an extremely dynamic economy and is world renound for sport and music. It’s also the most successful devolved administration in England, and is held up as an example of how to govern other major cities.
Birmingham: It’s just fucking big. Big population, big airport, soon will have high speed rail etc. It’s incredibly ethnically diverse, to the point that much of the city doesn’t feel English at all. It’s basically a global city at this point.
Take your pick.
Liverpool just being delulu
That’s a very interesting question! I wish such a survey was conducted in other countries as well.
Historically it was always Glasgow or Birmingham. Nowadays Manchester is clear of both. And Edinburgh definitely clear of Glasgow as well.
A sad indictment on the last 60 years of governance of both those cities.
Its literally Glasgow – Second City of the British Empire
As a music fan, it’s clearly Manchester.
If we’re talking purely historical then the answer is York. Manchester and Birmingham were poxy little villages until the Industrial Revolution and Glasgow wasn’t much better. Even Edinburgh didn’t become a city until centuries after York had already served for almost a millennia as both a regional and national capital and ecclesiastical centre under the Romans, Saxons and Vikings.
Glasgow arguably claimed the title during the age of Empire, but it doesn’t have the same importance now.
Nowadays the answer is fairly clearly Manchester. If you were asking a couple of decades ago, Birmingham would have probably been the clearer option, but Manchester has the bigger cultural reach and is growing faster. It’s the secondary home of the BBC and it has the second biggest soap opera after Eastenders – which is clearly the most important criteria.
Cardiff clearly has an inferiority complex, they didn’t even vote for themselves!
London is second city after Manchester
If second city is based on size, obviously Birmingham. I would argue it’s more holistic. The question is would you want to go there, which makes the answer obviously Manchester.
As a Londoner, this is genuinely really interesting. If you’d have asked me before seeing this I would’ve 100% said Manchester all day long – not even sure why, it just feels like a ‚known fact‘. I guess I fit right in with the data shown here. Doubly odd since it’s the only city of those mentioned that I’ve never visited.
Though now I think about it Edinburgh has a totally valid claim. Would never have even thought to say Birmingham, which is no knock on the place at all, again just doesn’t have the 2nd-city vibe I guess. I would’ve almost certainly put Liverpool above Birmingham.
I think the fact that the „first city“ of London thinks it’s Manchester means it has to be Manchester