David Cameron chaired a meeting of the cabinet in Leeds to show commitment to a project the government believes will help regenerate the UK and narrow the north-south gap.
Such globalisation has already narrowed the overall gap between North and South.
The gap between north and south in income per head may have narrowed a little, but the south is still about a third poorer.
But to me it also speaks to South Africa's notorious wealth gap, and to a culture where lavishly paid senior officials - be they politicians, police bureaucrats or defence attorneys - appear to live in a very different world from the underfunded, underequipped foot soldiers struggling to get a grip on this country's enduring crime problem.
"Today's announcement isn't just about faster trains - high-speed rail will create up to 30, 000 station-supported jobs in Manchester and help to drive productivity in the region, bridging the economic gap between the North and the South, " he said.
Scotland is facing a possible funding gap due to spending cuts and raised tuition fees south of the border.
Gap had already started shipping its apparels to Egypt, Morocco and South Africa last year.
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Oosthuizen, a former farmboy with a gap-tooth smile, learned his trade at the academy run by South African star Ernie Els, winning his first title at the Andalucia Open on the European Tour this season.
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The south Asian economy's imports also showed signs of moderation, further helping close the trade gap.
Apart from bridging the gap between the big multinational and the consumer this marketing strategy also provides employment opportunities for South Africans.
And yet, of course, South Africa is also developing into one of the most unequal societies on earth, with a yawning gap between rich and poor.
Because this year London and the south-east can expect to prosper, while Scotland, Wales and northern England will do poorly, the gap in house prices will probably widen.
Adnani insists that he can close the yellowcake gap through a technology that is similar to the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that has created the South Texas energy boom.
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