Manchester and Sheffield ... loads of very deprived areas in both of those cities. A lot of Sheffield city centre still looks pretty tired. Granted Manchester has had loads of development but most of the suburbs are grim, certainly compared to Brighton and Hove's suburbs too! Don't know how you...
The problems people are describing are problems most decent sized cities are facing in Europe and further afield at the moment. I travel a lot here and abroad with work and it's similar in most places largely because of austerity. Tagging especially is far worse on the continent too.
Brighton...