The beach town of Blackpool has the lowest life expectancy in the United Kingdom. A boy will live 16 years less than someone from a prosperous region in the southeast.
In Blackpool, 67.5% of the population voted for Brexit and against what they see as London bureaucrats. In some parts of the north, like this one, poverty is visible and a deep feeling of grievance towards the south emerges, writes Ana Carbajosa in her new book, "Blackpool: A Memoir"