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    The Northwest Is Best For Professionals

    Forget 'It's Grim up North' here are some great reasons why the Northwest is one of the best places to live and work for professionals based outside of London... You can get involved with our #GoNorth campaign on Twitter by tweeting us at @thecandidateUK with your reasons to #GoNorth - visit our website at The Candidate for more details on our GoNorth campaign.

    1. Rush hour looks like this...

    Not like this..

    2. Less suits...

    More cool

    3. A taxi across the city will cost you £5...

    Not £50!

    4. £700pcm in Manchester gets you this...

    £700pcm in London gets you this...

    5. After work drinks? You'll get TWICE as many of these for your £...

    6. And a beer will cost you less that £4.00 a pint...

    7. The best music has been created in the north...

    8. Music culture that's here to stay...

    Not faddy trends...

    9. Northerners are friendlier...

    Not as grumpy...

    10. Down south - everything is a rush...

    11. Men are men...

    and don't need more beauty products than you...

    12. We're home to the funny soap!

    Not the miserable one...

    13. Effortlessly cool in the North...

    Not too try hard...

    14. After living expenses you are left with cash...

    Not small change...