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The BBC Weather map, in my opinion, contributed to brexit.
The map shows all cities with the same shape square, irrespective of the area bounded by whichever administrative body is responsbile,
and,
of the population.
Thus Hull, Bristol and any Scottish city seem to be as 'important' as London.
The metropolitan areas could at least have their boundaries indicated to show
the relative size, even if we did not have an indication of population.
mespilus
Oliver Schick
Yes, what Malaconotus said. I've always been quite shocked at the weakness of local government and the almost complete absence of regional government in this country. I mainly know how federalism (not a prerequisite for regional government, but a good mechanism) works from the comparison with Germany, and while it's not perfect, it's certainly far superior to the UK's 'system'. As a reform, it's urgently needed to strengthen regional identity.
Look at the map of German "Länder":
This is a map that's used constantly, in the news, in education, etc. Pretty much every map (apart from most weather maps) shows these administrative boundaries. I really think it strengthens people's grasp of geography and identity. You rarely see that in Britain. Obviously, maps of the counties are available, but off the top of my head I can't remember the shape of any of them except that of Greater London.