"Dumb"erside??

Hull folk 'dimmest in UK'

John Prescott ... elected by dimmest,

poorest and cheapest city

By CLODAGH HARTLEY

OCTOBER 06, 2006

HULL is today named and shamed as the most stupid place in Britain. The Humberside city — which elected bungling Deputy PM John Prescott, as an MP — is also revealed as both the poorest and cheapest to live in.

Meanwhile Edinburgh is named the cleverest city in a Men’s Health magazine study.

The report graded locations using a combination of statistics including exam results, numbers of locals with degrees and performance in BBC IQ quiz Test the Nation.

Stoke and Liverpool are next on the list of Britain’s dumbest, while Manchester is the rudest but best-dressed, Stoke is the worst-dressed, with Swansea the safest and Glasgow both drunkest and most dangerous.

Liverpool has the best sense of humour and Cardiff is the most polite. Bristol gets the nod as the best all-round place to set up home.

Men’s Health editor Morgan Rees said: “How polite people are or how good their sense of humour is can have a bearing on their stress levels and overall health.”