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Last year, I visited the following towns and cities in the UK, in order, following a specific route

Huddersfield
Portsmouth
Grantham
Sutton
Edinburgh
Giffnock
London
Eastbourne

Where did I go next?

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The next place is

Manhattan, which explains the question mark in the title.

as this is the

birthplace of Boris Johnson the current UK Prime Minister

and the list is

Huddersfield - Harold Wilson
Portsmouth - Jim Callaghan
Grantham - Margaret Thatcher
Sutton - John Major
Edinburgh - Tony Blair
Giffnock - Gordon Brown
London - David Cameron
Eastbourne - Theresa May

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    $\begingroup$ That's it Tom, nicely done. $\endgroup$
    – hexomino
    Commented Mar 30, 2020 at 16:26
  • $\begingroup$ How did you figure it out? :O Given that this is basically trivia and not a logic puzzle, I guess there is no tips how to approach these... $\endgroup$
    – jnovacho
    Commented Mar 31, 2020 at 9:55
  • $\begingroup$ @jnovacho - the Grantham clue rang an alarm bell. $\endgroup$
    – Tom
    Commented Mar 31, 2020 at 10:48
  • $\begingroup$ Looking up a less common clue like Giffnock, to see what's it's famous for, is worth trying. $\endgroup$
    – Tom
    Commented Mar 31, 2020 at 11:01

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