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Unemployment in the 1980s — Street Interviews, Merseyside, UK

August 12, 2026January 1, 1985 by ManOnTheStreet

Street interviews with unemployed workers in northern England during the 1980s recession, Merseyside and Teesside, United Kingdom, 1985. 114K views — raw testimony from communities devastated by Thatcher-era deindustrialization.

Who: Unemployed workers in Merseyside and Tees, United Kingdom

What: Street interviews with unemployed workers in northern England during the 1980s recession

Where: Merseyside and Teesside, United Kingdom

When: 1985

Why: 114K views — raw testimony from communities devastated by Thatcher-era deindustrialization

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkObD25w4Kc

Categories Economy Tags 1980s, Documentary, Economics, Labor & Work, Street Interviews, UK

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