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Boomer youth unemployment in the 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 years ago3 months ago07 mins

Young Boomers in the 1980s weren’t all rich and privileged – millions were out of work and in poverty, as Tony McMahon discovers

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 years ago6 years ago03 mins

As mass unemployment returns after Covid, Tony McMahon looks back at unemployment in the 1980s which scaled horrific heights

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago23 mins

Love on the Dole was tough in the 1930s and still challenging in 1981 when the Jobs Express train campaign saw one couple pop the question

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago01 mins

Unemployment was so bad even an ex-mayor was out of work

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago04 mins

In 1985, Margaret Thatcher abolished the GLC and other metropolitan county councils that had been a thorn in her side

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago03 mins

Unemployment in the eighties was endemic in the United Kingdom with millions out of work and an underground dole culture emerged

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago4 years ago01 mins

High youth unemployment – we knew it too…back in 1980