The economic Recession of 1979 to 1981
Between 1979 and 1981, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher presided over an unprecedented economic recession that devastated manufacturing industry
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Back to the Future with De Lorean
The movie Back to the Future featured a DeLorean car but behind that story was a real-life scandal in Northern Ireland as Tony McMahon discovers
Thatcher downfall expected in 1984
In its end of year edition in 1979, The Economist predicted the imminent downfall of Margaret Thatcher but instead she endured for another decade
The collapse of businesses during the 80s Thatcher recession
The collapse of businesses during the 80s Thatcher recession
High youth unemployment – we knew it too…back in 1980
High youth unemployment – we knew it too…back in 1980