Really showing my age, but, I remember when half a million unemployed was considered shocking .... and as for a million ....
The numbers increased dramatically during those years, the eligibility for the dole was changed many many times - and many people, the long-term unemployed, were moved from Unemployment Benefit to Incapacity Benefit. Nowadays they are being moved from DLA to JSA (or whatever they are called this week).
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From: Contaminated Land Management Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David E Jackson
Sent: 18 November 2014 14:54
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Subject: Re: Contaminated Land: what is it... good for?
And what a 2years and 1month they were too.... Lets us not forget the spiralling unemployment, more than 2.5 million were unemployed (peaking to 3.2M in 1985-6), with 6,000 joining the dole queue every day, recession, inflation at 22%, increased taxes, increased interest rate rises (12-15%), reduce public spending, manufacturing capacity fell by fifth and an unfettered sale of Council housing resulting in rapid increase in house prices.
Discontent was rife, and culminated in urban riots in the summer of that year including Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol and Brixton riots (and the other 35 locations). Halcyon times!
Of course these days we can just blame the Europeans!
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