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Jobs Express in 1981 – unemployed protest

The Thatcher Crisis Years10 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Youth unemployment skyrocketed between 1979 and 1983 and hundreds of youth travelled the country on the Jobs Express to highlight their plight

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What young people were thinking in 1981

The Thatcher Crisis Years10 years ago3 years ago02 mins

What young people were thinking in 1981

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Jobs Express led to jobs creation!

The Thatcher Crisis Years11 years ago3 years ago23 mins

The Jobs Express took hundreds of young unemployed people around Britain in 1981 and some companies along the way offered jobs

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Buy Original Rude Boy – biography of Neville Staple, The Specials

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Boxing and racism in the 80s

Life story of 80s boxing champ Errol Christie

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