How EU investment helped revive Liverpool after its 1980s economic collapse
By
Flo Clucas
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Summary
The article describes Liverpool's economic decline in the 1980s, where entire neighborhoods had zero employment and young people saw no path to work. It contrasts this with the city's revival, attributing significant credit to EU investment that helped transform Merseyside from a declining region into a growing economy. The piece is presented as an insider's account of how European funding and support played a crucial role in Liverpool's regeneration after it had been written off by the British government.
Key quotes
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Imagine for a moment young people struggling to see how they can find work when so many of their friends, companions, and family members don't have it.
Imagine businesses moving out of the city and not being replaced.
The city where Cunard had been founded; the city that had withstood huge amounts of damage and loss
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