Briefing [17/02/1986]
From the collection of
Briefing [24/05/1982]
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1982-05-24
Briefing [17/02/1986] (Briefing)
Time hangs heavy when you have no hope, but creativity may offer a lifeline for these people without work in the North East.
An edition of the regional current affairs programme Briefing which begins with a look at the work of the Hartlepool People's Centre that provide courses and facilities to help the unemployed of Hartlepool find a creative and vocational outlet for their 'enforced leisure time'. The second part of the programme presents a studio discussion about the Social Democratic Party (SDP) - are they now a viable third party?
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The '80s in the North East
For a phoenix to rise there must first be ashes: these films capture the hungry years when hope was hard to find.
The once-thriving powerhouse of Northern industry was stripped back during the 1980s as the region lost coal mines, shipyards, steelworks and many more employers besides. The decline of the North East economy was particularly hard on school-leavers, who had fewer skills and no work experience to fall back on in an increasingly bleak jobs market.
10 videos in this collection
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Briefing [24/05/1982]
2
Briefing [21/02/1983]
3
Briefing [05/12/1983]
4
Social Workers
5
Briefing [20/02/1984]
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Briefing [09/04/1984]
7
A Most Important Week
8
Briefing [26/11/1984]
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Briefing [17/06/1985]
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