Thread: UK offers right to residency and path to citizenship to 3m Hong Kong citizens
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Old 03-07-2020, 11:08   #55
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Re: UK offers right to residency and path to citizenship to 3m Hong Kong citizens
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Originally Posted by Carth View Post
I think there were 'jobs galore' back in the day . . before everyone was put out of work through advances in automation, globalization, and the Gov't selling stuff off

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Yep, something else I don't get . . . probably because 'stats' don't do anything for me
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...01%2C023%2C583.
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1972: UK unemployment tops one million

The number of people out of work and claiming benefit has risen above one million for the first time since the 1930s.

There were angry demonstrations in the House of Commons when the jobless total was confirmed as 1,023,583.
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