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by lkjhgbvbhnjmk 5818 days ago
And it happens very quickly, the area I grew up was reasonably prosperous working class. Then the mines, steelworks and shipyards closed - 20 years later the majority of people growing up there are never going to have a proper job. If you see a lifetime on the dole there isn't much point in waiting until you are 30 to have kids for the sake of your 'career' at a supermarket checkout or call center.