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The decline of Liverpool as an industrial area gathers pace.
Control of the Council passes between the Tories and Labour. 

The decline of Liverpool as an industrial area gathers pace. Major industrial enterprises close down operations in Liverpool. 

Engineering, shipbuilding, car manufacture, printing and the port are drastically affected. 

A report by Tory Geoffrey Howe reveals the Tory government’s intention to manage the decline of Liverpool as a major metropolitan area.








 

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