Liverpool decline - Changing settlements

Question 1

what was the image of Liverpool in the 1980s?

Answer 1

was industrial unrest, rioting, and arguments between the Liverpool council and the gov

Question 2

why did the council and gov argue?

Answer 2

they would not subsidise the council and therefore all of Liverpool’s services and housing budgets were slashed
the gov even considered leaving it in managed decline and let it fall apart

Question 3

what caused the unemployment, poverty and eventual pop decline?

Answer 3

closure of Liverpool’s factories including birds eye and significantly the docks which had been the source of most jobs in the city