John Niven - I grew up in a council house in a...

I grew up in a council house in a poor Scottish town. I came of age during the recession of the mid-1980s when unemployment in my area reached 40 per cent.

John Niven

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Age, Recession, Per, Area, Council, Town, Reached, House, Came, Up, Scottish, Unemployment, Grew, Cent, Poor

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