Give us jobs and crime in Tranmere will drop
I tend to agree with that.
I wonder what the figures would have been before we lost all the thousands of jobs
A lot of industry that employed thousands of local folks that were fairly local to Tranmere and Birkenhead have disappeared
To name some I can think of (please add if anyone remembers more)
Cammell Lairds
British Leather
Champion Sparks
Cadburys
Squibbs
The Docks
Bidston Steel
Prices Candle Factory
Shipping
Neston Colliery
The last two are not companies as you see, but they provided employment in capacity, particularly the shipping. Once the Merseyside ports started to decline, as shipping companies found cheaper ports to dock,that was the start of beginning of the end in this area.
We used to have the constant emigrant ships to Australia, Canada, America and other places(of course some might not know about them or have forgotten ). That would have involved so much employment, baggage handling porters, officials, crews, supplies for the vessels, the docks both sides of the Mersey where a bustling environment.
Population is probably now greater than ever and no major player in the 'once' industrial North and far too many factors involved to simply blame it on a couple.
It's a changing world we live in, there is far more competition out there, and we have to change with it if we wish to survive. Nothing will ever land on our laps unless of course you know someone who is into nepotism, that always helps !
I believe attitude of mind needs to change, and when people need work they must be prepared to move areas. We have all done it and it pays off if it breaks the cycle. The unfortunate angle is that for decades now, if anyone looking for a job elsewhere said they came from Liverpool, there was an automatic blacklist and thanks to some, it would appear that the same irretrievable message is being made about certain areas of Wirral too. Well done!
Probably the greatest difficulty in moving area, is finding accommodation. People used to rent rooms out and provide meals, they called it 'lodgings' That in itself was a business and brought money in for families and some people still do in different areas, although now everyone seems to expect either a flat or 5* ensuite hotel with all expenses paid. Where did that expectation come from ?