Synopsis
Michael Buchanan meets people in Hartlepool in the North East of England to find out how government cuts have affected their lives.
- Programme: Our World
- Episode: Forgotten Britain
- Channel: BBC News 24
- Broadcast year: 2019
- Geography
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