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| How the economic crisis is affecting you | How the economic crisis is affecting you |
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| To what extent is the world financial crisis having an impact on the average person? We travelled around the UK to meet those who are feeling the pinch. | To what extent is the world financial crisis having an impact on the average person? We travelled around the UK to meet those who are feeling the pinch. |
| THE ROOFING COMPANY OWNER | THE ROOFING COMPANY OWNER |
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| Steve Harrison | Steve Harrison |
| Steve Harrison has owned and run Redmarsh Timber and Roofing supplies in Blackpool for the last 27 years. | Steve Harrison has owned and run Redmarsh Timber and Roofing supplies in Blackpool for the last 27 years. |
| The current economic climate has hit his company hard, forcing him to stop his own pay to cover wages. | The current economic climate has hit his company hard, forcing him to stop his own pay to cover wages. |
| THE MARKETING EXECUTIVE | THE MARKETING EXECUTIVE |
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| Christine Wah | Christine Wah |
| Christine Wah, a marketing executive from Watford, spent eight years working her way up the ladder in the new-build construction industry. | Christine Wah, a marketing executive from Watford, spent eight years working her way up the ladder in the new-build construction industry. |
| Earlier this year, thanks to the collapse in the property market, she was made redundant. | Earlier this year, thanks to the collapse in the property market, she was made redundant. |
| THE BUILDER | THE BUILDER |
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| Gordon Barr tells how the economic climate affected his business | Gordon Barr tells how the economic climate affected his business |
| Gordon Barr, from East Sussex, was the managing director of a small company in the building trade. | Gordon Barr, from East Sussex, was the managing director of a small company in the building trade. |
| After being left in difficulties by the failure of clients to pay their bills, the bank withdrew the company's overdraft. The business was forced into liquidation in June. |