Victorian values As far as the working class, and the lower-middle-class were concerned, things had changed little in the early 30s, from what they had been in Victorian times. There were of course considerable social changes as a result of the vast number of men having been killed during the war. There was a high… Continue reading Do you realise? , 5
Month: January 2011
Do you realise? , 4
The aspects of education If you go to the search facility in this blog, and type ‘ caining’, you will see a number of items that I have written concerning corporal punishment in schools by teachers and prefects, over the years. You will discover that some of the teachers behaved in a disgustingly criminal manner,… Continue reading Do you realise? , 4
Do you realise, 2, and,3
Do you realise, 2 The E U. One of the most serious, far-reaching, and controversial revolutions was when we joined the European market. A large number of us could never see the reason why, even when people suggested that it would improve trading. If we were producing products that were better than those produced elsewhere,… Continue reading Do you realise, 2, and,3
Do you realise? – 1
Do you realise that you are part of a vast revolution, which has changed, and is still changing the way we live? We are partly responsible, because we are influenced by razzmatazz, spurious advertising, and laziness on our own part. Shopping The corner shop has almost totally ceased to exist in the main conurbations, and… Continue reading Do you realise? – 1
The Northen Ireland Troubles, 8
THE IRISH CONCEPTION OF THE ENGLIS I have already told the story of not being able to buy black market eggs because, with an English accent, I was thought to be the ‘Ministry Man’. An accentless, or near accentless speech was, in my experience generally the trigger for suspicion. I remember when I first joined… Continue reading The Northen Ireland Troubles, 8
The Northern Ireland Troubles, 7
THE SOLDIERS IN BELFAST Any right thinking person had to be sympathetic to the young men who were sent over here, whether they wanted to come or not, to become potential targets for hidden snipers. The result was that they lived as we had in the warships, something which we accepted because times were harder… Continue reading The Northern Ireland Troubles, 7
The Northern Ireland Troubles, 6
The Royal Ulster Constabluary, Part 1 She was married, she was young, she was pretty and she was a clerk, she was also a police woman. What she was not was a threat to anyone, any more than the poor old cleaner of a police station who was also killed just because he was unsuspecting… Continue reading The Northern Ireland Troubles, 6
The Northern Ireland Troubles,5
The Royal Ulster Constabluary, Part 2 At that time I was a member of Fortwilliam Golf Club, and not entirely innocent of drink driving. We, a mixture of Regulars and Reservists, would shoot off in the Land Rover and at the whim of the Sergeant in charge, we would stop, set up a control point,… Continue reading The Northern Ireland Troubles,5