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MPs or TUC - An Old Tale (14 May 1976)

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“Law and order is on trial and is being assailed by the forces of disorder. The country has got to decide whether it will be governed in future by the House of Commons, that is, by chosen representatives, or whether it prefers to hand over that government to the TUC.” Does that sound familiar? Actually it ...
An Appreciation of Eric Thompson

An Appreciation of Eric Thompson (20th June 1942 – 8th August 2023) Eric Thompson was – and always will be – ...
Zazoo nightclub interior
Upstairs at the Winter Gardens
The Point reflected
Stars by The Point
Night view with The Point
Bar Central fisheye
Embarrassing Moment With The Queen (6 May 1976)

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Here’s a belated Health unto Her Majesty on passing her 50th birthday. May she have many more birthdays and on them be able to let her hair down, so to speak, more than on this occasion. There was a time when I would not have been so enthusiastic. As you know, I spent the early part ...
Military Men And Politics (30 April 1976)

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When writing about Monty three or four weeks ago, I was struck by the resemblance between his early military career and that of a former Bletchley county councillor, the late Brigadier E G Earle, of Walton Hall – now the seat of the Open University. At the time of Monty’s demise, writers and broadcasters pointed out ...
Sunday Trade 50 Years Ago (23 April 1976)

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The first item of police court news I ever wrote was written in the 1920s. It ran: “Borough Court, today, Friday. Thirty two Sunday traders were each fined 5s.” It had to be the first. The court was always held on a Friday at 10.30am. The paper, a weekly, went to press at 1pm. The cases were ...
May Day For Merry Making (16 April 1976)

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I like the idea of May Day becoming a public holiday again. For many centuries May Day holiday and merry making were customary throughout the land. Historically speaking, the custom has only recently died out, and country children continued to celebrate the day up to living memory. Even I, comparatively young as I am, can remember ...