Kev.
Keep going boy.
As I’ve said before, I’m seriously hoping that your work will be published somewhere on completion.

You say the memory of these people and events is fading.
Yes, in a way it is, as society changed and even us, maybe the last generation to have actually known and met Great War veterans get old ourselves.
But, the centenary of those events is coming close, and with that renewed interest.
Do you think your project will be complete in time for the 100 years?
Oh, and it has occured to me before now that it’s up to us to keep those memories alive for as long as possible.

Andy

There may well be some of the collection’s vehicles on show too.

Well Jim.
It’s about who checks the checker.
It grieves me to say that I don’t trust the Police–as I do also realise that they we need someone to keep order.
We as a society, and it is us–as a collective us–because after all the Police are paid for by us for our protection, have allowed them rather too much leeway in the past.

This mainly due to apathy on the part of many of us.
Lack of education, being too comfortable–whatever.

It’s the same with our so called politicians, it’s a pity more of us don’t take more interest in events before rather than after they happen.

Andy.

PS. I’m informed by herself that at Boston and Sleaford the stations are almost always empty. But no one walks.

Kev.
You said it better than me.

Let’s face it. Every headbanger who could pull on a pair of size nines and a pointed hat was up there to give those nasty miners a kicking–and getting overtime for it.
As far as I’m concerned it’s a period of British history I’m deeply ashamed to say I lived through.
I was living in Hertfordshire at the time–far away from South Yorks, but the bigotry I encountered among the new ‘middle classes’ or more accurately those that Thatcher had allowed to buy their council dwellings was deeply disturbing. I lost my faith in the leadership of this country that year–I’ve never regained it.
I don’t like the Police–before that I suppose, I had what one might describe as a healthy working class distrust of them–since then I think they are largely a fascist militia–imposed on us by politicians and money men to further their ends.
Perhaps it’s about time there was a closer interest taken by us all in the linkage via freemasonry (of which a high percentage of Police officers belong) and other people who may be on the square too.
Jimmy Saville and other senior BBC managers for instance.

Andy.

Andy.
My guess is that in the true tradition of ‘public servants’ that it’s easier to tell a ‘little white lie’ than actually do something, which might involve such dangerous activities as making a decision or having an honest thought.

I can’t think commenting to the DM would do any good (vile little piece of bumwad that it is) or writing to a MP–I can’t put my complete views about them here.

I’ll look forward to hearing what you think.
Andy

I would imagine that the planning went along the lines of twenty minutes after launching, the only thing left alive would have been a few cockroaches.

Not much point in worrying about firing a second load.

No, I agree.
No chance.

These people are above the law.
We’ve allowed them too much power and they’ve taken full advantage of it.
Still, we get the leaders we deserve.

Good riddance in my honest.
If the filf ever had any sort of decent reputation then w*nk*rs like Bettison have helped to shread it.
I did quietly wonder if it had something to do with this starting to rear it’s ugly head in a public place….

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19982118

Let’s face it, if the true story of events of the little Eisteddfod which was the miners strike ever comes to light, then we’ll all be able to hang our heads in shame–equally.
Left/right/middle–even the non aligned like me.