Category Archives: This sceptred isle

The pavement is cracked, uneven, uncleaned. Walking down the road, there is a feeling of the 1970s having returned. Derelict property, closed shops, waste gathered in doorways. Looking at a patch of pavement, there was a moment of wondering how … Continue reading →

It was on 3rd March 1967 that David Attenborough, the controller of BBC 2 television, announced that the station that summer would commence broadcasting some programmes in colour. The colour broadcasts would begin with the coverage of the All England … Continue reading →

Those who remember the First Gulf War will recall that news coverage of the allied campaign that began in January 1991 differed considerably from the coverage of the Falkands War that had been fought just nine years previously. Being in … Continue reading →

We were always people who kept the law. From an early age, my father would say that we obeyed the law because we expected other people to keep the law. He would ask, with good reason, “what would happen if … Continue reading →

The students in the class talked about their experience of the police. “If you wear a track suit, sir, they will always stop you. If you are a middle class person, in a shirt and jeans, no-one will bother you, … Continue reading →