Tanks on the HIll, Guns on the Streets – And amphibious vehicles on the beach

In August 1968, the UK government sent troops to occupy Northern Ireland, in an effort to quash rioting and discrimination against the Catholic minority by the Protestant majority. I was 11 years old, playing on a hill, in a town called Ardrossan, on the west coast of Scotland. Ardrossan had a well-established ferry service to […]

We Had – All that we needed

we hada shilling for our meter,coal for our fire and paraffin for our lamps we hadwellies for our toes,gloves for our fingers and hats for our ears we hadporridge for breakfast,broth for dinner and mince and tatties for tea we hada chain for our toilet,tin for our bath and a geyser for our water we […]