The weekend came and the weekend went. The journalists in Basildon were still locked out by the Westminster Press Group management. The printworkers were still refusing to return to work unless the lockout was ended and the journalists also allowed to return. On that Monday morning in November, with the wedding of Princess Anne andContinue reading “One in the eye for the bosses when picketers produce a Royal edition”
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IRA bombers, fairy tale wedding, three-day week and heavy rock – all help make the world go round
Some years are full of events, others can be very quiet. For me 1973 was one of those busy years. It was certainly a year which sticks in my mind. The year began with the UK, along with the Republic of Ireland and Denmark, entering the European Economic Market. Not something which impinged on myContinue reading “IRA bombers, fairy tale wedding, three-day week and heavy rock – all help make the world go round”