Three years and three months in the English Police.Twenty months as a volunteer Special Constable in the City of London, patrolling the Square Mile. On duty on July 7th and July 21st 2005 in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.Then nineteen months with Kent Police as a paid Regular officer.If you want a poodle, then buy one.But don't buy a Rottweiler, pull all its teeth out and have it neutered and then complain that it's lost its aggressive edge.The English Police is currently the most emasculating job anyone can ever do if they join up with ideals and a belief that Justice should be served.Stab Proof Scarecrows looks at policing in the UK from a trainee's perspective. Someone who joined with high aspirations of helping to protect people and serve the public trust, only to resign while still in probation after becoming thoroughly disillusioned with the modern world of coppering.Revised and updated from the 2010 edition.
The story of a Royal Mail postman with three and a half years pounding the streets and three months as an acting manager.How privatisation killed the UK postie.
Two weeks from my 18th birthday and I had been into 'nice' bands for all of my life. The most rebellious thing I had ever done was put a poster of Adam Ant on my bedroom wall. I'd been raised to believe that being 'nice' was the way forward. Foul language, burping, farting, and being scruffy would get me nowhere.But being 'nice' was very boring.And then came The Macc Lads.This frustrating world had now been lit up brightly by a trio of crass musicians from the north of England. They were my heroes, mainly for their complete lack of inhibitions.From 1988 to 1994. Following them on tour and eventually getting backstage and helping out at gigs.Violence at concerts, silly practical jokes, elaborate wind ups and the legendary roadie that was Sandbach.Absolutely nothing else had the effect on my adolescence that this band did.100% UNOFFICIALCONTAINS WORDS STRONGER THAN 'LAVATORY'
1975. An era of flared trousers, the Bay City Rollers and the Bionic Man.At St Mary's Roman Catholic school in Southam, England the Head is a scary looking nun, the top playground is only for big boys & girls, and the deputy head is possibly called Mr Lavatory.As one little boy starts school for the first time he finds the old place terrifying and wonderful in equal measure.St Mary's RC. Where the sound of the bell makes everyone stand still.
