Prayer
Lord Guard my lips And grant me Me a peace That lasts from R's rue https://ift.tt/1hsb9aC
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March
On May 1st 1981, five hundred working class British citizens set off walking from Liverpool's pierhead. They were marching to London with purpose. It was "The People's March for Jobs". One of the main organisers was a fiery trade unionist from Birmingham called Pete Carter. He was admired by many and had a proud history of fighting for workers' rights in what had become Thatcher's Britain. Others felt differently about him - including most members of the ruling class, their newspapers and the aforementioned PM Margaret Thatcher with her deeply conservative cabinet. Like all public figures, Pete Carter had a private life. He was married with two children - Susan and Michael but that marriage, that family life was breaking apart. Soon Pete would depart, making new relationships and two bitter children who found it difficult to love or forgive him. Thirty seven years after the original march, Michael Carter set off from Liverpool with a heavy rucksack and a bu...
Why?
When I pass roadworks why is that there is seldom anybody there working? Why is that when I do see workmen at roadworks they are on their smartphones? Why do much vaunted celestial night sky events always seem to hide behind clouds? Why do I receive up to one hundred new junk e-mails every day? Why do the people who send out these annoying junk e-mails think that it is okay to do that? In the south-western sector of Sheffield, why did we have a half hour power cut on Tuesday night? When I used Google to find the reason for that power cut why could I not find an answer? Why do my trousers threaten to fall down whenever I am wearing a belt? Why does corn pop to make popcorn? Why are there know-all trolls in the blogosphere? Why does anybody admire or support the English right wing politician Nigel Farage? Why is it it so difficult to get the last drop of tomato ketchup out of a plastic "Heinz" bottle? Why do a significant number of Muslim women wear burkhas, niqabs...
Peace
Peace Wash over me Like a steady stream Of cool H2O That seeps in Bone deep from R's rue https://ift.tt/vAwjCIx
Reddish
Today I booked a rail ticket to the dark side of The Pennines, intending to ramble around some of Manchester's southern suburbs. I boarded the 10.21 at Dore & Totley station only to find that it was packed - standing room only. Five stops away at Edale, it seemed that half the passengers left the train. It made me wonder if there was some special event happening in Edale but it was more likely that they were just city dwellers out to enjoy the countryside in October sunshine. Anyway, it meant that I could have a seat and read another chapter of my book. I disembarked at Reddish North which is a couple of miles south of Manchester Piccadilly. I had maps with me so I knew where I was going even though I had never before walked in Reddish, Brinnington, Denton or Bredbury. Horse conference by Ross Lave Lane Soon I was in countryside, trudging up Ross Lave Lane to Hyde Hall and the underbelly of Denton. I popped into "The Fletchers Arms" for a latte and a bag of cheese and...