Lord Bracknell
On fire
... that we woke up to discover that the Grand Hotel had been bombed.
What, if anything, do you remember about that day?
What, if anything, do you remember about that day?
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- Thread starter Lord Bracknell
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The Large One
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We went into school that day all saying to each other 'out late?' 'been upsetting a few guests?' 'Waresy, do you fart down on the seafront last night?' etc. 15-year-olds don't tend to have a sense of history.
Talking of history, our history teacher was a real Trot, and he had a silly smirk on his face all day that he just would not wipe off.
Talking of history, our history teacher was a real Trot, and he had a silly smirk on his face all day that he just would not wipe off.
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Publius Ovidius
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We woke up to hear about it on the news. karen and I walked along the beach, trying to get to work and stood for what must have been an good hour just looking up at the devastation.
One of the wierd things was that you had the feeling that the bomber could have walked in the very spot you were standing.
I remember after the bombing, the amount of people in Brighton who came out and said how they agreed with the bombing being a "legitimate" target ( I seem to remember someone inviting Gerry Adams down to Brighton as some sort of working class hero).
The thing that got me about it all wa snot the fact that theyt tried to kill the elected government at the time, but the fact that they had no care whatsoever for the ordinary workers in the hotel, the porters/cleaners etc etc who would have worked there. I suppose in the IRA's eyes they were necessary casualties.
One of the wierd things was that you had the feeling that the bomber could have walked in the very spot you were standing.
I remember after the bombing, the amount of people in Brighton who came out and said how they agreed with the bombing being a "legitimate" target ( I seem to remember someone inviting Gerry Adams down to Brighton as some sort of working class hero).
The thing that got me about it all wa snot the fact that theyt tried to kill the elected government at the time, but the fact that they had no care whatsoever for the ordinary workers in the hotel, the porters/cleaners etc etc who would have worked there. I suppose in the IRA's eyes they were necessary casualties.
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On the Left Wing
KIT NAPIER
Shock .... then a feeling of "I wonder if they've got Thatcher?"
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Cadiz Seagull
Grey bearded old man
We were off to France early in the morning on a booze cruise with the local Round Table - 11 course lunch was wonderful! We didn't know anything about the Grand Hotel until we got back at about 11pm that night. Mind you, after that lunch we didn't know much about anything!
I got up for school, switched on the telly and there were images of the Grand on every channel. After school, we walked down and had a look, although a huge area was cordoned off.
In those days, Brighton was a smaller town and it felt like nothing could ever happen here. How wrong we were.
In those days, Brighton was a smaller town and it felt like nothing could ever happen here. How wrong we were.
Lammy
Registered Abuser
15 years for 5 dead.
We will NEVER give in the terrorists!
The Clown of Pevensey Bay
Well-known member
My parents' profound disappointment that they hadn't got Thatch.
larus
Well-known member
The Clown of Pevensey Bay said:
Nice, compassionate people then.
Albion Dan
Banned
The Clown of Pevensey Bay said:
Funny, my parents had the exact same sentiments. Unbelievable how many people hated that bitch!
Hunting 784561
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Should not wish that on anybody
Albion Dan said:
Regardless of how much people hated her, or indeed any elected Prime Minister, the way to get rid of her is at the ballot box NOT by killing her.
I dislike Blair but I don't want to see him removed by terrorists.
On the Left Wing
KIT NAPIER
IMHO: Thatcher was/is the persomification of evil.
Both her husband Denis and son Mark were major international and illegal arms dealers. She shielded them while allowing Jonathan Aitken to go down for mere peddling in the same.
She also equiped HMS Sheffield and other British cruisers with nuclear depth charges for the Falklands War. In addition deploying a British nuclear sub in the South Atlantic. Both deployments ran contrary to the Plataeco treaty. None of these vessels were in 5 days range of any Warsaw Pact countries. Her intention was - that if things went badly wrong - she would nuke Cordoba and probably Buenes Aires.
Yes, my parents were disappointed the IRA bomb didn't get her ... and so was I.
And that is a sad confession from someone who is a would-be Christian.
Both her husband Denis and son Mark were major international and illegal arms dealers. She shielded them while allowing Jonathan Aitken to go down for mere peddling in the same.
She also equiped HMS Sheffield and other British cruisers with nuclear depth charges for the Falklands War. In addition deploying a British nuclear sub in the South Atlantic. Both deployments ran contrary to the Plataeco treaty. None of these vessels were in 5 days range of any Warsaw Pact countries. Her intention was - that if things went badly wrong - she would nuke Cordoba and probably Buenes Aires.
Yes, my parents were disappointed the IRA bomb didn't get her ... and so was I.
And that is a sad confession from someone who is a would-be Christian.
Croydonbloke
Palace in Sussex
Thatcher stands head and shoulders above any current leader.
She knew what Britain stood for, and i reckon half of these foreign imports wouldn`t be here today that`s for sure, it would have been stamped out years ago.
Ok sorry it`s turned into a politics thread, but don`t under estimate the power of that woman.
She knew what Britain stood for, and i reckon half of these foreign imports wouldn`t be here today that`s for sure, it would have been stamped out years ago.
Ok sorry it`s turned into a politics thread, but don`t under estimate the power of that woman.
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larus
Well-known member
Croydonbloke said:
Oh f***.
I'm agreeing with a Palace fan.
Whatever next
Bluejuice
Lazy as a rug on Valium
f*** right off Croydonbloke, Thatcher is the very personification of evil.
Only a Palace fan could come up with such shite
Only a Palace fan could come up with such shite
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
to be honest I can't remember.
Deano's Right Foot
Well-known member
I am also ashamed to admit that I wished they had got Thatcher as it goes against all my instincts to wish anyone dead, but Thatcher and/or her policies used to make me extremely angry most of the time back then.