Rock & Roll, strikes and failing Britain
Watch this postI was a teenager in the 70s and while the music was incredible-Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, Elton John etc etc etc the state of Britain at that time was dire. I was a student in London in the mid seventies and it was dirty, boring and if you wanted a sandwich you risked food poisoning. There seemed to be strikes all the time (about what?). No Technology at all-seems amazing that we also had no mobile phones, computers etc etc. How on earth did we function. Life was a lot simpler and slower. TV-Minder was all I can remember. I think its a much better world now especially in the UK
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such as tea breaks , lunch breaks , holidays , sick pay , health and safety at work, job security , equal pay for women and many other things that were not given but fought for over many years by the unions !
Elvis' hips was astounding to us kids in the late fifties, we saw nothing wrong. Obviously smashing up theatre seats was wrong and led by a few whom others followed for fear of a beating later. Technology may be better today but at least there were coffee bars we hung out in in the evenings and other places kids could go.
I feel really sorry for the young where I live, the cafes close around five, no skate park or other amenities and not everyone wants to go to youth clubs.