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We talk about "increased child poverty", "food banks", "putting illegal immigrants in London hotels on humanitarian grounds" and yet this is how some of our people lived during the 60s.
We talk about "increased child poverty", "food banks", "putting illegal immigrants in London hotels on humanitarian grounds" and yet this is how some of our people lived during the 60s.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I remember those days and those conditions. People hiding from the rent man because they didn't have the money for rent; very little protection from rogue landlords and very few rights; kids getting shoes from the local newspaper charity otherwise they had none; tv so expensive it was rented, with a slot in the side to pay for the rent and licence - no money, no watching tv; no bathroom or proper bath; one sink in the whole house, no sink in the outside loo; very few employment rights; moonlight flits to escape debts; shopping on the slate at the corner shop; no heating in the bedrooms, certainly no double glazing.
This was the early 70s in Birmingham.
This was the early 70s in Birmingham.
ummm, in the 70s school uniform was VERY expensive and could only be bought from special shops. No packs of three school shirts from Tesco in those days. If you were lucky you were able to buy a lot of it second hand but it was still a real struggle. Summer blazers, winter macs, school scarf and the shoes used to wear out before they were grown out of because the kids walked to school.
HC...I know, I'm a 70s child. We didn't have labelled uniform though. Now the schools want their logos on everything and you can only get them from the school at a pimped up price.
Yes, we can buy cheap stuff from Tesco but they don't last, in my experience. My son has size 9 feet, you can't buy school shoes in size 9.
Yes, we can buy cheap stuff from Tesco but they don't last, in my experience. My son has size 9 feet, you can't buy school shoes in size 9.