I went to work at Monoux in 2007. I left a grade 1 (outstanding) college in amazing financial health for a grade 3 (requires improvement) college with ropey finances. It was like stepping back in time further than when I had started at NewVIc in 1993 – Monoux’s systems in 2007 were ones that wouldContinue reading “All the Commotion”
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Per ardua ad astra
There used to be a radio show called Forces Favourites, playing requests for families where one of them was stationed abroad. Later on it became Family Favourites. It was on Radio 1 in the early 70s presented by Annie Nightingale (the only national female DJ). Radio 1 had a very limited schedule in those daysContinue reading “Per ardua ad astra”
This Is Not Enough
In my earlier posts I spoke about the depiction of women in music videos (https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/39) and then there was Sabrina (https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/65). Now at least Sabrina was in the 80s – to me that seems like yesterday, but society has changed a hell of a lot. Yet you still get videos like Call On Me, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qetW6R9Jxs4Continue reading “This Is Not Enough”
For Your Eyes Only
In the early days in the sixth form we had plenty of time on our hands. Obviously, there is “No such thing as a free period. It is a self-study period” – copyright just about every teacher ever was repeated to us a lot. Of course we ignored it. We spent one entire morning withContinue reading “For Your Eyes Only”
He Ain’t Heavy
Apparently, I was desperate for a little brother – I am not sure that was true, I only have my mother’s word for it. My parents repeatedly told me this as Mike and I ripped 50 shades of crap out of each other. My parents were both only children, which is why they wanted aContinue reading “He Ain’t Heavy”
Listen to What I Say
I have been line managed by 8 people in the last 28 years (since I left Grant Thornton). Seven men and one woman, which says something about power structures in the UK all too sadly. I am also lucky, as I would say there is only one of them who I would say was anContinue reading “Listen to What I Say”
When you hid your pain and smiled in the rain
I think this will be the only song featuring Ian Gillan on vocals that will be on this list. People who know me and my taste for heavy metal and rock music may be surprised and assume that for some reason there will be no Deep Purple track on the list (Gillan fronted Deep PurpleContinue reading “When you hid your pain and smiled in the rain”
Born in the UK
Obviously I did not hear this when it came out. I heard it first at university. I was surprised that the Equals were a group of different ethnicities. Even in the 80s that was not common. I was born in 1966 in Newmarket Hospital. In those days the mother stayed in hospital for day afterwards. Continue reading “Born in the UK”
Follow the Leaders
Killing Joke never made it big, but I can bet Nirvana listened to them a lot. They had some amazing tracks like (Let’s Go to the) Fire Dances and their most famous, Love Like Blood. I was a conformist. I obey rules and would probably have been a totally conformist cog in society without theContinue reading “Follow the Leaders”
ME Awareness Week
This is ME awareness week. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/symptoms/
Five Miles Out 