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That's a lot more theatrical activity than I recall, late 70s to mid-80s. The school play was quite a rarefied thing in my day, only a few regulars would be in it. I can't say I was interested that much, I had a part in a House play around LE. I seem to remember that the play at 6th Form was The ...

Thanks for the tip, I will source it and get it read by an aficionada of spy novels.

And if someone on here with personal knowledge of the primary facts were to read a copy of the judgment and by 'jigsaw' identification comment here on the matter and identify a person, that would not be good.

Yes, that 'yellow stockings and rats' thing was a standard line at CH when seeking to explain the colour. The question is of course not whether this works, but whether someone, some day in a position to decide the uniform thought it did and so directed that it be so. It might have been a cheap deal ...

I repeat, he will not even be on the ballot for Governor, the choice will be between two Democratic Party candidates, due to the Jungle Primary system. This is at best a stepping-stone.

And David Cameron's greatest achievement was to lose a referendum, thinking that there was only one answer. His ...

I have recently qualified as a solicitor after 30 years of working in the law. There are now more routes to becoming a solicitor due to changes in the way that the admission process works, so if anyone is looking for tips, I would be happy to help as best I can. Also give a perspective on the legal ...

I've been on this forum for years and I've only just realised this is here. It's the landing page for starters.

Does anyone have a link to the Court of Appeal judgment

There are reporting restrictions in place in relation to the judgment due to the commission of a particular type of offence. Anyone who re-publishes it is responsible for ensuring that the prohibited details are not repeated. I would suggest ...

Pure guesswork on my part: Perhaps programming CNC machines in metalwork? Would have made my toasting fork a lot better had I had that rather than my young butter-fingers.

Or maybe its about teaching programming?

Jabod2

I was at CH a decade after you.

(Peter?) Higgins was an excellent chemistry teacher, IIRC brown, slightly curly hair.
Cullen "Bullen" was a very engaging German teacher, we were amazed that he was born in China.

Dr Hackett was a great physics teacher, he set the A-level exams we took and ...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1pLETUnweZ8

CH gets a mention.

I am a bit shocked to discover that the artist behind the murals was celebrated to the extent of getting a 'knighthood', the paintings are embarrassingly awful and I had assumed that the Foundation was scraping the barrel and skimping on the artist by hiring a journeyman. It just shows how early ...

Starting at CH in 1978, Newsome came across as a donnish and distant man, he could never remember my name, he remembered that he couldn't remember it once in our occasional encounters. He did interview me before admission at the CH office in the City, and he seemed very nice then. From the rumours ...

It was 'crug', surely, not "crab"?!!

Definitely 'crab' in the late 1970s.

About 20 years ago the CH website mentioned 'croissants' as part of the breakfast. Ye Gods, that sounds like progress (well, until tested and tasted, perhaps not).

I could have had an Irish passport had my grandmother got her act together, but it was not to be. In terms of the use of a UK passport over an Irish one, effectively there is no difference what with the Common Travel Area which has been in place since 1923. Whether you are applying for a job ...