A full day working on my History of Little Paxton, printing out sections including photocopied pictures and artwork and then an evening sorting out the aftermath. The Irish Premier, Haughey, has spoken out against the SAS action in executing the IRA terrorists, rather than taking the three unarmed men into captivity as this casts the IRA in the role of martyrs, rather than murderers. The Royal College of Surgeons make another call for further spending to relieve the crisis in acute surgical services and the tram drivers at Kings Cross have now decided to call a 24 hour strike next Monday in support of NHS workers.
To bed at 11.00pm last night and then a fine and deep night’s sleep. Up, and down to breakfast in time to eat a nicely done boiled egg with the family. Then started the long printing process for my pre-war book section plus The Grove, which literally took all day. Such a tiring process, continually reloading the printer with top + 3 carbon copies and then photocopying the intervening pictures and other images onto the gaps. I took a break for lunch for an hour and needed the break from the noise and strain. I made myself a cheese and pate salad, with a pie and ice cream to follow. Back to it all afternoon, but, once Di had returned from Cambridge, I took the Range Rover across the common to Clover Office Supplies and bought some more paper and carbons to continue. After tea, I then spent the evening starting to sort out the mess, store reference information and tidy my desk. I ended up with a clearer idea of that still to do. The news today is of the aftermath of the IRA incident in Gibraltar. Gibraltar police found the third car with 200lbs of explosives today. Meanwhile, the Irish Premier, Haughey, has spoken out against the SAS action in executing the IRA terrorists, rather than taking the three unarmed men into captivity.
He speaks for all Republicans in saying that this casts the IRA in the role of martyrs, rather than murderers. The Bristol Oxfam worker held hostage in Lebanon has now been released to the obvious relief of his organisation, wife and family. A strange incident today, as a man killed two men in first London and then Hertfordshire with some sort of grudge against them. He was arrested after a car chase. The Royal College of Surgeons make another call for further spending to relieve the crisis in acute surgical services and the tram drivers at Kings Cross have now decided to call a 24 hour strike next Monday in support of NHS workers.