By Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite and Natalie Thomlinson “I can remember my mother just being there, and sewing and cutting things out, and I used to be with her, sometimes I remember sitting, like, by the fireplace with my sister making rag mats and – and things like that, but I can’t remember really being really involved …
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By Kate Cairns “It’s our world. And we’ll do what we can to be part of the plan.It’s our world. And it’s wasting away, we’ve got to stop or we’ll pay.It’s our world. And we’ve got to save it now!” Quote: Assignment: Earth by Roger Emerson, 1990. Image: Assignment: Earth Teacher Manual. The year is …
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“‘Mrs Thatcher is a bloody dictator’ said a 12-year-old in my hearing. Where is such politicisation and abusive language learned by kids?” 1984 Kenny, Mary. “The peril of treating your child like an equal.” Daily Mail, 4 Sept. 1984