yes but....if you've got nowt in mind for the kids to do - why keep them in school. for many of them, it was like being sentenced to a year in the nick.

back in '71 - most of them could get jobs. this was before the EEC and Thatcher working their subtle magic.

i totally agree about the sec mods - they were variable in quality, to say the least.

i always felt i was doing my bit to drive the standards down.