The flag of the Independent Republic of Ireland has now been taken down where it was mistakenly flying as if that nation was still part of the UK.
Update on ‘Wanted in Orkney: History Lesson’
1977
“Jubilee year 1977 – my final year at Uni – not much money – on a student grant – remember those?”
Wanted in Orkney: History Lesson
A display of flags to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 70th jubilee has exposed a lack of knowledge in Orkney about the UK.
Jubilations & Celebrations
“The jubilee before that? 1977 – remember what the general atmosphere in Britain was in 1977?”
“The past is a foreign country”
“As we look back on “the good old days,” we need to ask ourselves: Was the past actually as great as we remember it? And what can we learn from all these walks down memory lane?”
