The London Times 10th December 1935

JavaScriptDonkey · Post by **JavaScriptDonkey** » 01 Jan 2013, 16:02

Amongst other items of interest for the day there were 3 that struck me as being relevant today.Enjoy the brief trip back to the news interests of your grandfathers.

1. Judge & Young Drivers

Alaister Wildredge Jack, 18, van driver was convicted of dangerous driving after he knocked down and kill William Trodd. Mr Justice Humpreys fined him £20 and disqualified him for 4 years say that the case illustrated the danger of entrusting quite young men with licences for driving a motor car.

2. Rainfall in Thames Valley

Lord desborough spoke of the satisfactory effects of the £300,000 Thames improvement scheme. The works between Weybridge and Teddington could now deal with 7,000,000,000 gallons a day instead of the 4,500,000,000 gallons per day previously. If was accepted that abnormal influx of water would still cause flooding.
He added that the rainfall in the Thames area for Sept-Nov 1935 was 13.81 inches which was a record. The average was 7.94 inches and the previous highest was 12.25 inches in 1885.

3. LCC By-Election

East Fulham votes today on the London County Council elections. Although in 1933 the voters seem to have swung towards Socialism in 1934 the contests were fought along party lines and the results reflected the curious state of dissatisfaction with the Government which existed at that period.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 02 Jan 2013, 18:26

Plus ca change, eh

?

Although one change, I suppose, is that it's no longer possible to vote for Socialism.

JavaScriptDonkey · Post by **JavaScriptDonkey** » 02 Jan 2013, 19:37

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 02 Jan 2013, 21:50

RenewableCandy wrote:Plus ca change, eh ?

Although one change, I suppose, is that it's no longer possible to vote for Socialism.

Sure you can. In America they call themselves Democrats.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 02 Jan 2013, 21:57

HEY, I didn't know I had the vote in the USA...I only lived there for a year, and I was too young to vote at the time

And, unless Obama is planning something quite spectacular for his 2nd term, he's nowhere near Socialist. Just, a little bit further away from dog-eat-dog than the other guy.

RogerCO · Post by **RogerCO** » 03 Jan 2013, 13:06

vtsnowedin wrote:Sure you can. In America they call themselves Democrats.

Only an american could imagine that the US Democratic Party were socialists!

Post by **clv101** » 03 Jan 2013, 15:49

RogerCO wrote:
vtsnowedin wrote:Sure you can. In America they call themselves Democrats.
Only an american could imagine that the US Democratic Party were socialists!

Indeed! Very funny to hear American's talk about socialism in US politics!

woodburner · Post by **woodburner** » 04 Jan 2013, 01:14

vtsnowedin wrote:
RenewableCandy wrote:Plus ca change, eh ?

Although one change, I suppose, is that it's no longer possible to vote for Socialism.
Sure you can. In America they call themselves Democrats.

They are right of course, and the Republicans are even further right.