The True Face of the UK
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The True Face of the UK
Just like in the Blitz, the people of the UK come together:
Blitz spirit
Janie Hampton, author of How The Girl Guides Won The War:
Community spirit came to the fore during the Blitz of 1940-41. Britain was undergoing a daily bombardment from the Luftwaffe and with many of the adults having to go off and fight, the onus was on the young and old to help out at home. The Girl Guide movement was a key part of this.
They were doing first aid and sweeping up broken glass and building canteens to feed those made homeless. There was no government body telling people to do this, it came from the community.
There were heroes everywhere like the 13-year-old girl who saved someone's life by tying a tourniquet for someone injured in the bombing. It's likely there were many other stories of courage that have never been told.
The Blitz is an example of how people come together under duress. And you could say the same is happening now with the riot clean-up. It's wonderful that people are saying they're not going to allow their streets to be wrecked.
This is what makes me proud to be British. :)
green_maiaThe True Face of the UK
Just like in the Blitz, the people of the UK come together:
Blitz spirit
Janie Hampton, author of How The Girl Guides Won The War:
Community spirit came to the fore during the Blitz of 1940-41. Britain was undergoing a daily bombardment from the Luftwaffe and with many of the adults having to go off and fight, the onus was on the young and old to help out at home. The Girl Guide movement was a key part of this.
They were doing first aid and sweeping up broken glass and building canteens to feed those made homeless. There was no government body telling people to do this, it came from the community.
There were heroes everywhere like the 13-year-old girl who saved someone's life by tying a tourniquet for someone injured in the bombing. It's likely there were many other stories of courage that have never been told.
The Blitz is an example of how people come together under duress. And you could say the same is happening now with the riot clean-up. It's wonderful that people are saying they're not going to allow their streets to be wrecked.
This is what makes me proud to be British. :)
Terrorising the Innocent
Aug. 10th, 2011 02:16 pmThe news in the UK has been in the forefront of my mind over the last few days.
Thankfully, the rumours that rioters had attacked Birmingham Children's Hospital proved to be untrue, although I do know that they could hear the rioting going on outside and were understandably terrified. Some staff were even too frightened to leave the hospital at the end of their shift, so decided to stay overnight in the hospital.
This is a *childrens* hospital we're talking about for goodness sake! Filled with sick children and their families! I know from experience how stressful it is to have a sick child, and have spent many a night myself in that very hospital, so I can only imagine all too well how those poor children and their families felt to hear the rioting going on outside. It really is heartbreaking.
It's the terrorisation of ordinary people like this that truly makes my blood boil. Looting is one thing, but why cause such devastating damage to property? Why terrorise innocent people?
It's mind boggling.
And now three people have been killed in Birmingham.
Where's it all going to end?
Thankfully, the rumours that rioters had attacked Birmingham Children's Hospital proved to be untrue, although I do know that they could hear the rioting going on outside and were understandably terrified. Some staff were even too frightened to leave the hospital at the end of their shift, so decided to stay overnight in the hospital.
This is a *childrens* hospital we're talking about for goodness sake! Filled with sick children and their families! I know from experience how stressful it is to have a sick child, and have spent many a night myself in that very hospital, so I can only imagine all too well how those poor children and their families felt to hear the rioting going on outside. It really is heartbreaking.
It's the terrorisation of ordinary people like this that truly makes my blood boil. Looting is one thing, but why cause such devastating damage to property? Why terrorise innocent people?
It's mind boggling.
And now three people have been killed in Birmingham.
Where's it all going to end?
Riots in the UK
Aug. 8th, 2011 10:45 pmI hope everyone on my flist who live in or near London are okay.
The rioting has even spread to Birmingham now. Luckily, it isn't anywhere near as bad here as it is in London, but it's still incredibly worrying.
I'm just glad I don't live too near to where it's all happening!
It's a scary world we're living in right now. Stay safe everyone!
The rioting has even spread to Birmingham now. Luckily, it isn't anywhere near as bad here as it is in London, but it's still incredibly worrying.
I'm just glad I don't live too near to where it's all happening!
It's a scary world we're living in right now. Stay safe everyone!
