they did. years ago there was a lot of manual work and apprenticeships, the lads of manual work and apprenticeships, the lads coming out of school. hard physical the lads coming out of school. hard physicaljobs that gave them an opportunity to burn off energy but also it opportunity to burn off energy but also it gave them a skill, trade, pride. also it gave them a skill, trade, pride. a also it gave them a skill, trade, pride, a sense of self discipline and respect for others that they were and respect for others that they were working with. all of that manual were working with. all of that manual work is pretty much gone. it s manual work is pretty much gone. it s all manual work is pretty much gone. it s all it manual work is pretty much gone. it s all it stuff. it s all it stuff. these are such familiar themes it s all it stuff. these are such familiar themes which - it s all it stuff. these are such familiar themes which i - it s all it stuff. these are such fami
no quality of life. but unfortunately, control has been lost over drugs and in ely, i know from that police officer i have spoken to, they have lost control, they don t have enough manpower to deal with it and so much stuff with legislation, their hands are tied. but drugs are passing hands, helium, those little silver bottles you find lying everywhere. people are taking everything, it frightens me. they don t know what the future is going to be like, they are ruining themselves. nobody will be told, there is so frustration, easy money to be made in drugs. not enoughjobs that would interest people, they won t take anything any more, and thatis won t take anything any more, and that isjust generally won t take anything any more, and that is just generally across the uk. people don t want to work unless are paid a fortune and for very few hours. life isn t like that, my generation you took a job, you went to anotherjob and that is what you
emma, rightly. morning. the problem is, as you say, emma. rightly. a morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small element - morning. the problem is, as you say, emma, rightly, a small element give| emma, rightly, a small element give such a bad reputation to an area when the vast majority of people are law abiding and decent and like we are hearing from you, so upset about what has happened? are hearing from you, so upset about what has happened? well, yes. 99% of ely generally what has happened? well, yes. 99% of ely generally get what has happened? well, yes. 99% of ely generally get on what has happened? well, yes. 99% of ely generally get on with what has happened? well, yes. 99% of ely generally get on with their- ely generally get on with their lives. in a past life, iworked in the community, so i am aware of people s attitudes and i have helped a lot of people find work over the years in the
experienced a tragedy. however, it appears that things kicked off with appears that things kicked off with a number of people coming together, and violence which resulted in probably about a dozen police officers being injured. fortunately, none of them with life threatening injuries. i hesitate to use the word cause for any of this. there do seem to have been rumours on social media because for instance there had been a police chase of the two youngsters and that it was not the case. but in any event, that would not be a cause or a reason for the sort of violence we saw, which was very frightening to the local people. ely is an area that has its problems, significant deprivation, but is also a very warm community, i worked there for ten years as a youth worker in the 70s