tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post8530151842286583140..comments2024-03-29T14:09:49.674+00:00Comments on Liberal England: A 1986 documentary on T. Dan Smith - "Mr Newcastle"Jonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-59757540069623851272017-08-10T13:53:40.516+01:002017-08-10T13:53:40.516+01:00T Dan, Poulson and speculation about hidden meanin...T Dan, Poulson and speculation about hidden meanings in Get Carter (tip: there weren't any) were part of growing up in the 1970s and early 80s. Aspects of it may have been inspirational, in that local government could affect lives. Councils had the capacity to fund projects which were more than vanity exercises dressed up.<br /><br />Sir Robert Mark became boss of the Metropolitan police, promising to "arrest more criminals than we employ". Did that work?Phil Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442987962398498812noreply@blogger.com