
We all say things were better back then, then quickly add "but of course it wasn't". Go on, be honest and put these in order.
Put the items in your preferred order.

The smoky pub
Ashtrays on every table, a proper fug by nine o'clock and nobody standing outside in the rain. You wouldn't want it back, but the buzz was something else.

Sundays when nothing was open
The whole country shut down and you were stuck with the family and whatever was in the fridge. Boring as anything, and oddly peaceful.

Kids out till the streetlights came on
No mobile, no idea where they were, and nobody batted an eyelid. Try that today and you'd have the neighbours talking.

Three telly channels and that's your lot
You had a choice of three, the programme finished and the screen went fuzzy. But at least you could talk about it at work the next morning.

The front door left unlocked
Neighbours walked straight in and stuck the kettle on. Lovely idea, though you'd be daft to try it now.
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Was the 1689 Toleration Act a genuine step toward religious freedom β or a narrow deal for Protestant elites?
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