Progs. 6 and 8.30 pm CHARIOTS OF FIRE (A)
Dir. Hugh Hudson Prod. David Putnam with Ian Charreson a nd Ben Cross
Late night Fri./Sat. 11 pm
Akira Kurosawa 's SEVEN SAMUARI (X)
S10p Pre:n: Chanon oj I-ire n·wi11ed fU'\t 11'1'1'"· 2 April 30th 1981 WHICH ROAD TO RECOVERY? "And three million unemployed. Edinburgh ::,omcone muttered. a:-. Lord Jame!! Un iversity hosts the warmed 10 1hc subject of a thou~a nd new Job~ in Dundee. national debate Lord Jame!! and Mr Dougl:i.~ llend£'rson. !!peaking for Labour. With the ,,armlh or a spring day in:,.istcd on :,.1id,mg to the nut:,, and I flooding in through the library boll:-. of the econom). 13ut there were "indo,,s. all ,,a~ pace and scrcnitv in really light }Car!, bel\\een them. with the castle. l'hc tickin.g or ~, clock: the Lord Jame!! urging patience a nd occa!-.ional dim challcr of a bird~ong. re!iolvc in !il 1ck 111 g out our prc!-.ent {~C ear~cst discussion of gentl emen mone1ari!>t cour~e. wh ile Mr I seated in front of the fi replace. I knder!,on pointed to growth and Gentlemen sent here - to Carbcrrv expansion a!, 1h e only hope for Tm,cr, near Edinburgh - b)' the fi,~ Britarn. before it wa!-. too late. major political partic~ in Scotland, to On public ~pending. for m!.tance: debate the cam,cs and remedies of Lord Jame~dcfended the Tory cub on Britain\ economic predicament. financial ground!,, lh it mean~ le:,.:,, The, had come on Sunda,, to th i~ borrowing by the Government. most i·dyll ic of settings. as p~rt of a n wherea!i Mr I knder~on advocated cxpcrimc111 .1 I course in po litics held by incre.a:-.ed !,pending on !,ocial ground:,, th e Ex tra-Mural Studies Ocpl. Thus a!, it means more ho!,pital bed~ and pens11•c par11Clf}t111tj in lajt 11 ·,·,·kem/'j debau•. the high-lc,,cl nati ona l debate on the n,c more qualified ::,tudent!i. ··Reduce economy s,, ung north to Ed inburgh public spending. April 30th 198 I 3 FOR YOUR BENEFIT Dead End The vast majority of students charges. M 11. tal ks about .. weekly (including parental contnbu11on, qualify for free prescriptions and income", and therefore many s1u dcnts various other be nefits, on the grounds whether paid or not). any vacations Policy when completi ng it enter thei r weekly of the low amount of their income. earnings. a nd any 01hcr income. You income d uring term time instead ofan arc then allowed the following Howeve r there have recently been a annual basis. deduc1ions: payments of rent and few cases in which students have been The va rious benefits which arc rates (excluding any amount paid in Donald Dewar. M P. Opposi1ion Ma rgo M acDona ld . Scottish turned down by the DHSS when obtainable on grounds of low income, the rent towards fuel bills). travel spokesman on housin g. will be the IJircctor of S 1-1 ELT ER. told St udent: claiming a refund of prescription unde r the conditions described here, l expenses to and from work. li fe principal spea ker in this year's "\Ve arc ca lling our confere nce Dead charges or a prescription exempti on arc as follows: free prescriptions, free insurance premiums. and various SI-I ELTER (Scotland) Confere nce. End Sireet. because Scottish ho usi ng certificate. de ntal treatment (NHS), free glasses other small deductions. After makin g Entitled "Dead End Street Which policy see ms to be going nowhere. The form used in applying for these (N HS), milk and vit amins (for these deductions fr om the gross Way Out?". the confe rence will be Beca use of a misguided policy. the benefits (form M 11 ) is designed to pregnant and breast-feeding mothers income. you ca n ob1a in the weekly held on Saturday. 9th May 1981. at prospects for the many thousands of cater for any member of the public and children under five), hospital amount by dividing by 52. Since the the University of Edinburgh. Scots who arc homeless or badly who is applying, but si nce students are fa res for in-patients and ou1-pa tie n1s, a nnual student granl (livtng away After the main speech and dis housed a rc bleak. Webclicve therci~a an unusual categ0ry it is not wigs. fa bric supports. elastic hosiery from home) is £ 1.430. which is £27.50 cussion in the morning, those wa) out: but it needs a new se nse of immediately obvious how a student etc .. under prescription. o n a weekly basis. and since most a1tending the conference will be urgency and resources to match." should complete the form. For a single pe rson the condition students have considerable rent bi ll s. invited to take part in one of a sencs of Anyone who wishes 10 a11cnd the The most important point to bear in it ca n be seen tha1 in most cases you group sessions led by an expert on the for receivi ng these benefits free (or conference should contac1 Davt: mind is that, for stude nts, assc~sment obtaining refund in appropriate should end up under the weekly subject. ·1 hc se sessions will explore a Alexander or Nikki Ostrow-.ki. of income "is normally based on I 52 income limit. 1h e fo ll owi ng: allocating public sector cases) is that your week ly income. S HEI TER (Scotland). 6 Castle of your annual income". This If during vaca1ions you claim and housing; rehabilitation and hou!->ing after various deducti ons is under S1rect. Edinburgh E H2 JAT; tel 03 1- inform3tion c6mes from pages 11 and approximately £23.80. This is the are granted supplementary benefit , asrnciations: the operation of the Tenants· Rights Act and compulsory 226 6)47. 16 of leaflet NP12 ("social sccuri1 y for figure for prescriptions note that then there is no need 10 got hrough I he Neil Or)'idalc school leavers a nd students - what there are rather higher limits for some above palaver in order to claim these transfer procedures: the reform of you pay and what you get"'). T hi s other of the benefits mentioned. benefits, as you have an automati c housing finance: reasons for rent leaflet should be ava ilable free from It is easy 10 work out whet her you "passport" entitlement to them whilst arrears: the problem:, facing rcsidenb any social securit'y offi ce. Unfortun will be entitled. Firs1\y, add together in receipt of supplementary be nefit. of mobile homes: and housing and ately the claim form for prescription your total annual income: your grant Oa,,e Du Feu social secu rit y. ON THE GAME KIDNAPPED! love for sale. A growing number of women street prostitute to earn more than Ad,•ertising jooung love for sale, lawyers and impoverished students £ 1.000 a week tax free a nd there arc Love that 's fresh and sril/ unspoiled. arc becoming part-time prostitutes to not many jobs which give that kind of lo\•e thar's only slightly soiled. finance their s1udies. i1 was revealed return. love for sale. last week. Perhaps it is over-si mplistic to Sociologist u Cunningham told suggest that. if the solici1mg laws were Who wlll bu,•? Britain's firs1 conference on victims of to be tightened up and more rigid ly Who wouf;J like to se11/e my sexual assault that when students supply? enforced, with higher penalties for found they could earn more than pimps and ponces (who only have one Are you prepared to pm• the price £1.000 a week by selling themselves. girl working for them). prostitution For a trip to paradise? the lu re of riches easily acquired was would be effectively outlawed. Yet al Love for sale. often irresistible and some have even the moment. a~ Su Cunnin gham abandoned their studies to become warned: "The age of pro3titutcs is you wanr the thrill of lo\·e. If fu ll -time prostitutes. dropping all the time. I found a girl of /'\'e been 1hrouKh the mill of love. Miss Cunningham, who inter nine soliciting a nd 12 and 13-year-old Old love, new IO\'l', viewed 300 prostitutes in l 979 for a 'Pretty Baby' lookalikes are common £very kind but true. pure book on the subject. said: "All manner place sights in the depressed a reas of Love for sale, of people go into prosti1u uon Britain's major cities." Ad,•ertising young lot•e for sale, lawyers struggling to pay their way If you want ro bu)' my 11·ares, through law school. unemployed Follow me and climb 1he s1airs. actresses, frustrated would~be pop LOVE FOR SA LE. stars, medical students and bored (Cole Porter) housewives. It was easy m 1979 for a NIGHTLINE This ,term shall see the revival of a vital note of'Nightline'. All too often I throughout the night, must be all the student 'Nightline' service at this problems which remain unshared and more acute. 'Nightline· will be University. To some this may be a unarticulated, because they a re felt to 1 reappearing in two or three weeks totally novel and unfamiliar concept. be 'too'trivial to bother others with. I time. Watch our for it, take advantage Others who witnessed the demise of its ca n reach monumental proportions. of the services we offer; you may be predecessors at Edinburgh may feel No1 hing can be too trivial! Night liners , surprised as to how much you come to justified in greeting the new service have all night, to listen if it eases a value us. with a ccnain degree of scepticism. callers frustrations, the feeling of We shall be keeping Tbese people in particular deserve an being isolated with their problems a nd Nightl ine number, that is explanation as to why many of their perhaps clarifies situations confused fellow students here and in very many through lack of expression. 667 0221 other Universities and ColJeges are ·Nightline' offers more than an Over the next few weeks we sha ll be convinced that an all-night, phone-in, emotional safety-va lve; it also offers displaying a number of differcnl cum-selling and information service access to practical informati on posters throughout the Unive rsity. run by students for students ought to regarding anything from social they are a selection from other be an integral pan of Unive rsity benefits to film programmes. It university Nightlines. It would be existence. should be a matter of course that if a interesting (when we open the lines) to The success of ' Nightline' is difficulty of any sort arises, the firsf discover those which you feel best dependent upon people's conception person one ca n turn to is a member of convey the message of Nightline. So of the function which it performs. The one's own community. Previo.usly please give us a ring and let us know. key words must be 'contact' and peOple may have regarded calling e------~ •accessibility'. The provision of a 'Nightline' as the last resort, an 'sympathetic' ear for those onJy admission of failure. It is our hope desperate for'somebody to talk to' is a that the servi~e shall event ua lly be - regarded as an ever-present, easil y -----· 7 tappablc service of human sy mpathy, ~c:,CAMq and the possible answer to niggling practical problems. In a place such as Edinburgh, with 'Sl its enormous scattered student population, the necessity for a focal Pho10graphs by Roderick Taylor point of contact for the community 4 April 30th 1981 EDITORIAL Amidst the Brazil-bound Biggs, Brixton bombshells and towards some degree of balance and rightly so,. as there is other saturation media events, it is still obvious that the room for both. Press itself is not only reporting news but just rece ntly seems Concerning reporting; in the beginning may be the word to be making it as well. but the word can be written or spoken with equal dexterity. Last weekend's launch of the Sunday Standard, a self Television has an immense visual impact, impossible to designated bid for quality, combined with the recently underestimate, engaging the hearts and eyes of millions. A launched Sunday Express magazine and the recent events at newspaper leaves more room for the mind; allowing second The Sun, Times, Guardian and Scotsman represent a hi gh thoughts, contemplation, consideration of issues a nd the degree of current activity within the newspaper business. chance to think out your own position. It can cover more This is something to be welcomed . issues and in greater depth; The Sunday Times carries as Until recently the whole newspaper part of the much information on its front page as a 25-minutes news communications ind.istry seemed destined for the bulleti n. diminishing returns column of a ny media report. It These are the basic reasons why the recent press activity is appeared that radio and especially television had proved to be welcomed and supported. In buying Student you've triumphant usurpers of the role of informing and taken the first step, now read on and think. entertaining Joe Public. Now the scales are tipping back LETTERS Contempt for the that religious intolerance is alive and contempt for the democratic process one point I referred to 3n English Democratic Process well and living m this university. I am by "hich it was reached. team as ··reptiles··. at another to St a Quaker; and Quakers. too. were Yours sincerely. Andrews being a refuge of the Tory once per~ccutcd by the e~tablished · party; once referred to the Scottish Dear Swdem. Julian Goodare. I Our last General Meeting voted not 1· churches. I have still not seen team (containing no less than seven to lift the ban on the Unification convincing evidence that students Edinburgh players) as .. booze-jaded .. , C hurch. So I was most surprised to need to be protected from the and elsewhere to the four-day learn, at a recent External Affairs Moonies. tournament as particularly Committee meeting, that there were But while I support the .. freedom" demanding in terms of sta mina, plans to revive the whole issue and that the Moonies have been BUSF Footballers' concentration and ··drinking··. This bri ng it to another General Meeting. campaigning for. I also believe in sarcasm was especial/_~ · unjustified, Why? Was the last meeting badly democracy. There has been a full Temperance-An Apology because the team showed unstinting informed, or did it just make the debate on this issue; both sides have tempera nce throughout - and after "wrong" decision for some people? taken the opportunity to put their the tournament. I was one of those on the SRC, and. views forward at the SRC, in Student, Last week a lengthy report was I sin cerely apologise for the under at the General Meeting, who voted for and at the General Meeting itself. Like published in these co lu m n s standable anger aroused with the the ban on the Moonies to be lifted. I it or not. a democratic decision has co ncerning t h e recen t BUSF Football Club by the above was sorry that this did not succeed; I been taken. It's up 10 us all 10 accept it. Association Football tournament at insertions, and for any misunder was particularly sorry that the not to try and find ways round it. St Andrews. I must point out that the standing caused elsewhere. Christian Union turned out in Failure 10 abide by this decision report contained several alterations Robin Thomas strength to support the ban. It seems would seem d.a ngerously !ike from the original submitted. Thus at I (Sports Editor) ·soUTH KOREA : Repression and Murder In 1950-53, British troops fought . prohibited. Within hours of the in January 1981, and its crucial range of military and crimina l for the South Korean eovernment in declaration, student leaders and other clauses transferred to the National offences. Several political offences the Korean War. Winston Churchill reform campaigne rs had been Security Law. This makes it an also carry the death penally the said that their intention was to defend arrested. offence to participate in any organisa leaders of an .. a nt i·Slate organisa .. the principles of freedom and law for The following day, there were more tion which seeks to "'disturb the state··; tion"" may be executed. Death which we stand''. student demonstrations in the city of it is also an offence to fail to inform sentences in South Korean arc In 1981 , the South Korean govern K wangju. The demonst rators were the police of such an organisation·s sometimes carried out precipitately. ment systematically uses repressive Jttacked and dispersed by activities. In 1975, eight defendants were laws to deny basic freedom to its paratroopers; at least 40 died. either unlawfully hanged the morning after citizens. stabbed with bayonets or beaten to Torture of prisoners their a ppeal was rejected by the death with riOe butts. This led to a The South Korean Constitution Supreme Court; they were denied Recent events-demands massive popular uprising, which the prohibits torture. evert heless, their constitutio nal ri ght to petitio n for reform army suppressed with ferocious prisoners are often brutally tortured the Presid ent for clemency. An President Park Chung-hee, who brutality. Over 1,200 civilians we re in order to extract ··confessions"'. Amnesty Inte rna t iona l mission Staff had ruled South Ko rean si nce his killed. Among the meth ods used by the investigated the case. and found that military coup in 1961, was assassin KC IA a re: elect ri c shock torture; the charges against these peo ple had Editor Allan Hunter ated in October 1979. Martial law was Renewed repression wa ter torture - cold water forced up been fabricated. Their trial had also Asst. Editors Elspeth Macgregor immediately imposed. Nevertheless, The a uthorities then announced a the nostril s through a tube; burning contained grave irregularities in the .. purification movement". There were with open flames or cigarettes; slee p denial of rights for the defence. Roddy McDougall there was some relaxation of repressive measures under the new purges of government officials, deprivation for days at a time, This speed in proceeding with Arts Patrick Cunninghanie President, Choi Kyu-hah, who was teachers and journalists. Censorship combined with intensive interroga executio ns is unusual. Most prisoners Features Zerina Haniff elected in December J.979. T here were was more strictly enforced. There tion; severe beatings: threats of under sentence of death wait several Films Peter Lyall fewer a rrests of dissidents in earl y were wholesale arrests of dissid ents; summary execution; and threats 10 years before a final decision is made News Neil Drysdale 1980 than there had been under many were released after interroga prisoners' families. T hi s is an extract - either 10 carry out the execution or Politics Michael Coyne President Park. This encouraged tion and beati ngs. In October, the from one prisoner's court testimony: to commute the sentence to life Sandy Murray those who had been hoping for more government said that over 46,000 .. They hit me with a bat; after imprisonment. Amnesty Inte r Rock Colin Macllwain democracy. Many groups began to people had been detained; 2,000 were placing a stick behind my knees, a nd national knows of eight people sttll in custody, and a further 10.500 currently under sentence of death in Sport Robin Thomas press for reforms, and it was believed making me get down o n my knees. that the authorities would prove were undergoing fo rced labour o r South Ko rean. What's On Ua,id Stead they stepped o n my thighs .... They sympathetic. corrective education. Martial law was burned my back with lighted Contributors Mariar. Austar lifted in J anuary 1981 ; but the What can we do! Jim Levi cigarettes and hit my chest so hard government still possesses a with their fis ts that I could hardly It's not easy to put pressure o n a Students in the forefront Chris K~ff!'.1 ~ comprehensive system of laws which breat he. I still ca nnot touch my chest, country which is not even a mcmberof Between March a nd May 1980, the Patricia T ogneri it uses for intensive re pression. even sli ght ly, without pain. When I the United Nations. But Amnesty reform movement led to widespread walk, I feel pins a nd needles in my left International has proved, time and demonstra ti ons o n university How the laws are used leg. In the prison cell I had to lie down again, that repressive governments campuses. The students' demands Gwenn McCreath Almost a ny d issen t ca n be a ll day lo ng fo r two mo nths. They are sensitive to wo rld opinion. A Advertising included: an end to martial law and to interpreted as illegal. Until recently, said, 'Thi s is nothing but the special Amnesty campaign is taking press censors h ip; democratic the Anti-Communist Law was much introductory exercise. You can test pl ace o n South Korean. Its centra l Student elections; freedom for trade un ions; used. This made it an offence to aid. the limit of your spiritual and physical feature is a massive ··postcard and the resignation of leading I Buccleuch Place benefit or communicate with an .. anti patience when you are taken to the petition'" - thousands of individuals government officials. Many of the state organisati o n" (in theory, one basement where there are all kinds of sending pre-printed postcards to protests were ca ll ed off in May, when Tel. 667 57 I 8 with North Korean connections). torture instruments from ancient South Korean leaders, appealing for it appeared that the a1ional Under this. people have been time~ to the modern age.' More than the end of torture and the release of Assembly was about to vote for the imprisoned for alleging that the fifteen days pa~st:d under the prisoners of conscience. Poi tcards ending of martial law But instead. the government had neglected the poor torture and leaflets on the campaign arc authorities declared a state of and under-privileged: for reporting Pri~oncr~ ha\'c been 1-.nown to die available from the Student~· cmerge n c) The martial law the uic of torture by the Korean under torture. Others ha\C committed Association office. Please send a regulations were extended. The Central Intell igence Agency ( KCIA); suicide to escape further torture. postcard to help those suffering in National Assembly was closed, and all and fo r reporting military brutality South Korea. political activit y was banned. The during the K wangju uprisings. The The death penalt) Julian Coodare I univers111es were closed. Strikes were Anti-Communist Law was abolished People can be executed for a wide I April 30th 198 I S HouDAY BUNA Camp One of the greatest opportunities There are various types of summer eager British student for the rigours of open to the student population is the camps and various types of American children, and one thing 1bility to make full use of the long counsellors are required accordingly. everyone who has been there agrees ;ummer vacation by working abroad Most are of a sporting nature with real upon, American kids are something and then travelling around the ace players in football and 1ennis else. Those who have been placed in ::ountry afterwards. With summer required, but if you are the sort of rich sporting type camps are warned jobs becoming increasingly difficult to person who never made the school about their bunch of nine-year-olds find in Britain, this alternative seems hockey team. then there are places for bringing every iter11 of clothing 1hey even more enticing, and if you don·t general counsellors or specialists in possess plus TV and stereo with them. fancy irapc-picking in France or s~~jects like arts and crafts, horse (not easy to fit into 1he wooden washing dishes in some remote nding and drama. One other shelves beside the bunk). or the girls Austrian hotel, then another possibility which you might consider who spend most of the day increasingly popular possibility is that 1s that of the ··special .. camp which beautifying themselves (at the British of working in one of the most famous caters fo.r children who are mentally orientation course, male students (or infamous) of American or physically handicapped or who were cautioned about who they institutions - the children's summer corn: from problem backgrounds and chatted up, as tha1 gorgeous-looking camp. rcqmre a great deal of individual well-developed girl waiting eagerly for atte~tion - this type of counselling sports instruction was probably only Do You Like Children? has its own rewards but it must be eleven years old!). At special camps stressed that it is very hard work. bo1h where great attention is given to A distinct advantage about this emotionally and physically, therefore education and social training, type of employment is that much of it is advisable that only students who students a re given instruction on how the preliminary preparation and have had previous experience with to deal with every aspect of the groundwork is done by a long this type of situation should behaviours these children suffer from running organisation set up specific undertake this kind of work. and which particular idiosyncrasy i~ attached to each child (these can range ally to promote British-American Self-Defence Classes communication can become benefiting 1he child and helping him student relations - BUNAC - the from a small boy who sets fire to things just because he enjoys watching emba rrass in g like when one to learn the basic social ski lls which British Universities North American Upon arrival you will discover that the flames, to the girl who does a counsellor asked to borrow a rubber can be forgotten about in their fast Club, and here at Edinburgh American camps have a slight streak from her bunk every night at 2 in New York and wondered why she moving society, your responsibility University there 'is the American resemblance to our own British a.m. just to discover how far the was directed to Times Square!). There throughout the summer is to make Society which is a good starting point holiday camps with little wooden patience of these British counsellors can a lso be quite a shock over the sure that these kids have every from which to make enquiries about bunks .(Am~rican for cabin - very can be tried). At the special camp I differeqces in eating habits (that is if opportunity to have an enjoyable working in a summer camp. BUN AC confusing since the beds inside the worked at, in New York State, before you can eat while watching six gooey time. In thecaseofspecialcamps. ifa is responsible for interviewing bu~ks . are also called bunks), our charges arrived we were given self- I children stuffing their faces, knocking backward child has become more students, finding a suitable camp swimming pool, boating lake and defence classes, which did come in over tables, and spilling Kool Aide communicative, or a handicapped girl placement, conducting orientation other recreational facilities. But there useful on occasions, but since the - over you if they can possibly has learnt to 0oat in the pool, then it is courses, and most important, securing is no comparison between a camp arrange it). While the British a real achievement and makes all the counsellor and a Red Coat. Before kids were often twice our size. with an American work permit and visa muscles to match, i1 was often easier contingent were asking for tomato difficult times seem worth while. ~a~p officially starts, a couple of days (although don't be surprised if the to back down and let them try to ketchup to put on the French toast Without doubt the counsellor can IS given over to preparing the naive, emigration official at Kennedy wreck the place or whatever! the child beside was liberally pouring achieve immense rapport with the Airport still tries to send you back maple syrup over himself and the charges, and if you go to an American home on the nearest shuttle). It is also An Enjoyable Time food; and yes it is regarded a youthful camp with the knowledge that it is a reassuring to know that if you have delicacy to have peanut butter and nine-week job with the kids being any problems while staying in the Without doubt looking alter jam on the same bit of bread above all the main consideration, and States, BUN AC have an office in NY children for a long period of time at regardless of how disgusting it looks. no1 a holiday in the sun. then you ready to deal with distressed students. should come home with a favourable such close quarters does give a great Your Responsibility Before applying it is wise to consider deal of insight into American society impression of the system. In fact, whether or not you actually like and lifestyles, and obviously the British students are particularly children because if you aren't differences between the two cultures is Whatever your opinion of this praised on their ability to help make particularly keen on them before you very marked. Do n't be surprised if the peculiarly American system is , these summer camps the success they depart from Heathrow you will kids collapse at the sound of your whether it is simply a means for the undoubtedly are. certainly hate the little monsters after voice (they think the Scottish accent is parents to leave the children living, eating and looking after them hilarious) or look confused at some of somewhere while they .. do" Eu(Ope. for nine weeks. the words you use (this breakdown in or whether you see it as a way of Susan May TRANSALPINO AND EUROTRAIN RAIL TICKETS INTERAIL, STUDENT , AND YOUTH 7 f RAILCARDS STUDENT, CHARTER AND SCHEDULED FLIGHTS l CHEAP FERRIES AND BUSES INCLUSIVE HOLIDAYS FOR STUDENTS ~-~..'. .·. STOP PRESS: New Laker Skytrain Service ex Prestwick to Miami and Los Angeles starts on 20th March The Choice is Yours at Edinburgh Travel Centre 6 Apri l 30th 1981 TESS Allan Hunter meets Leigh Lawson who portrays Alec ------=----- D' Uberv i11 e in 'Tess' and reviews Polanski's film. use your judgement but I beli eve the to meet o r screen test him before the and by the end had a special right people are attracted to the right film. " o, he had seen me in Ghost relat io n ship with the ho rses. script. On Golden Rendezvous it waS Story (74) and in Zeffi relli's Brother astassia, who plays Tess, wo rked o n a good script when I saw it but ended Sun , S is ter Moon (73) and a fa rm a nd learned how to mi lk cows, up uuer crap because of the people remembered me and !hat wa s enough. harvest crops and chop turnips. We making it having bread but no talent. My agent showed me the script a nd were encouraged to wear our T here was a huge international persuaded me to reverse my decision costumes all day, every day to make it scandal in Sou1h Africa. A minister so I said yes to Polanski." comfortable for yourself. In jodhpurs had been fiddling money a nd the you stand and sit differently so it film's producer was married 10 the affects the performance if you a re minister's daughter. It was four Roman Polanski - •\a brilliant comfortable or feel awkaward. Also I months of misery the only time of director with an understanding of smoked a great deal of cigars because which I could enjoy was whe n I acted the psyc hology of approaching on that you can't cheat, Ro man gave me a cigar-cutter a nd wax matches as a nd even then most of the shots wei-e the work.'' from the back of my head o nto Sir Alec would have used. These Richard Harris' then wife (Ann pro ps a nd aids were inva luable a nd Turkel). It was utter mi sery. I melted Havi ng suffered two severe finger often directors and actors a re too down some wax a nd shaped it into a n burnings he was less than excited at embarassed to encourage the use of them in preparation for playing, /.RiKh Lau·son as Alec IYUrhaville ear. stuck it on a nai l a nd told Ann t he prospect of another movie. " I Turkel that I had won the BA FTA wasn't," he admits. ··un1il rehea rsals Ro man wasn't.'' As Alec D'Urbcrville in ·Tess· actor For Leigh Lawson the who le acting award for the best performance from ·when the fo ur of us were in a room in Leigh Lawson adds another process is a· continual o ne of learning the back of the head.'" Paris for a mo nth. Then I realised he "I thought - I invested 12 months performance of distinction to a career from fellow professionals whether After that he moved on to The ·was a brilliant director with an of my time, we've done it and it's a lready varied and accomplished. If actor o r di rector. " Pola nski is Devil's Advocate a n adaptation of t he 1understa nd ing of the psychology of fuck ing good." va riety is the spice of life then hi s definitely an acto r's director and a Morris West novel which wa s also not :1 pproaching the work .'' He has career has been particularly piqua nt teaching director," he affirms ... He without it s problems ...That was a nothing but praise for Polanski. "He ranging, on celluloid, from the likes actors. This doesn't mean that he good fi lm this time, wit h a good cast was totally autocratic o n the set and As a deserved winner of three sublimely exquisite Love Among the is softer, in fact he's often a lot tougher - J o hn Mills, Stepha ne Audran, a d idn't pass the buck, on the previous Oscars and both an artistic a nd R uins, under the tutelage of George · but you respect what he's trying to do good director - Guy Green, but it two it had been a ll compromising. On commercial triumph .. Tess" is C ukor a longside Laurence Olivier and you understa nd ." George Cukor, never saw the li ght of day. After that 1 the 12 months we were together we something any actoF can be pro ud of and Kath.arin e Hepburn, to the widely respected as the ultimate was offered a part a t C hi cester a nd talked about art a lot and tried 10 and Le igh Lawson obviously is. ridiculous mess that wa s Golden actor's director, fall s into this accepted because I wa nted to get back make it as·art, the word commercial "From the beginning I saw no rushes, Rendezvous. "Student" talked to him category but again. " He's tough. He to so me good, real acting. Many was never mentioned." no rough cut. I wa nted to see it in it s recently in Edinburgh. keeps you up there because on your months of my life had been eaten up I wondered how much of a final form in a ci nema with a proper Leigh's early acting base was own you might cheat sometimes like by bloody movies going down the performance in a period piece like this a udience. I'd been let down too often; grounded in the experience of at rehearsals." Is there also a teaching tube. It was then I was offered is moulded by the costumes and the opening was brilliant, but I repertory theatre a nd a RADA actor, I enquired, as he had previously Polanski's Tess a nd I said yes to props. " A good question," he replied. wanted until it was fini shed then I training where his still aud ible expressed delight at working with Chicester and no to Po la ns ki based o n "For the ho rse riding I tra ined until by thought I in vested 12 months of my Coventry accent proved something of ·such durable professionals as Olivier, my two previous film experiences." the end of shooting I felt very time, we've done it and it's fucking a hindrance, as he explained ... After Jack Hawkins and J ohn Mills? "No, Surprisingly, Pola nski didn't wa nt comfort a bl e on h0rseback. I loved it good." the third term, ~ic~J the end of not really," he replied "When they are t~C (u;H, .x,eai;, , i J-9. unjl, f"DY ·c9nventry v~ry , b_r~ ll,ia,nt it's ha rder J_o se~ how ,. accent very limiting as regards parts I they a re actually working because wanted to play. The way I thousht they disguise it so well. You often acting should be. and still do, is to li!arn more from actors being bad. encompass a wide variety of roles a nd However, you can learn from Conve ntry parts are few and far observing how they prepare them bet.ween. So, yes they tried eradicate selves. their discipline a nd cond uct. I my accent but I used to go home at remember on Love Among The Ruins night and practice it to keep it intact." Laurence Olivier had a lo ng six page court room speech which he did brilliantly. When Cukor shouted - " I faced the problem of making ··cl!t" 1he jury broke in10 applause. I him 3-dimensional, of making thought, I read that and I didn't find him real and acceptable to an nearly so much in to so I we nt back intellige nt audience today:· and read it again and found it had all been there and he had added twice as much by his reading givi ng it colour. I observed that his playing 01 ligh t and shade and body. It was a D'Urberville was very understated, master at work who also had the underplayed and wondered if this had courage to take the moment." been a deliberate approach to the part? "No, not really," he replied, "in .. I think the starting point is the Hardy book I found him a little two dimensional. I don't know if you always a good script, but if there is know but he wrote it as a monthly a part yo u want to play and the seria l and sometimes there is a hook script isn't so good )' OU have to for the mo nth, an o bvious twist to compromise.'' keep.the reader's interest. I faced the 1 prob le m of making him 3- Tess came a bo ut after two unhappy dimensional, of making him real and fi lm experie nces for Leigh which o nl y acceptable to a n intelligent audience highlight the precario us nature of a today. T he first time I read it he was business in which the end product can .. , - more of a cad, I o nly fo und sympathy be light years removed from the Leigh Lawso n as Alec and Na:.t.i~:.ia Kin sk i as Tes:, . fo r him in re-reading the book origina l script that attracted the acto r. because he really loves Tess but can't " I think the starting po int is always express this because he is spiritually · a good script, but if there is a part you unfulfilled and can only help in wa nt to pl ay and the script isn't so materialistic terms." g.ood, y~u have to compromise. You Raptures and Degradations Tess Cameo, from Mon. hardship a nd poverty of her fami ly life setting. is used to great effec1 with the ~ because he is in ca pable of conquering Allan Hunter by the cha nce link to a rich a nd titled elements of rai n. thunder and dust an her in any other way. Nastassia A cinema version of Thomas fam il y she embarks o n a life of integral pan Or 1he human activit y Kinski's performance as Tess is. as Hardy's novel has obviously been a alternate raptures and degradations. and with the fruits of na ture. a pples o ne character describes her. utterly project close to d irector Roman Po la nski's langurous cvoca1i o n of the and strawberries, also being the fruits good a nd gentle, o ne could imagine Polanski's heart (the film is dedicated Engli sh countryside and the spirit of of passion. no-one else in 1he part. to his late wife Sharon Tate), and 1he Hardy pro vi des an ex tremel y The acting of a carefully cast At just under three ho urs Tess is a loving to uch of someone who truly se nsuous work of much pleasure. picture is well-nigh perfect with John long picture which is a lways a understa nds a nd cares is brought to A deserved Oscar winner for Collin as Tess·s fa1 hcr and Peter Firth pleasure to watch: it doesn't grab you bear on every frame of this lovely costume design and cinematography as her husband impressing. As Sir by the throat to ga in attenti o n but self picture. Tess cas1s a discerning eye over the Alec o·urbervillc Leigh Lawson has effacingly eng ul fs yo u in it s Tess (~astassia Ki,.:,ki) is a child of corn-gold glow of the countrys id e to his finest cinematic hour playi ng with triumphantl y rea li se d and nature. guileless and encha nt ing. cap1ure the simple pleasures of rust ic a gossamer light touch the dandified meticulously maintained standard of whose life assumes the proportion of ribaldry alongside s'ome of thc less seducer in fess's li fe. He 1rea 1s her over-all excel le nce. Thoroughl y an epic tragedy of unfulfilled love. obvious grotcsquerics of count ry like a spirited young filly to be broken recommended. N aswsia Kin:,J../ (I:, Tl!:,S Released from th e penury of the mores. This. perhaps over idyllic and made malleable to hi s desires April 30th 198 1 7 Ten Night Class Minute Maw At St.Maggie's David P. Stead meets Janet Maw Night Class currently starring in by John McGra~ "Mary Rose" and 7:84 Theatre Co. finds a little actress David P. Stea_d __ with a big future . .. Night Class". by J ohn McGra1h. is Wee Janel Maw opened the Jesigncd to attack. sa tirize, burlesque dressing-room door. smiled and and parody the British constitution. II welcomed me in. st resses the need to prevent erosion of "Ten minutes OK? I' ve got an rights and attacks a Conservative importan1 call to make." I nodded and Government which. says McGrath. sat down. She lit a cigarette and we "is building a terrifyi ngly strong talked. centralised, integrated system of state One of the worrying things about control"'. The play is powerful. effective and moving. meeting the famous is the thought that they might not appear as expected. In th is context I feel unable to This is especiall y so wi th theatre folk comment on the right or wrongs oft he who. robbed of their make-up and . "Night Class" ideology and since language and pace light but bitter. Green leas (Diane Adderley). As the stage costume. arc naked before one politics is a sad base on which 10 There was also music. The songs that monarchy. 1hc church. the police. figuratively of course. I was not. construct a play re view I wi sh to broke up the COli\.-ersation were well racism, democracy. Cabinet and however. to be disappointed. concc111ra1c on the "how" of the presented and amusingly choreo sexism arc revealed for what they arc Janet Maw was quite charming. production as opposed to the "why" graphed. Mrs Grecnleas stoicall y stand s for Her fe:turcs are deli cate and soft. There is no real plot. Fou r people My one reservation was that the what is traditio nal. "Give me some giving her a child-like quality that is turn up to an evening class to be held play was relen1less in its message. o rderly behaviour." ,;he sings. but her augmented when she s miles . on lhe cons1itu1ion. Alfred Molina. This. of course. was intentional but fai1h in virtue and antiquity is sha ken Intelligent and interesting. she is a wi1h hi s ad libs and perfec1 timing. the blast of perfectly reasonable by Kei1h's well-timed questi o n: "Did hard-working professional actress: satiri1ed beau1ifully Mr Nuttall. the argument had a brainwashing effect. you know Shelley enjoyed fucking unaffected, down to earth and in love lecturer ("Call me Kei1h ... "), who No leeway was allowed for any two women at !he same time?" with her ·ob. anchors the a1tacks on the coun1ry. al1ernativc and this lack of balance Well. it all sounds very heavy. gi ves "Night Class" an inherent Ms Blake (Oona Croll). Mr Baumford doesn't it? In fact this was not the case. weakness. Havi ng said that, the (Alan Hulse) and the unemployed Mr John McGrath has made his play very presenta1ion was original. funny a nd Palmer (David Strauss) soon find funny. lnuendos. puns and topical sad. It is a play for o ur time. themselves si ded together against Mrs satire of the ·Pnva te Eye· type kept the thought-provoking and important. Fairies And Queens At Kings ~ The Nutcracker and enchantmg scenes SC I in the much praise must go 10 the lit1le girl :>,nee leaving drama school. J a net Scottish Ballet at Imagination of little Clara which takes dancer. Nicola Grant. from the has spent most of he r short li fe o n the her through the drea m worlds of the Academy of Ballet. whose delightful stage a nd in televisio n studios. S he 1;5ing's Snow Quee n and the realm o f the in nocence had the audience truly appeared a t the Edinburgh Festi va l o f V' k T I Sugar Plum Fairy. entranced. 1976 and 1978 and played Eli1abcth- IC Y ay Of During a lavish Christmas party. If any criticis m of this overall Jane in the recent BBC adaptation of little Clara is given as a present a excellent production is to be made, it "The Mayor of Casterbridge" which On a return visit to Edinburgh. the nutcracker by the magician perform- must be in the scene in the Land of sta rred A lan Bates. J anet has also Scottish Ballet opened at the King's ing at the celebrations. After the Snow and Ice. The Snow Queen done several radio plays which she last week with a programme of four festivities arc over Clara falls asleep herself, Sally Coll ard-Gentle. seemed. enjoys because "you can play people widely different productions. clutching her nutcracker and d reams. unfortunately. to be suffering from you don't look like". S he has bee n out I The first production. TIH' In her fantastical dreams she sees her nerves in her opening sce ne a nd took of work "but I think it made me more Nutcracker. is perhaps the one ballet Christmas gift transformed into the time 10 recover. However no such• determined". Now in a position where everyone will claim to have heard of. Nutcracker Prince with whom she nervousness was apparent in the parts offer themselves the actress and the packed audiences a t the overpowers a n army of giant m ice. As professional performance of Elaine modestly admi t s '' I've been King's Theatre last week proved ballet a reward for helping her Prince. C lara McDonald as the Sugar Plum Fairy fortunate". lovers in the city are still large in is taken to the La nd of the Snow a id ed by Graham Barr, the J a net Maw is on the way up. Her number. Queen and the land of the Sugar Plum Nutcracker Prince. st int in Edinburgh has met critical The Nutcracker Suite by Fairy. 711e Nurcracker completed its run acclaim though " I miss my boyfriend Tchaikovsky has indeed gained such With suc h an a rray of fantastical at the King's last Saturday. For the and fam il y .. and I had my car radio u ni versa l popularity (w ith magical settings i1 is vit a l for such a next th ree days the company's three stolen'" . S he o bviously thrives for new unfo rt unate assoc iatio n s t o production to have an imaginative other performances _ Variarions/or cha ll enges a nd her next TV Cadbury's frui t and nut adveris} that designe r. Phi tip Prowse as designer of Four, a set of va rious dance routines appearance wi ll probably be next year many people see the ballet a s a the sets provided the audience wi th a by fou r male dancers. Les S.rlphides. in Antonio White's "Frost in May". c~nfCctfon arranged to this m~sic. In perfect setting to take them into such set to music by Chopin. and Cheri. The second cigarette is about to be fact it represents less than one quarter d ream worl ds. based on the famous novel by Coll ette lit. The door opens; our time together of the full ballet. The other three The whole programme was of a tragic love affair. a rc to be is over. With a sigh a nd a smile I left quarters a rc taken up with e laborate encha nting from start to fini sh and recommended. J a net Maw musing that te n minutes is a ve ry short time. prose here. Besides. much of the book consists of interviews wi1h those who Anne of Green Fables The Flying knew Liddell and a lso those who are involved in athl etics today: A la n Scotsman Wells, Willie Car michael. vice president of the SAAA, Ron (£2.50) Pickering. sports commentator. and people she cnt1c1ses arc J0111 Mitchell Tom McNab. Chase the Fade and J oan Baez, in the chapter o n the John Griffiths Supplement in g the a lm os t Isle of Wight Festival. Without Blandford Press This book was published at the co n versat iona l narrative a rc a .drawing a ny outrageous, I have the same time as the film Clwriors of Fire plethora of facts: lap ti mes. news feeling that Nightingale is ra ther Mark Astaire _ _ _ had it s premicrc at the Royal Gala paper cuttings (even Edinburgh street protective or her posi tion as the o nl y Anne Nightingale has always Performance in London. The Scottish names) all necessary to evoke the woman on Radio I, and the place it seemed to me, to be o ne of the mo re prcmiere was closely connected with atmosphere of Scotland. Paris and gives her in the rock a nd roll irltelligent o f the Radio I d isc jockeys. Edinburgh University because Liddell China in the thirties a nd forties. This csiablishment. I !er criticism of Baez is H er Sunday Afternoon Show had been a student here as was Ian can be distrcting at times. In fact the based o n gossip and her comments o n (recently taken off the air) always Charlcson who played Liddell in the book often reads as Liddell ran: Mitchell arc just bitchy and uncalled featured intere sting music, and her film. It is perhaps appropriate that the "Arms swi nging, fists punching the comment ir lacking a ny real depth. for - perhaps she is threatened by biography of Eric Lidde ll should be air. head thrown back!"' The c hapter this rather more wo rthy wo man'! never made me c ringe as Simon Bates written by another Edinburgh describing the history of Western and Peter Powell so frequently do. However. wo rst of all is the lo ngest graduate Sall y Magnusson. It should involvement in China. covering first Unfortunately "Chase the Fade" chapter in the book on the Police. It be emphasised that this is not just a political then ecclesiastical history !-uccccds o nl y as a title, for as a book 11 jus1 stinks of hero-worship. At no book of 1he film. ChariotJ of Fire is a before the Boxer Rebellion, is rather is generally a disaster. On one hand itt time docs she question the merit of study in ambition and so follows the confusing. But having said that The is sli ckl y presented. I lowcvcr the text their last mediocre album. No. all we fortunes o f both Liddell and Ffring Scorsm(ll/ is an interesting 1s awful. At no time docs N1ght111galc hear about is how she met Sting and Abrahams. Moreover. the film (even cxcit111g at times) and well sa) anythmg vaguely sumulaung the story of the horrific BBC finishes when the Olympic medals written book about an outstandmg about the music . There is 1ust a long documentary of the band's far eastern ha ve bee n won. The Flnng Scorsman man. One laM noteworthy point is the stream ofsclf-1n April 30th 1981 9 s E T V events E 1J N I I D T E s Women and Science meeting: Women·s Centre. 6 1a Broughton N A 30 Street, 12.00. R McthSoc: Chaplam·s report m T 0 Nicolson Square Methodist Church u thursday Society Room. 8 pm. N Meet the Aulhor: Owen Uudley Edwards. Ulick O'Connor and Joan D Lingard ·in conversation. St Cecilia's I-fall. Niddry Street, Cowgate, 7.30 4 * E pm. ;ickets 60p, £1.20, £1.75. Exhibitions E N V NUS Society: Meeting at 7 in David H~mc Tower. monday oom, Boom, Our Go the Lights is National Library of Scotland, Fruil Market Gallery, T I ribed as "alternative comedy .. or The Mound 29 Market St E 1 ·;Open University's Comedy Playhouse/Nile Club: May Uay·s t.ve 1:. U Women'sGroup: 7.J0pm, First of E Piran~si's Yiew_s of Rome a New Work in Contemporary Art and N May Bookshop. 1Jult'', but sounds a bit close to the selection of etchings of Rome by the Music. An internati onal exhibition. Disco, 9-1 am. Late bar. Tickets£ I at 1 T R : - you have been warned lock grea_t 18th century Venetian artist. door. Mon-Sat, 10 am-5.30 pm. Unt il 9th Us her Hall: The Ch1cttams in ~- bu'dgie up unless you want it to Until 28th May. May. s g its 'fcathcrs. Heid Loncert Hall: t:.d1nburgh Concert. Starts at 7 .30 pm with tickets T at £45, £3.50, £3, £2.50 and £2. 1e week (ours anyway) comes to a A Quartet with Sancha Piclon (harp) 1 A : With a chance to see a Royal Scottish Museum, R and Colin Kingsley (piano) play George Square Theatre: Truffaul"-s.: a_tsrlight Special on One Hundred Chambers St 0 Debussy. Sa l,edo, Caplct and New 57 Gallery, 29 Market :::,1 "L'Enfant Sauvage". 2 pm. I ncup Finals as John Motson and Middle Eastern Costume. The Bndc Dvorak. 7.30 pm. Ten 20th Century Chairs. Until 2nd u Admission Free. ' y Carpenter trace the history of in her time and from Pole 10 Pole. May. 10.30 am-5.30 pm. re"iot Row Cinema: Being ·1 here. Solt N 1 N game from 1872 recalling the Mon-Sat, 10 am-5 pm. Sun 2-5 pm. leds, Hard Battles. Folk Nighl and Spmts Happy Hour 8- 1 D M ights (hopefully well edited) of 9 pm at Chambers St Union. Different 1 EU Women's Group Meeting: I pm, ame. I just can't wait! City Arl Centre. Market St Live Folk Music each week . DHT. Room 3. 18. E j m highlights this week include A Fine Art Sociely. Exhibition of works by members of * Admission Free. J Photos: Simon Allan different, ii was for the working people." "The o ri ginal mods were just like • punks this time - something completely different. Mods now arc just a fashion - oh, let's be mods this week!" So a perfec tly good reason for disliking 1he fashion. but d ocs that Justify the lyrics? Certainly at the gigs the ~ong is taken as a laugh. which is what J ohn !Old a Dail y Record hack. las1 week. Students Whal do The l:.x.plo atcd thrnk of students'! Gary: "They think they know it all." Wattic: "I don't like fucking studcn1s - don'1 like their attitude." John: "I don't mind students but I hate fucking art students." Big John left G lasgow art school because he couldn't 5tand the other SlUdcnts there. There won't be any studcm concerts from this band - they wouldn't do it if the public weren't allowed in. and Student Unions probabl y wouldn't have them, anyway! But they might write a song about getting gigs as Wattic says "We want b1,;causc Wattic ;as accused of being a st udents soon ... C.1n't wait!! to do a lot of gigs in Scotland but Nazi. This came about because he The Exploit ed were fo rmed in Feb nobody'II put us on cos they're scared wore swa:,tikas. -- Ju5t like the Pi sto ls '79 by singer Wallie Buchan·s brother; 1he place·11 get smashed up." and Sioux5ic." he argue~. Tiswas! Wattie kept the name and dispatched Typical prejudice again st punk The band are definitely not fascist~ In Soundl Gary sa id it was hi5 a mere 3 bassists, 2 guitarists and 2 bands, they've never actually had - they way they speak about N F ambition .. lo get on Tiswa~ and shag drummers before the present line-up. trouble at any gigs- only a death! "A skins in the Eas1 End shows that - Sally James". we wondered if he had Guitarist Big John was in several guy died at Huddersfield but that was but \Vat11c and Gary arc hardly liberal come near this - "No. I wouldnae Glasgow bands, including Zeitgeist glue sniffing. See a dead body flying in their views, about the English, ken what 10 do anyway. t ·m while bassist Gary was in Josek K (!) past you with a glue bag stuck to hi s about immigran1s. Virgin." "but I got bunged out cos I had spikey nose!" Punks in I 98 1 are about as tolerant " I like boys." hair and I blinked on stage" and f un No help from Edmburgh promoters as they are tolerated. ow you know. CitJ'. either - "Alan Campbell-wanker, George Duffin-wanker, Regular they're alright now, used to be The End! wankers but they've been giving us The band have o ne of the biggest gigs since Army Lije (1 st single) came The tape finally finished, the party local street followings in t'land. out." left, goi ng to JJ·s new romantik disco immortali sed in the 2nd single and see ing Fi rst Priority - a classic Exploited Barmy Army - who are Oi Oi Qi/Music opposite to The Exploited; bla nd, these people and what does it all wallpaper music to pose to - totall y mean? Sound.\ wrner Gary Bushell has meaningless. Wattie: .. The Barmy Army right, claimed that The Ex.plaited were the The band's objective is to play they're like an army of punks that third band in the .. new punk" quality punk for a laugh and nothing come a nd see us. T hey're a minority movement he invented - Oi. They more, pure energy o n vinyland stage. right and get picked on by the cops appeared on Oil The Album which The writers disagree with many of and walking down the road a lways get sold a pathetic 9,000 copies and when thei r views and the violent imagery wide cunts, the old men and that, J ohn phoned EM I about royalties prevalent in certain songs but The pi cking on the wee punks. Fucking they'd never heard of it! Are they an Exploited are formidable entertainers makes you sick." Oi band? and want to be taken as no thing more. Gary: "We Just want as many idiots Wattie: "We're not an Oi band!" At present the to come to our gigs as possi ble arid Gary: "You have to be fro m the buy our records. Make some mo ney!'' East End lO be an Oi band." Exploited are a good Wauie: "we're not a skinhead band, Gigs/Jigs/Socials! we're a punk band. We don't want to punk band and we be classed as an O i band o r any other A big man with a small guitar. Li ve the band a re everything punks type of band."" Jus' like thlll.' hope they stay one. should be - true excitement a nd no Gary: " I don't like this idea of 0 1 pretence - but there's problems in anyway. 'Oi - Stupid'!" Their ambitions - a Mods hit single, hit album, Money! I he song Fuck th e Mods is The Exploitcd's stage fave - what have fame, Tiswas and they got against Mods? wealth - best ofluck All the band are on the dole, broke "They're wankers ... says Wattie. and a classic case of a young band " The original mods. right. it was to them. The Album! bei ng nppcd off m the world o f rock. It's called Punk's Tracks were recorded at the last They say now that they were naive in Nite Club bash for inclusion here but their dealings and much of this was not Dead, out next o nly " I believe in Anarchy!" cut well due to not having a manager. A enough to be used. And that t rack is • certain Dave Leaper (producer and week on Secret the best here. the o ne which reall y PA) and Mal Doocc (business) take shows the band as they are. 50% of the band's earinings and Red records. If nothing That said , there's lots of fabbie fast Rhino (who distributed thc bands firs1 fragmen1s of fun here, o r, as Bushell single) have ripped .them off too - else it should top the would say "violent blasts of working £800 fo r 30,000 sin gles! A previous 'alternative' charts. class anger ... Songs like SPG, I hare manager & "a bastard, emphasise cop-cars, Dole Q and Army Life(a new bastard", says Jo hn - lcfl them in We preview it ... ve rsion, even rougher than the single) Birmingham and they make about £5 have the band lashing out at friends of per show. Financially the band a re a What's a good punk album in 1981? the stale m familiar style, a lmost disaster. Don't know or care. ma1ching the Exploitcd's live frenzy. Gary: ··rve got two quid 10 do me What's a good Exploi ted a lbum in Punk 's not Dead 1san angry a lbum. 'till ncx. t Wednesday.·· 1981? One that pleases the Barmy angry o n behalf of punks now, who Wattie: .. I lalf it!" Army, that lives up to the band~ live have ratht:r a lot to be angry about. reputatio n. On that score, Punk"s not They don'l ~xpcc1 to be saved b) dead ~cts four stars. C lash or Crass. they just wanl a good Politiczzzzzzzz Four Stars! time. \niffing glue and booting in 1he Opener 1s the rnle track, recorded in odd Mod I dori'r rnrc/11ha1 1011 1ay/col I 1 the studio but with a faked "live" The l:.xploucd aren't a .!.e rious band hclil•1 ('/ ,,, (ll/{ll'C/ty! intro - a device used with some or a sinister band! they' re a fun band. Arc you anarchi,b'? success throughout the LP 10 paruatly and on that score this album doesn't .. No. Wc 0 \·cgotnopol111cal\icwsat recreate the ri oto us atmosphere of an quite do them justice a11:· Exploited gig. But the ki(b'll JUSt love 1t! rhc l:.xplo11cd couldn·t gel gig~ Jl 'e'n• L:,·,,loUt•d Barm, Armr do11't_f11c/..i11' mi'Js 1 April 30th I 98 I II Girls! at their Best! Can anyone review a Girlschool concert without discussing sexism? Colin Macilwain can't. of their guitar~ 10 hold. they could do While Londonderry no evi l in the eye:, ol 1h1'.'i baying The Support Group burns, Patrick Cun ~1ud1cnce. Ri ght lrom at) p1cally sharp All Z (that's A-to-Z). Every and bounc) .. J1 mm), J1mtn)" to the successful H M band has something, ninghame went to see lmal of 12 encores, the 1ncv1tablc and however objectionable or banal, that brilli a nt .. recnagc Kicks··. 11 ,\,1, pure I brings it character. This lot haven't. h er f i nest sons p.op and 1rrepre~iblc d For proof that the Premier League by six goals to nil to confirm the sometimes got to face up to the fact - widely acclaimed by football Edinburgh men to another season in that things will get worse before they' ll administrators and influential the curious First Divi.s ion. Unlike improve. Whatever, I know that I've members of the media at the time as previous Hearts' crises, however, got to build a team that'll be able to the only realistic road ahead for there have been no voices raised in compete in the Premier League. When Scottish football - has been an favour of Moncur's dismissal as we come up again - and I'm not unmitigated disaster for all but the manager. The message at last seems to sayi ng that we'll definitely be very- few, one need look no further have filtered through that the promoted next year - we've got to be lhan the experiences of Heart of manager can only shoulder the blame able to stay up. If we don't then I'm Midlothian. Indeed, the latest news to a certain extent. Imagine being out of a job." · that a £3S0,000 issue of shares could appointed manager of Jcnner's and Were there any regrets about taking be the only solution for a club whose having to se ll goods made in Hong the Tynecastle job? What could best financial embarrassment is well Kong while being expected to attract be described as a wry smile appeared known is just another warning to enough customers to maintain profits. before he replied ... When I came back I those who will, yet again, obstinately Apply this analogy to Tynecastle and remembered Hearts when they were at refuse any changes in league recon you, unlike the cleaning lady, are in the top 20 years ago. I didn't think struction at the end of May. Bobby Moncur's shoes. that things could be as bad as some Perhaps the most surprising feature people led me to believe but I'm afraid concerning the whole Premier League League reconstruction that they're not exactly rosy. But I'm se t-up is the time it has taken to here and, most importantly, I've got a convince many that it has failed. It With Hearts relegated for the third job to do. I still feel the same as I did isn't just the Hearts, Dundee and time in five years and with inevitable when taking on the job and the Motherwells which prove this. The 1, talk of league reconst ruction again, thought of building a team which will I record of Scottish clubs in Europe has "When we come up again - and I'm not saying that we'll asked Moncur for hi s feelings about bring the crowds back to Tynecastle not improved - if anything it has definitely be promoted next year - we've got to be able to the Premier League. excites me. A good Hearts team will worsened since 1975 - although the "I don't personally like it and I feel bring them back." Premier League, by eliminating stay up. If we don't then I'm out of a job." that there's general disenchantment games against Clydes and Arbroaths, from other clubs over it as well. Unhappy New Year was supposed to provide a more Playing each other at least four times competitive league in which clubs a season is boring for the fans While it seemed rather like asking could prepare for the rigours of especia lly. and it would be better ifwe Napoleon how Waterloo had affected Europe. The end of meaningless end Honours-nil the first time, was such a disaster that tried to inject new life into the set-up his career, I asked Moncur how the of-season games has proved little action would at last be taken to a nd bring interest back to the game. fateful January 1st defeat by Airdrie more than a chimera - just ask any prevent a similar fate. Relegation, in You could say that would be in had affected the players themselves. Since winning the League Cup in I Hearts or Kilmarnock fans about this. 1981. has hit home with a numbed favou r of the plan for reconstruction "Well, obviously that defeat changed season 1962-63 Hearts have won Worst of a ll , however, the ridiculous inevitabilit y. which Hibs have put forward fora top the whole season for us." he agreed. "I system of playing each team four nothing (Gorgie fans sensibly decline league of 16 and a bottom league of don't think that anyone expected us to to offer the First Division Champion times a season has killed the "big'1 22. If you look at the top six in the throw away a 2-0 lead at a time when ship in 1980 for close scrutiny in this game. Recession or no, a crowd of First Division at the moment. they're we were well on top." For Hearts' department). Since then, no less than ~'t Of MIDLQ~ 11,000 to watch a Hearts v. Rangers all clubs with ambition and would supporters the three Airdrie goals, nine other Scottish clubs - Celtic, game in March is simply scandalous help to make up a competitive putting them six points ahead of the Rangers, Aberdeen, Dundee, Dundee ~~ ~ and even allowing for the additional league." Tynecastle men. had all the appeal of United. Dunfermline. Kilmarnock, problems of hooliganism, the lack of • Moving o n from the Premier a Lassie film where, having survived Hibs and Partick Thistle - ha ve personalities in today's game and League, he turned to the present First inumerable hardships, the canine captured at least o ne of the three FOOTBALL CLUB other slightly extraneous reasons, Division which he strongly feels has to heroine disappears into a gold en major trophies. It's no wonder that there is no disguising the impact that become a lot more competitive for su nset only to be grabbed by the "long-suffering Hearts fans" has Costly relegations clubs who hope to do well in the impecunious proprietor of a Chinese the Premier structure has had on become as much of a soccer cliche as attendances. Premier League. "Apart from the restaurant for a future appearance as the "over the moon, Jim" variety. ludicrous system of playing each team "chow mein". If the 1970s ho ld as much attrac· In a decade best forgotten- only a three times a season which can lead to Having spent most of hi s career in Lack of challenge tion for Hearts' fans as lhe Coliseum brief six-week spell at the top of the an unfair balance of home a nd away England he is ideally placed to did for the earlier C hristians, then it 1 old First Division, under Bobby games against the top teams, the Of course, supporters ·of the Top could also be said that lhe latter's compare the standards north of the ·1 Seith, and a euphoric victory over division is simply not strong enough. border and was. not surprisi ngly, Ten point to the cases of Aberdeen impact on the number of Christians Locomotiv Leipzig, provided much Past experience shows that teams win critical of the Scottish levels. "I said a nd Dundee United who, along with .has been rivalled by the former'son the comfort for the Tynecastle faithful - ning promotion invariably struggle when I came here to Tynecastlc that Celtic and Rangers, are the only four hard core of Hearts' su pporters. Each I the seve nties proved to be the worst in and I obviously have to include clubs that could survive in the English relegation has cost the club between felt I'd left a better team at Carlisle Hearts' history. A fine footballing ourselves in this. Even although Hibs First Division at present. With the 1,500 and 2,000 fans a nd, after a and I st ill feel Carlisle are better. The Hibs side of the ea rl y 1970s which are top of the division I don't think right preparation and good organisa season which in statisti cal terms is the biggest problem with Scottish should, in retrospect, have won more that ari.yone could truthfully say that tion, provincial clubs, it is claimed, worst in the club's history, next season football is population and I suppose than a solitary League Cup and two they're a great side, at present, and can mount a challenge to Scotland's looms ominously. For what it's worth. that with so many more players to Drybrough Cups, failed to provoke ready to challenge for honours next Big Two. I feel that the present side is not the choose from that's one of the reasons a ny real response from a Tynecastle season." With this in mind, it would be worst to emer·ge from Tynecastle why the English feel that they're so fooli sh to claim that the Premier sid e content with a mid·table placing much better than Scotland. Our and entry into !he Texaco Cup. Even although there is precious little League has solely landed Hearts in the consolation in saying this. Between The "worst" team record in Europe and in the Anglo stew as over a period of roughly 20 more pointedly, the same Hibernian Scottish Cup bears this out and it's side gave Hearts their record defeat 1964-65 and 1973-74 fo r example. Recent press comments about the yea rs the club themselves have Hearts finished outside the top ten of only really Celtic and Rangers that are with a seven-nil thrashing over a tea m performance of thf Hearts tea~ had prepared much of the sauce and the old First Divisio n o n three taken seriously down south." which, if rumou·rs then sweeping the certainly been less than complimen garnishing themselves. Just as a occasions and. but for the consistency ciry were to be believed, was more tary and I wondered how Moncur had serious fire reveals the folly of the of Ford and Cruickshank could easil y aptly deserving of a one-over-the· reacted to claimS that this was the "Don't turn part-time" householder who refuses to increase have suffered the ignominy of eight defeat. In 1977, the unthinkable worst Hearts tea m ever. "I can't tell his insurance premium, so Hearts relegation lo ng before 1977. Never· occurred with Hearts relegation from you if this is the worst team as I've "Clubs in the lower English have come a cropper as the Premier thcless, whether this seasoii's team are the top division. While that was hard only been here for about a year. ' divisions survive full-time on crowds League has openly exposed the years the "worst" o r just prone to giving enough to accept, the same· outcome Obviously drastic changes will have to of 5,000 or so, mainly through the of inactivity and negligence on the away "daft" goals very frequently, two years later was 1,>0ssibly worse be made and. unfortunately. you've financial backing of their lotteries and part of men who ought to have known there is no disguising the severity of after earlier promises th,at relegation, better. the present crisis. In the past, Hearts and crises have been bosom buddies with players on st rike. star players sold (albeit not that there's been many to sell). teams for sale. managers leaving the. club in unfortunate circumstances. and relegation a ll dominating the headlines. Except in this instance, it is not a case of cryin g ''wolf'.. Bobby Moncur. best known for past successes with Newcastle and Scolland, is the man currently in charge at Tynccastlc. Before going in to meet him. the cleaning lad y informed us. in a room lined with photos of an illustrious past, that she wouldn't like to be in the manager's shoes. " He's got no money to do anything," she informed us. We drank our tea and thanked her, before the .,-,~.JR man with no money to do anything . ,';.},:,., invited us into the office, complete with two phones - coloured, ,<,,.,,;\ . naturally, maroon and white. ,', .-:;_:~: ~ .;·.3, ..,: :,:.:;;~L';:~:j;\~:".::·~ii:: ..;."- ·;! L .. / , ' It was not really the best time to Blast from the· past: Moncur (011 right) gets down to some pre-season rraming wuh flea;,;, l~st cup final appearance. Jim Jeffries and R~y_Ka y can ~nlY_ watch ~s meet Moncur. Two nights previously, Newcastle team-mares Jimmy Smith, Wyn Davies. Ollie Burton, lamMcFaul and Derek Johnstone steers the ball past Jim C,ruickshank for Rangers third goal in in front of television thousands, Celtic Bryan Robson after winning the lnter·Cirie_s· Fairs' Cup. their 1976 win. had whipped the young Hea rt s team I April30th 1981 13 the pools' points money. Once you competing in Europe and ··as I'm the turn part-time, you'll never become manager the fans expect to sec me do Hope for the future Money needed full-time again." he added. echoing things. With a lack or money. that Future of The success of the Hearts' Short of some benevolent millionaire the fears of many Hearts fans who will obviously cuts down the number of shudder visibly if such an event takes Under-1 8 team in the recent Eastcr arriving on !he scene. it's difficult to optio ns available to me. The way craigs tournament and the sckction of envisage a solution for Hearts' place at Tynccastlc. ahead li es in attracting the Bowrnans On summer football he voiced Hearts Ian Westwater. Gary Mackay and problems. An admission that the club and the Mackays to the club before David Bowman fort he Scottish youth cautious approval. .. You have to play is no longer among the elite of the top English clubs final ly make a team will probably be dismissed in when people want to come and watch Scotland accompanied by a reversal move. It's a fa ct of football life that some circles as "a nother Hearts' youth and there's no doubt that there's more in danger to part-time football while practical in however much you want to hold ont~ policy" which wi ll come 10 nought. pleasure in watching football in Directors of the Heart of the present circumstances would be you r best players, they will. Even if there are some who feel that unthinkable as Hearts without full brilliant sunshine than shivering in inevitably. be sold . I n these circum Midlothian Football Club these arc the best yo ungsters to time players is similar 10 Edinburgh freezing cold or being soa ked in stances what is needed is a conveyor admitted yesterday that the emerge at Tynccas1lc. it is those without a castle. Rebuilding in the pouring rain. There're obviously belt of good players which has not future of the club was in jeopardy because of the team's crucial two or lhrec years before they first Division is a reasonable administrative problems to be been conspicuous at Tynccastlc in really blossom which will be difficult overcome. however. before any pa st years." "dismal playing record". Tbe suggestion on paper but, in all Edinburgh ,;ide have been rele transit ion could be r_nadc." gated from the Premier Divi sion three times lo the last Good scouting needed five years. In order to raise capital the Transition 1s one 1hing that Hearts Hearts board wtll ask a meet FC are crying out for. With a distinct ing of sbareholden next month shortage of cash with which to buy to approve a plan which wiJl players. it ha s been imperative 10 shop make available a large issue around. I ndccd. Moncur has clocked of shares and do away with up around 36,000 mile_s in the year restrictions on maximum bold- that he's been at Tynccastlc in an eff Popular ort to spot the Scot languishing in the in\i.r Archie Martin, chairman English reserves with the potential to Bobby Moncur. above all else. is of the club, said that Hearts might not be able to carry on star back in Scotland. Naturally. for a reali:-,t ic ctnd honci.t. qualities ,~hich have endeared him to a great part of ln their present form unless club in Hearts' position, a good the share issue takes place. scouting system is a must. Moncur the Hearts· following of ,~h1ch he has A sight that J/eans' fans would like to pointed to 1he pho tos of the successful such high regard It can't be manv Full report - Page 20. - Hearts· teams of the 1950s and managers who have had their name see 1n the future - Willie Gibson chanted at the end of another defeat challenges 1he I /amburg defence iri a indicated how many of the past From · The Scorwum · April ··greats.. were from the Edinburgh when relegation h<1s been a-,sured. a!:i /976 European ue. happened at the end of another defeat area ...That's what we really need at for Hearts. against St Mirren. It \ sad when honesty. a team which fails to gain Tynecastle good. local lads who press and ::,upportcrs ha\C criticised The main problem with Hearts is honesty and a willingness to meet the promotion from such a league is eit her want to play for Hearts and who wan! a nd mocked. A case of kicking a man one affecting many clubs in Britain at supporters and imprO\e public unwilling to do so or in no posilion to be part of a successful team. This is when he's down? I hat there arc still the moment, albeit to a greater degree whatsoever 10 cha ll enge for Premier relation~ on the part of Moncur and where sco ut s. especially, arc many who feel st ro ngly enough about in this case. Faced by a recession and honours. If league reconstruction the board. arc taken 111 certain important. If we can get the Hea rt s 10 lc1 lhcir views be known is declining gates. crippling police fees does materialise. and it's a fairly big quarters as attempt\ at "brain youngs ters at around 16 or 17. they"re somewhat encouraging. Crowds of and other financial hardships. clubs ··jf', then Hearts. assuming the washing"' 1hc fans into m:1king them at the ages al which to bring good under 2.500. the prospec1 of a small apparently still compete in a world of shareholders approve the £350.000 believe that they arc the men for the habits into their game. I don·1 mean staff with many part-time,; players. a wages and tr3nsfers which is generally shares issue to keep the bank manager over-coaching them bul pointing out job. rhis season has proved that lottery apparently outsold by its out with their means. Bristol Ci ty. for reasonably content and allow some the things they're doing wrong. Moncur is no miracle-worker but main competitor despite being the example, will play in the Third money to be available, could quietly Getting 1hcm to kick a ball with their then again. they arc not known to be first to start. and the prospect of Division with some players still on rebuild without the overwhelming weaker foot, for example. and in great abundance. playing Queen's Parks and East wages which were negotiated while fear of relegation. bringing it up to the standard of the So, where do Hearts go now? Stirlings when even more money will they were in the First Division two As Bobby Moncur said after an good one. which in my case meant my Despite their hard work O\Cr the past be lost does not suggest a new era years ago. In Hearts' case, they arc earlier defeat this season: .. Football's left foot became equally as bad as my yea r. lhe directors them.!.elvcs would down Gorgic way. At the moment one s1ill aspiring 10 be the club that a funny game. It's just that you don't right." be the firs! to adm11 that an awful lot of the easiest job~ for any ~port-, writer everyone feels they should be but. get many laughs:· For Hearts fans a Finally. we discussed the future of of work remains to he done Since is to \Hite an article on Hearts' plight with poor performances on the field few smiles would suffice. Hearts. Obviously the fans want the meeting Moncur. Hearts have truly and point out what's wrong \\ith not supporting this. there is a growing team competing at the top and· appeared as the sacrificial lamb as t,b,.cm. gap t,,ctwet;n aspiration arict rca\i\v. Came~ Toiicross. 229 6822 Tnluerselbl!atn!ll Club Monday Mdy 4th Till Saturday May 2nd at 7.30 pm WINGED HORSE Scottish Pre mier present Roman Polans ki's SHIFT WORK s uperb fi lming of the by Donald Mackenzie Thomas hardy classic May 7th-30th at 7.30 pm TRAVERSE THEATRE CO. 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Yet this would· safety being enh3:nced by us throwing Natural Violence and seems (although I may be be a blatantly wicked thing to do. away our nuclear weapons and the misinformed) that public figures used The Barb of Pragmatism cause of disarmament is lost. This Modern War to be able to argue that a thing ought The movement for nu c lear they can do. It need not be a pacifist who reaches to be done because it was right, or that disarmament has caught itself on this The Danger in Gun Control this conclusion. Indeed, pacifism another ought to be avoided because barb of pragmatism. No longer does it In a society (like o ne an ocean's seems to be to be untenable. Violence it was unquestionably wrong. Now cry defiantly that nuclear war is evi l breadth from here) where more than is in man·s soul. Force has always every political issue is argued about in and that we must take whatever risks half the population have access to been the highest Lord of Appeal in terms of which course of action will be are involved in seeking to prevent it. firearm's, there is great danger that human disputes and so long as most to our benefit. The most common arguments against they will be used. It is clearly in humanity su rvives it will not be Even a leading figure in the Church I nuclear weapons now rest on I he everyone's interest that no one should otherwise. But the rationale of of England, supporting a humane modern war is a perversion of human 1 strategic dangers in volved in keeping have access to firearms. But it is not immigration policy, argues not that it them. This falsely represents the clearly in an individual's own interest nature. It is not the natural struggle would be wrong to exclude people on I disarmers' feelings. Support for the that he should disgard his weapon. of rivals for life but the cold the basis of their colour and that only unilateralist movement is caused by Such a n action would benefit society elimination of countless civilians in an a corrupt mind would consider such the abhorence which rational people as a whole but would be dangerous for attempt to protect the state. Not in an approach, but that ethnic have of nuclear war, not by their the individual. order to protect its civilians. for we minorities enrich our culture and so intellectual commitment to a Such is also the case with the state's will die anyway, but in order to benefit us all. particular theory of military strategy. possession of nuclear weapons. If this preserve the state's territorial The danger with this kind or Not only is the pragmatist country discarded them, the global integrity. argument is that it intentionally argument for dis.armament threat of nuclear war would be That is why nuclea r weapons are misses the real reason for allowing misleading, it has an intrinsic reduced but the dangers to this wrong. II is not a case of ''better red immigration, in the hope of weakness. lt depends on the country if such a war did break out than dead", because unilateral popularising the message. It suggests assumptions and probabilities of would be greatly increased. Yet a disarmament contributes nothing to that, if the majority of the population strategic planning which arc so civilised society should be brave our safety, but better dead than guilty. did not welcome the cultural Nuclear weapons are wrong in complicated that no one, but no one. e_nough to take this risk . The use of enrichment of steel bands and Chinese principle, and disarmers must have proper!}' understands them. In a nuclear weapons would be such an take-a-ways, there would be nothing strategic debate, the m111tansts only evi l act that it ought not to be the courage to say so. wrong in principle with exi,elling the have to show the implausability of our contemplated. Sandy Murray of the Gun We in the Western world need never other people, and the perpetual Britain, and may be unruly, but are but does not make total sense. The fear the nocturnal pounding on the violence eventually numbs us so much not unruly aliens. Moreover, there drive to control guns does not door which portends seizure and that it takes ~omcthing really big, like were white demonstrators as well as threaten to restrict men who use rifles separation from our loved ones, and the attempt on the President's life. to black, and any punishment handed to go hunting; gun control is often death, simply because we shock us out of our complacency. out should be dealt o·ut with regard to necessary, for its essential aim is to question or disagree with govern Furthermore, when we realise that the degree of violation of the law and insure that'there will never again be a ment policies or individuals in such a terrible incident could have the public safety, on an individual situation where a maniac with hi s own positions of power, but liberty, to be meant not only the death of an basis, irrespective of the colour of a private grudge against society can effective, must be supported by American President but also possibly man's skin. walk casually into a shop. buy a security. People not only have a right the annihilation of millions, ourselves Saturday night special and proceed to take it out on anyone, whether he be to speak and think as they please; they included - witness the chaos with the KKK also have a right to be able to walk nuclear "football" - then we must President or paper-boy. On the same point, with the Ku freely, whether it be down a crowded surely be convinced that the time has Klux Klan still regrettably active in No Fear of Violence street in full daylight or down a come for change. Humanity can no the. United States, the Federal deserted country road in the darkness longer afford (if it ever could} to lie We cannot afford to neglect the due Government can't stop them from of night, safe in the knowledge that no down and let the thug. the process of law or to class everyone hating Negroes (one could say that o ne will do them harm. Yet if the psychopath, the misfit, the rapist - who commits a crime as an evil and they have the right to think of Negroes history of human society is the story the evil - walk over the decent, \(lell barbaric individual. There .arc some as they want) but ca n prevent them of a gradual evolution toward intentioned and the good of heart. decent people who ha ve at one time from in0icting violence upon these civilisation, some in our midst are done wrong and today lie in prison, people, who arc their fellow further back than most in the achieve Public Safety scarred by the memory of their crimes. Americans whether the K K K like iror ment of that ideal. We must not be without compassion The quest toward understanding not, and as such have their own rights for individuals, but in the name of a evil is not without validity. Perhaps fundamental among these being the Kill Crazy? better world we must not temporise in we can learn through understanding right of life, free from fear. The the fight against the sickness of crime. In the past few months we trave seen evil also how it can be controlled and explanation for violence in the United No more glorification of famous the attempted assassination of strive toward a future in which it will States context is, say many on both criminals. No more cult figures. No President Reagan (and the arrest of cease to exist; but the idea of sides of the Atlantic, rooted in more days in which parents worry two others with similar intent); the compassion for evil can o nl y weaken American culture. I don't believe about the safety and future of their horrific m\lrder of at least 21 little and endanger us even further. Why violence is rampant in contemporary children. No more nights in which Negro children in Atlanta; the are there violent elements in modern America because of the influence of young women are afraid 10 walk Brixton riots; the all-too-frequent society? Two prominent explana the frontier on American thought; it alone. Let us commit ourselves to kidnappings in Italy; demonstrations tions, each with many supporters, was more common for settlers on the building a better society - no, a by neo-Nazi groups in Germany; and spring immediately to mind: in the frontier to own guns to protect better world - in which there is no the bombing of synagogues by such case of the United Kingdom, many themselves and their families than to further fear of violence, and in which groups in France. "What's the believe that the economic situation, mug or shoot the man or woman in we need never contemplate the use of matter?" someone once asked of rampant unemployment and the the nearest log cabin. As for violence violence to defend ourselves and those America. "Everybody in this country subseq uent boredom and Jack of in the cinema and on TV, millions whom we hold dear. Then the hour of kill-crazy?" ,.oday the same question resolve lead many, especia ll y young paid to watch John Wayne or Clint the gun shall be truly over. and the could be asked of the world. people, to desperation and violence. Eastwood a nd enjoyed their films, fundamentally good people who Of course the world as a whole isn't This explanatio n fails to take note of bar-room brawls a nd gunfights constitute the majority of the world's "kill-crazy". I think anyone who sees the fact that the majority of people, included, came out of the cinema and inhabitants can look forward to most people as fundamentally decent the young included, no matter how never harmed a soul. building a new world based on trust would ha ve 10 accept that those who desperate, are not resorting to acts of Where we can see frontier thinking and kindness and decency and love. are violent beyond the point of human crime and violence. No generation has is in the feeling of necessity to own Therein li es the hope for tomorrow, nature constitute a small minority. a monopoly on either vinue or vice. guns for the sake of self-protection; and therein lies the promise of joy. Yet there is so much of this kind of Neither has. a specific race; so and many feel this way because horror in the world today that we regardless of the rights and wrongs of violent crime is so rampant. The accept it as an almost everyday Brix ton, we must realise that it will do situation would not be serious were it occurrence, so much so that the no good to talk of shipping Negroes not so easy for anyone to buy a gun. '.1!ichael Coyne sus picion which naturally creeps in back 10 other parts of the world, for That the Naional Riflemen's Associa often blinds us to the goodness in many of these people were born in tion is against gun control is apparent, April 30th 1981 15 Are Things Getting You Down? Careers Column Now would be a good time to set something up LI you feel that 12 Insight into Management or 24 months could be used constructive!) either to broden The .. Insight into Management" experience or to strengthen a course run by the Careers Advisory subsequent application. Service in the Easter vaca1 1o n. primarily for penultimate year 11. lle wary of e ntering a students. was vo ted "' very successful .. postgraduate diploma cour')ejust by a further 19 students. as a comfortable haven. You will 26 of the students had approached not get. two bi tes at 1h1 s cherry the course "rather uncertam" as to (teaching excepted) if you career inteniions and a further 12 su bsequently se1 your heart on a "very vague". At the conclusion, 54 of I different career for which such a the 63 participants considered the course is mandalOr). course would help them 10 "make 1 If a diploma course 1, a valid more informed career decisions". All a.ltcrnative way forward for your 63 said they would advise other first c h oice career (e.g. students to attend such a course. Here Personnel), seek a place w11hou1 arc some of the srndent quotes: delay and make the earliest ·· r.his has been a very helpful and possible application for fi nance. enJoyable course. It s intensit y is just Awards will be much tighter this abou~ right any longer a nd impact yea r. For SEO-focused of fatigue, etc. would mean a decrease applicants. a place mu,1 be in enjoyment and value." secured by 17th July and ··Did not ex pect the course to be so docomcntary evidence of this enJoya bl e - expected more lectures. togeth e r with an award Though~ the groups idea was very application made before the end good idea. Suggested action : of July. em phasise this more in publici ty." 12. Those expecti ng to secure an " It wa s much more fun than I thought. excellent Degree in a non· Although ru shed, not too taxing technical subject should be probably because it was enjoyable." ext remely cautious about the Careers Ad visers comment: It is temptations of a hi gher degree in possible to over-emphasise the ') that subject. Hi ghe r Education is commercial / industria l co ntext. set fo r a contractrng phase and Management is an art practised in a ll Turning the opportunities for an academic sectors of society and its skill s a re career will be rare indeed . If a late universa l. start should have to be made o n To sum up, the course was a corner an "outside" career - a very broadening experience for students. likely prospect for those now S. Stop and have a think about the yo ung managers and tutors. T he There has been a sea change in the embarking o n a non-technical trends in society at large and how Careers Advisory Service would like economic outl ook in the last couple of higher degree - age and 1h ey might relate to job to thank all those companies a nd weeks. This should be· of some qualification could both prove a opportunities. Wh at sectors of organisations whose financial support comfort to those finalists who were hindrance. the economy arc the most made it all possible. (We hope such struggling with the job sce ne in a support will enable us to pul on a promising over a 5 to 10 year morass of gloom towards the end of similar course in 1982, with further view? If you are a non-specialist, r------1 last term . detailed refinements sugges ted by I his are there nonetheless some It is too early ye t to say whether the year's participants). possible jobs for yo u even in high The Student Rock recession has rea ll y bottomed out and The last comment should be with a techno logy companies? A whether the few more hopeful student and directed to Jane Saxton humble job in a growth Totalizer indicato rs herald a n upturn (one or the course administrator: .. a brillia nt enterprise is a better start po in t more false dawns must be expected). fea1 of organisation." Business sentiment is certainly than a glamour job in a doomed brighter and a great deal at the sector. beginning of the re·investment cycle 6. Consider the stepping-stone hinges on confidence. approach. Given a clear career How might this in nucnce those who goal but short term diffi culty in expect to graduate this summer and securing the necessary opening. how should yo u (if not amongst the are there some tangential bits of fortunate few who already have job experience which would ensure offers) now modify your job search more rapid advancement at a strategy? later datc?For example someone Here is a 12-point pl an: interested in Arts Administration could learn to type and get some I. Oecide(subject onl y to 10, 11 and book-keepin g experience; those interested in marketing could get 12 below) whether to in vest a some down to earth direct se lling further burst of effort in the job experience. It ma y be easier to get se arch before getting your head down fo r '"Fi nals" or NOT. To be one of these intermediate jobs, .. half and hair· about this is to strengthen a later applicati on to wo rry a great deal and achieve the main career and lose no time very li1t le. 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Mascot is d is turbed by these I (8, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2) 0;) £ printed above. pushed belatedly mto this option. ll ~ & I- AltJ ,Jrr I ' 16 April 30th 198 1 SCOTLAND Victorious On ruc5da) n1gl11. Scotland took a l\rach~. Suddenl) J ock Ste111's men ;n.,,ay from the dc~pairmg keeper. I he convincing stndc towards the World began to play with the lluc11C) that 61 .489 lam, prc!-icnt went into Cup Finals 111 Spa111 next ~ummcr with had been mi~~ing from their four rapture!>. H dc!>erved 3-1 victory o,cr a brave but previous ·«1oild Cup 1·ie~. i he brad1·~ All the ~amc. Israel'~ playcr~ rather limited hr;1cli ~ide. - mosll y !-.Old1ers ana s1u<.1ent!> - dc~erve crcdit for the way they stuck 0' teers Nevertheless. Scotland made a s howed 50111C cxtrerndy clever to !heir ta~k 111 ncar-unp0~!-.1blc dcc1dcdl) patchy Mart. The command touchc~. but their fin1:-hing rn ~lltack circum!',tance5 and Moshe Sinai'!'igoal they were expected to take quickly in and discipline in defence both left a lo t after 57 minute!. wa~ no more than th1~ v11al match failed to rnateriailse to be desm:d and when Scotland were they were due. This. however. wa!. the Hit By and in fact the best chance of the first given ;1no1her penalty by the Icelandic only significant bre·1kthrough that the 15 minutes fell to lsrnd. Mo~he Sina,. referee after 30 mmule~. there was Israelis could achieve and in the last whom Aberdeen boss Alex Ferguson barely ;i protest from the oppos11ion. period of the game. Jordan. Hanford wa~ w;11chmg. made a quick mc,~ive Nor could any be juslificd. and Archihald all produced excellent Foot And pa~!> to lcft-wmgcr -1 abak . I le had the But with Shum beside him crucle'ly ~aves from M1zrnh1 as the Scotland goat virtually at his mercy but kicked llattencd Steve Archibalcl well rn sidc team grew in stature. II could be the ball wildly over the bar. the penalty box. Robcrbon again argued thal tht: blue jerseys 5.hould Thereafter, the Israelis rolled back !>tcpped up to take the kick. cra!-ihcd it have 5,cored more than three goals Mouth in a 4-4-2 formatio n to counter the past Mizrahi. am.I the game. as a wuh all the chances they created. but new-look Scob with winger!> Davie conte~t. was over. considering that Scotland had on!) Though the vacation saw the can Provd n and J ohn Robcrt,;on moving The Scot~ 1hen se ttled to the kind ol found the back or 1he net on three cellation of a major championship bc1wccn the midfield and wide football expccled of them. I lartlord occa5ion5, in their previous FOUR because of foo1 and mouth, the forward posuio n~. pu~hcd the ball through 10 J o rdan and matcl1e!>, this was undoubtedly a good ' Orienteering Club nevertheless did Thing!> began to go mo re Scotland\ he cro,\ it quickly to Archibald who result. Barring any unforscen well at two major events. A midweek way .iher 15 minute.., when I-rank bl:11ed It over the b..ir. Soon calamitic~ Scotland arc now virtually trip to BUSF at Durham was enjoyed Gn.1} ran into the penalty box and al'terwan.h. a Provan cro~~ was certain to qualll) for the 1981 \Vorld by all. The ind ividual event was in a tned a ~hot which \\<.h 'iCrn mblcd out hca Fencing Club finalJSts 111 the· Mens Foll and Hugh Germariy. The German club a re on Golf Club Kernohan d id well to come 6th in the tour, and after several cancellations Sabre. from Colleges in Edin burgh a match SlJSF triumph , A very successful weekend J/4/5 In the Ladies Foil competition we with EU was hastily arranged. In the April during Easter, at the Brit had three semi-finalists - Sally Ladies A match the German girls won Edinburgi1 University Golf Club ish Universities Fencing competi Smith. Shona WIide and Karen 9-7, EU fencers being D. Pippard. J . won the Scottish Universities' Team tion, was held at the de Beau Kernohan. Ross. and M. Jarvis with scfioots Championship for the second time in mont Centre, London. In the epee The Mens team were overall Teap1 fencers J. Bracewell fencing too. In three years. · competition George Lister was 3rd, Champions, the first time ever that the the Ladies B match the EU _g irls won The championships. held at Hugh Kernohan coming 6th. Donnie Edinburgh Mens team has won 1hc 6-3, EU fencers S. Smith, D. Pippard Montrose this year, started well with . Mackenzie won the sabre competition Bntish Universities Champiomhips. a nd M. Jarvis, and m the Mens Epce three Edinburgh men in the top four Mackenzie won the Sabre On Wednesday 22nd April a match match the EU men won 9-0, EU places. Craig Armour of Edinburgh competit ion and came 2nd in the IOok place between EU Fencing Club fencers G. Liston. H . Kernohan and winning the individual. Mens Foil. We also had two semi- and lnglestadt Athletics Club. West A. Finn. The Team Championship started brightly with a 8½-1 ½ victory against holders St Andrews. However, a defeat at the hands of Strathclyde left things wide open. A 7½-2½ victory SPORTS CONSCIOUS against Aberdeen meant that any slip by Strathclyde on the last day would result in a win for Edinburgh providing we beat Dundee. This posed no ,:> roblem as we increased our points difference to 40- 20 with a 8½- 1½ win. At the same .._,; adidas .._~_..; time Strathclyde lost to Aberdeen leaving Edinburgh deserved winners. This was a fine team performance with a ll players winning at least half of their matches. 15% DISCOUNT The most successful individual in the match-play team championship was David Ireland with 5 from 6, closely followed by Richard (MOST OTHER LEADING MAKES LESS 10%) McGregor with 4 ½ from 6 and Alastair Sharman wi1h 4 ½ from 5. Three of the team were selected for Scottish Universities squad - Craig Armour. David Ireland and John 13 Meadow Place, Edinburgh 031-2291298 King. They will play Ireland, Australia a nd England. (foot of Marchmont Road) The team was Armour. Biggart. Flynn, H utson. Ireland, King. 68 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh McGregor. McNeil. Parker (captain), 031-556 5322 Ramsev. Sharr11a1J..