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devonianmatthew.bsky.social

18 October 2026 11:03

My grandad who served in WWII would talk about bits of it. But the idea of me joining the army, even just cadets, filled him with horror.

Lyndon Rosser

lyndonrosser.bsky.social

18 October 2026 11:03

Strictly speaking, absolutely no Boomers served. By definition.

Godot

godot47.bsky.social

18 October 2026 07:56

The Mail speaks to a generation that fought in no wars, enjoyed free dentistry, opticians, higher education, jobs for life, early retirement, large redundancy payments etc thanks to socialism, made a fortune selling parents houses then took the futures of younger generations away by voting Tory.

DS Tosh Lines

mambob.bsky.social

18 October 2026 07:52

I think there is genuine confusion between the generation that fought the Second World War and the generation that grew up watching Second World War films.

Simona McKenzie

signoramac.bsky.social

18 October 2026 07:07

Or maybe we need the Media Secretary to listen and act for those who express concerns every single day about the BBC bias? As long as we pay the licence fee that maybe seen as an endorsement for this to continue while the corporation asks 'what has it done for you? Bonkers.