Today-in-History PAGE of SCOPE SYSTEMS.

A rather nifty little site for those of us who like a bit of trivia:

Today-in-History: July 5th

Obviously apart from the British feeling rather disappointed with last night's performance
- a rather arrogant and misguided leadership, they'd spent piles of cash on the best prepared team ever to leave these shores to do battle against a buch of colonials (no, not the Lions!). You'd be surprised at waht you might find...

Crumbs! It must be the end of term!

Parents 'ruining school sports day'

Well I'll be...

Parents 'ruining school sports day'

Who'd have thought it? Typical independent school mentality! Tut! Tut! We ought to be ashamed!

Clive Astler, Editor of Country Life: "Nowadays, some parents have a highly
competitive attitude to life and are neurotic about their children succeeding at
everything they attempt. It is spoiling the whole thing."

Based on this statement I would like to ask you all the following question:

Would we have won the battle of Waterloo if they'd banned the parents' race from the playing fields of Eton in 1805?

Answers on the usual postage stamp, please...