As we celebrate our national heritage and the contribution of our heroes, it is always useful to also contemplate how we can improve on various aspects of national life. It is probably not unreasonable for someone — not necessarily a cynic — to say that those aspects are too numerous to tally.
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| Police stay close to the action downstairs the transport centre, where most of the irregular activities occur. Above is a scene from the exuberant teenagers. |
That may be. For today, though, this newspaper wishes to focus on something that we believe is a major hindrance to the achievement of goals and objectives at all levels of national life. We refer to a most unfortunate inclination — perhaps fuelled by our laid-back culture — to allow small problems to become huge.
A prime example is this vexing issue of teenagers causing chaos at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on a Friday afternoon. Sunday Observer stories pointing to unruly, anti-social and even criminal behaviour among students at the centre have caused consternation. We are told that, in addition to behaving badly, many students use the transport centre as a venue to meet and 'lyme' on a Friday, rather than promptly going home.Read more:
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