tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post6629927850546500977..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: The Krays and the EstablishmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-41953436535002297782015-10-08T09:22:05.365+01:002015-10-08T09:22:05.365+01:00ND: fabulous!ND: fabulous!Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-66104323065350553432015-10-08T09:10:57.331+01:002015-10-08T09:10:57.331+01:00on the subject of what is known in pubs ... a clos...on the subject of what is known in pubs ... a close acquaintance of mine, a journo, as a junior reporter on a national newspaper was set on to write about a notorious (north-of-England) murder <br /><br />to the amazement of the Police he quickly turned up at a local nick and told them who had done it, before writing his story<br /><br />he had solved the mystery crime by the simple expedient of sitting in the appropriate pub, buying plentiful drinks all round and discreetly asking who'd dunnit<br /><br />needless to say he was (briefly) arrested for hindering a police investigation or some such nonsense, but a call from his editor soon settled that<br /><br />He had a strong belief in the power of alcohol to resolve problems: once, when he had a scoop on the eve of a print workers strike (in the bad old Fleet Street days), he approached the paper's NUJ Chapel bearing a crate of whisky and asked, as a personal favour, if they wouldn't mind delaying their strike until after his scoop was published. It worked.Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-15087416401707593552015-10-07T20:17:37.431+01:002015-10-07T20:17:37.431+01:00Very interesting, esp. the Stoke Newington remarks...Very interesting, esp. the Stoke Newington remarks.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-38976983271250883642015-10-07T18:59:18.921+01:002015-10-07T18:59:18.921+01:00James - thanks.James - thanks.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-62004598898987843072015-10-07T11:10:09.467+01:002015-10-07T11:10:09.467+01:00Have linked indirectly via AK Haart.Have linked indirectly via AK Haart.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com