Alternatives to society's taboos

the long version

It was August in 2011 when riots broke out in the UK. They started in London and then spread to provincial cities including Wolverhampton. I was sitting in a garden outside a working men's club when someone asked for an explanation of what had gone wrong. I had been following the situation closely right from the inception and I gave my views and explanations of what had gone wrong, and how it could be solved in the long run. I never could see any short term solutions. When I had finished, everyone agreed with me; with the proviso that 'they would never take notice of what I had to say'. It is not very often that people will agree with everything I say. The next morning I got up early as usual and started to write this book. I was not put off by 'never take any notice'; if it needed to be written down I would write it. Although it would upset many, I knew that it reflected what normal working class people had to say. I estimated that it would take me a year, and it was exactly two years before I had a first draft. By now of course I have included many other topics which were not concerned with the riots, and the number of people who disagree with what I have to say will have increased. But the aim of this book is make people think about alternatives to society's taboos whatever they may be.