Remember, remember.

Last Saturday was the 35th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings. One of the worst atrocities of the IRA's campaign on the British mainland, 21 people were killed and many more injured when bombs went off in two city centre pubs - The Mulberry Bush and The Tavern in the Town. The Mulberry Bush has long since been demolished, but The Tavern in the Town is still there - now called The Yard of Ale. I often wonder if any of the people who pass by its fairly anonymous front door every day realise its history. Of course the incident was equally notorious for the fitting up by the police of six innocent men for the crime. The real culprits have never been brought to justice although several names are in the public domain as having been involved.