The Land Comission
At various times during this period Eileen would decide that she wished to return closer to Oxford. I moved both to Oxford and Crawley to meet her wishes, only for her to change her mind . However our home remained in Brighton. It was time for a change and I obtained a post with the Land Commission at Reading (closer to Oxford at the wish of Eileen). Again this entailed a living away from home. Only for her mind once again! I moved to another branch of the Land Commission at Croydon, commuting by train each day.These constant mind changes caused stress and on more than one occasion I broke down in tears at work. This was a department set up by the Labour government with the purpose of taxing the capital gain in respect of land sales. My area of activity was at South Kent and I made it my business to visit planning offices and building inspectors in that area at least one day each week. I got to know South Kent very well.
At the end of two years with the Land Commission it became obvious to me that there would be a change of Government and, with it, the disbandment of the Land Commission. I therefore sought and obtained a new post with the South Eastern regional office of British Telecom.
Fred's Memories 