He was so shocked he couldn't do it. As adults, and now as parents themselves, many of these children are now making amends. As a result, I am obsessively organised and tidy now. We're all too sensible to be revolutionaries now. We want good pay and pensions, decent schools for our kids, and time to ourselves.
People now are much more worried about schools, security.
My parents didn't care about those things. Like many of the radicals of the 60s, Stein's parents have lost their faith. They've become disillusioned. Jennie Bristow is glad her parent's passions have mellowed. They're not caught in the past.