Profiles on the UP people at the age of seven:

Tony:
- Comes across rough, fights with the other children.
- Down to earth, poor background.
- He wants to be a jockey.

Predictions:
I think he will have a practical life and might even become a thug, gambler or deal with drugs and alcohol.

Jackie:
- Lives in east end London, from an average family.
- She seems really appreciating, excepting and bright.
- She has good qualities and is very social and friendly.

Predictions:
I think she will finish school, marry and have kids, maybe be a stay at home mother.

Lynn:
- Lives in east end London, like Jackie.
- She is quite pretty and cute, not overly talkative like Jackie.
- She seems quite popular, happy and peaceful.

Predictions:
I don’t think she will end up working for Woolworth’s.

Sue:
- Lives in east end London like Jackie and Lynn.
- She is quite shy and reserved from the others.
- The other girls seem to talk over her and she is a bit boring.

Predictions:
I think she will marry later, in her 30’s and have 1 kid.

Simon:
- Lives in a children’s orphanage.
- He is shy, scared and so vulnerable.
- He is coloured and understands the nature of the term.

Predictions:
I think he will end up on the street, and can’t find a job because of his skin colour and harshly poor background.

Paul:
- Lives in the children’s orphanage like Simon.
- Seems really frightened and vulnerable.
- He looks quite sad and lonely.

Predictions:
I think he will become very introverted and uncomfortable around others because of the way he grew up in the orphanage.

John:
- His parents are wealthy to give him such a high education at an early life.
- Programmed into thinking about his further education and career.
- He has a toffy upper class English accent.

Predictions:
I think he will go to Oxford University, and become wealthy.

By Deanne Woodman