Mar
28
2009
With almost half the World living on less than $2.50 a day (source: World Bank), and that’s 3 billion people, we must be able to come up with a better system. It shocked me too. And 80% of the population lives on less than $10. So, here we are saving a wealthy minority, who are [...]
Tags: poor majority, wealthy minority, world economy
Mar
12
2009
Yes, it’s official, taxes are set to rise. Government is irrelevant in this, it’s unavoidable. Why? Those things that are bad for you are to be taxed more highly to offset the cost of treatment and to encourage people to reduce consumption. This assertion is exemplified by the Scottish GP who is calling for a [...]
Tags: chocolate makes you obese, taxes going up
Mar
05
2009
There I was thinking “I haven’t had much to say for a bit…” when this drops in! It looks like a great opportunity so go on, have a go My name is Joe Newell and I am an assistant producer working for Maverick Television. I am currently working on the long-running Channel 4 programme 10 [...]
Tags: 10 years younger, appear on 10 Years Younger, free makeover