Aug
26
2009
Driving around North Yorkshire recently trying to earn a few quid I couldn’t help noticing how much land is turned over to growing grass. Now, the Vale of York is a good, fertile area and we could grow a fair amount of food here except, of course, that major resellers, like supermarkets, would rather buy [...]
Tags: watching the grass grow
Aug
21
2009
The release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the supposed Lockerbie bomber, has not met with universal support. Quelle surprise! Many believe that he had little, or nothing, to do with the bombing anyway. Chances are that his family received a cash payout while he took the fall. The fact that there are lucrative oil deals likely [...]
Tags: Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, lockerbie
Aug
14
2009
Oh dear. Now the Americans are taking a pop at the NHS!. That’s a country that spends more than twice the amount per head than the UK; where more than 40 million people (two thirds of the UK population) dare not go to hospital because they can’t afford the bill and where the World Health [...]
Tags: Americans, what do they know
Aug
02
2009
For the first time in over 2 years I was late with a payment to Barclaycard. My outstanding balance is a measly few hundred quid and I’ve got a late payment charge. Well, fair enough, I should have been more organised. However, that doesn’t mean I have to put up with repeated calls over the [...]
Tags: barclaycard, customer service