Archive for August, 2009

Aug 26 2009

Watching the grass grow…

Published by under Environment

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 [...]

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Aug 21 2009

Lockerbie…

Published by under News,Topical Events

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 [...]

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Aug 14 2009

Americans? What do they know?

Published by under News,Topical Events

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 [...]

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Aug 02 2009

Customer Service? Don’t make me laugh.

Published by under Get Your Own Back

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 [...]

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