http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog Get it off your chest Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:51:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Years ago I used to admire those who had gone to university and gained a degree, so much so that I went as a mature student and got one of my own 10 years after leaving school. Not any more. It used to convey so much and demonstrated the differences ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/what-value-a-degree/ The recent 'invasion' of Stansted airport didn't change the World nor did 9/11. Oh sure, security got better. Now I can't get on a 'plane without surrendering my nail file and submitting to a strip-search in case I have some C4 secreted in my rectum! But the World didn't change ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/change-the-world/ Is it just me or... I know we are rapidly spiraling into recession, some would say we have already arrived, but why do I get the feeling we will not all be affected equally? The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3% but the high street banks don't pass it ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/shafted-again/ The United Kingdom has one of the lowest turnouts for elections in the World despite having one of the most transparent political processes. Could it be that this very transparency is responsible? Apparently, 47% of people in this country are not interested in the US elections compared to 25% in France ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/statistically-political/ Worried about the effect of the credit crunch on your pension? If you're 50+ you should be. That's not to say you should be panicking just taking a good, hard look at your retirement provision. Now, we are not going to pretend that we are experts on financial matters but, ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/pension-woes/ After an unexpectedly pleasant weekend, the sun shone for two days in a row, it's back to normal service for Monday morning! The sun has gone away. Still, I'm in a quiet office in a pleasant rural location and the dog's asleep under the desk. Makes me almost forget that ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/normal-service-resumes/ Now that David Cameron has had his wind turbine installed and considering we probably would all like to save a bit on our energy bills I decided to do a little research on alternative energy, in this case wind turbines. What I found out surprised even me. Firstly, there are ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/alternative-energy/ There's so much crap written about this that the average person has no chance of getting it right. For example, it's said that cattle in the UK are responsible for 25% of this country's methane emissions. Methane is one of the gases said to be responsible for global warming - it ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/going-green/ Praise the Lord! We're saved from binge drinking! There's going to be a label on bottles of alcohol warning people about binge drinking. That's so inspirational, NOT. It's too late, the lunatics are already in charge of the asylum. http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/binge-drinking/ Curiously, you can now attend classes in Reality TV - how to gain an edge over your opponents reports Heather Alexander on BBC News! To get your 15 minutes of fame nowadays you need to be just a bit better prepared than the average stupid applicant. In case you hadn't noticed, ... http://www.the50plusclub.co.uk/blog/reality-tv/