Category Archives: money

Legal drugs

Posted on 14 December, 2015 by

In this case, ibuprofen. Nurofen. Ibuprofen is an NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. In other words a painkiller, and one of the weaker NSAIDs, so, at low doses, it carries the risk of fewer side effects. So we have so-called specific … Continue reading →

Posted in animal rights, animals, consumerism, drugs, health, money, public relations | 30 Comments

Jimmy Savile – how’s about that, then?

Posted on 15 October, 2012 by

What is there to say? Shocking? Terrible? Those poor girls and women? And boys apparently too. I don’t need to say all that because everyone else has said it. A couple of things I will say. They are currently allegations … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, feminism, journalism, life, media, money, musings, news | Tagged , | 32 Comments

Journalism (7) – public relations

Posted on 24 April, 2012 by

But the lure of the newsroom and reporting called again. Or perhaps the politics of the government circuit in the 80s wasn’t for me. Or maybe we just wanted to escape from the south-east with our property boom money before … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, health, journalism, life, media, money, musings, public relations, work, writing | 14 Comments

Oh those ragged trousers!

Posted on 11 April, 2012 by

Will they ever go away? Doubt it somehow. It is more than 100 years since Robert Noonan Tressell died (1911), and nearly 100 since his famous book was published in 1914. The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists is a unique book. And sadly … Continue reading →

Posted in consumerism, environment, environmentalism, health, life, money, musings, politics, poverty, work, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Consumerism (6) – living boxes

Posted on 29 March, 2012 by

After all, home entertainment sounds so dreary. And I can hardly title a blog, TVs, computers, gadgets, smartphones, iPads, video/DVD recorders, fax machines, can I? All suggestions for a better title will be carefully considered and will most likely be … Continue reading →

Posted in consumerism, environment, environmentalism, internet, journalism, life, media, money, musings, shopping, work, writing | Tagged , , , | 32 Comments

Consumerism (5) – burning up

Posted on 27 March, 2012 by

Needing a break from the intellectual analysis of world poverty, I thought I would take a look at something simple. And totally related to world poverty – gas guzzlers. Of which we have a glorious three. I like to be … Continue reading →

Posted in consumerism, cycling, environment, environmentalism, europe, life, money, poverty, travel | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Week One

Posted on 7 January, 2012 by

To date: One less internet friendship (although I have no idea why, as for once, I did not break it off). A letter from the newly appointed management company for the block informing us that the proposed budget for next … Continue reading →

Posted in communal living - flat life, friendships, internet, life, money | 2 Comments

It ain’t my day

Posted on 6 January, 2012 by

And now the washing machine goes pear-shaped 😦 Oh well

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The little things

Posted on 16 May, 2011 by

The other day a friend told us about something another friend had for sale. We agreed to go and look at it, preferably early in the morning over the weekend. Our intermediary was happy with that as he gets up … Continue reading →

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Funding for health services

Posted on 17 June, 2008 by

One of the comments on my last post about smuggling cigarettes (“Risk free or duty free?”) suggested increasing the taxes on cigarettes in Gibraltar and added that the additional revenue generated could go directly towards treating smokers. (With which I … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, feminism, health, money, shopping, work | 1 Comment