Author Archives: john graham

“Feel Good Inaction”

Posted on May 20, 2012 by john graham

This blog is a follow on from “Conspiracy of Silence” (click on the ARCHIVE, 18th May 2012). Having remained silent for months on the deepening crisis in elderly care, there is a sudden outcry after the local elections have taken place.  … Continue reading →

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“Conspiracy of Silence”

Posted on May 17, 2012 by john graham

The older generation tend to be more conservative both with a small “c” and a capital “C”.  They also tend to turn out to vote more than the younger generation.  Unless they are too frail to do so. What so … Continue reading →

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A Cruel Deception.

Posted on May 15, 2012 by john graham

I wrote scathingly about the £140 state pension when it was first heralded as a great step forward by Ian Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.  (Click on Pensions under Topics to see more, or find … Continue reading →

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Elusive Cherry Blossom

Posted on May 13, 2012 by john graham

This is the last of a series of posts which cover my visit to Japan in the spring of 2012.   For earlier posts click on “Japanese Odyssey” in the TAG CLOUD.  It ends with a  cartoon by Tom, who accompanied me on … Continue reading →

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“The Pill Go Round”

Posted on May 6, 2012 by john graham

A recent report by Professor Sarah Harper of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, highlights the fact that we are too quick to use pills to solve our medical problems rather than making lifestyle changes. I have written about this … Continue reading →

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“Shinkansen Bullet Train”

Posted on May 1, 2012 by john graham

This is one of a series of blogs which describe my trip to Japan in April 2012.  To see earlier blogs in the series, click on “Japan Odyssey” in the Tag Cloud. Half-way through our holiday we travel from Tokyo … Continue reading →

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“Green T Makes U P”

Posted on April 29, 2012 by john graham

As I start to think about packing for a long-awaited trip to Japan, I came across an interesting study by Tokyo University.  Their researchers followed the health care of 14,000 elderly people and related it to their diets over a three-year … Continue reading →

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“Living in the Present”

Posted on April 26, 2012 by john graham

The growing number of older people with dementia is making societies all over the world reach for straws of solutions   —–    in health care services that are drowning under the pressure of struggling to cope with ageing populations. Over the … Continue reading →

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“Move to the Country” 3

Posted on April 25, 2012 by john graham

Two years ago I wrote a blog recommending you move to Dorset if you want to live longer.    See May 28 2010, in the Archive. I must apologise to anyone who took me seriously and moved.   A more upto date … Continue reading →

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“A Shopping Experience”

Posted on April 24, 2012 by john graham

This is one of a series of blogs which describe my trip to Japan in April 2012.  To see earlier blogs in the series, click on “Japan Odyssey” in the Tag Cloud. Takashimaya is an upmarket department store in Kyoto.   We … Continue reading →

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