Author Archives: john graham

Swept to a New World ?

Posted on April 19, 2020 by john graham

We are all on a voyage sailing into a New World, just like Columbus and Captain  Cook.   This time with Coronavirus as the wind behind us blowing us hither and thither to who ( certainly not WHO ) knows … Continue reading →

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Swept Off My Feet.

Posted on April 12, 2020 by john graham

I grew up in the gentle world of feet and inches. Of gallons of petrol , pints of milk and even smaller bottles at playtime in school. A time of tables …  times tables and blackboards and chalk.  And marks out … Continue reading →

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Rugby Inovation 🏉🏉🏉

Posted on April 5, 2020 by john graham

In the Coronavirus lockdown period for all sports Leicester Tigers are once again leading the way forward. In my first blog on this subject “ Rugby Balls 🏉”.   I wrote about how the Old Farts at the RFU had … Continue reading →

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Pangolin News

Posted on April 1, 2020 by john graham

It was July last year when a pangolin popped into my head.   Not literally you understand, but once he was here I couldn’t shake him out for a long time.    Infact it was December,  before I stopped writing about … Continue reading →

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Standard Life Insurance? Part 2.

Posted on March 29, 2020 by john graham

This blog is the sequel to the post I wrote last month about my investigation into a dripping tap of wasted money that I have  been paying out for over 40 years !   (You can find it by clicking … Continue reading →

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Rugby Balls Up🏉🏉

Posted on March 22, 2020 by john graham

This post follows my earlier post about the impact of Coronavirus on the Rugby world and my once excellent all winning team  Leicester Tigers. They have not been playing well all season  ,,,,  dropping the 🏉 …… not catching the … Continue reading →

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Corona V GrumbleSmiles

Posted on March 18, 2020 by john graham

You can’t let all this endless talk about Coronavirus get you down. Goodness knows there are plenty of reasons to  grumble about it :- confined to the house for the next twelve weeks – nationalised house arrest courtesy of Bodj … Continue reading →

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Brave ??? NewWorld

Posted on March 15, 2020 by john graham

We are waking up in a New World, but we don’t know yet if it will be a Brave one.    That will depend on how much changes and how much we can hold on to …….. and for a … Continue reading →

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Rugby Balls🏉

Posted on March 8, 2020 by john graham

The Rugby Football Union are extremely concerned about the corona virus now that two International matches against Italy have had to be cancelled.     They are very worried about the loss of income if more matches can’t go ahead, … Continue reading →

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£168.50 per week !

Posted on March 8, 2020 by john graham

That is the National State Pension in the UK.    Or put another way it is about £8,000 a year.   Obviously that must be successive Government’s view of how much you need to live on.      Surely everyone wants … Continue reading →

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