Author Archives: john graham

Social Care Wrong-Footed.

Posted on January 15, 2020 by john graham

Prime Minister Bodj has pledged to sort out social care funding in his first 100 days in office   The trouble is that he has started out on the wrong foot by promising that ”older people can keep their own … Continue reading →

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£ 4.7 TRILLION !

Posted on January 12, 2020 by john graham

That’s an eye-catching, mind-boggling number.  I read it in The Times just a few days ago, so it must be true.   It is the amount of wealth owned by older people in the UK. £ 4, 700, ooo, ooo, … Continue reading →

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NEW YEAR REVOLUTION

Posted on January 5, 2020 by john graham

The Last Laugh Looney Party has decided to continue with holding Prime Minister Bodj to account throughout 2020 to make sure he keeps his promises.  Otherwise there could be a French style revolution, complete with chopping off politicians heads 🤡 … Continue reading →

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Pangolin Tangling

Posted on December 29, 2019 by john graham

When a Pangolin gets frightened, he rolls up in a ball. He’s round and sound and ever so tightly bound. That’s all.  

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Pangolin Dangling

Posted on December 25, 2019 by john graham

When they are not eating ants And there is not much to do, Pangolins are just like me and you.   They have no thumbs to twiddle. They can’t  think up a riddle like “Hey diddle diddle”.   So Pangolins just … Continue reading →

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Clutter Creative Solutions.

Posted on December 22, 2019 by john graham

Another rainy day. A day indoors with nothing to do. An opportunity for de-cluttering ? But you have to be in the right frame of mind.   If the rain was torrential and flooded your home, you would move the … Continue reading →

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The Great Escape !

Posted on December 18, 2019 by john graham

This is the tail and trial of my annual Christmas shopping adventure.   Not my most popular thing to do, so I set out to get it over with as quickly as possible.   I left home at 11 o’clock … Continue reading →

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Pangolin Wrangling

Posted on December 11, 2019 by john graham

Pangolin wrangling is not with cattle, that would be too much of a battle. Pangolins prefer to wrangle with ants, rather than have them in your pants.   They round them up with their flapping tail and huddle them into a wooden … Continue reading →

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LLLP FAIRY LAND

Posted on December 8, 2019 by john graham

Christmas is rapidly approaching and our politicians have sent out all their cards — although they call them manifestos.   They are full of New Year resolutions which they will drop after a week or so.   They have also … Continue reading →

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LLLP BUMPS

Posted on December 1, 2019 by john graham

Sooner or later the the election party will be over.    Being showered with pre-Christmas presents will end in tears, whoever gets  into power.   Because the reality is none of them have the big ideas, the power or the … Continue reading →

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