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Author Archives: john graham
Shrinking NHS GRAND PLAN.
Last week my post commented on the services that are being squeezed out of the NHS. Now after a barrage of stories in the media over Christmas and into January about a ‘potential’ winter crisis a clear strategy is … Continue reading
Weather Koan
Another wet and wind-torn day, the weather just won’t go away. Setting the disturbed mood of awakening, but the outlook will soon change. A bright new dawn awaits. Time to get the wind in your sails.
The Shrinking NHS
It doesn’t feel like the NHS is getting smaller. We are always being told by our politicians that there are more doctors and nurses than ever. This doesn’t seem to fit with the stories always coming out … Continue reading
Pill Rationing
I seem to be addicted to writing about pills and it is obviously catching. Because as fast as I write about it more and more articles appear in the media on the same topic. (You can read all my earlier … Continue reading
Koan
Absorbed in a book, I could not look. Too see the world was older. Wrapped from the cold, I did not feel. The climate was changing. If we are too careful. Fear keeps us living in our own … Continue reading
Saga of Europcar Hire
In the middle of December 2017, we had snow in Kilsby. Two days later, the snow had almost disappeared but there was still lots of ice on the roads in the village. And that’s how this saga begins. My car … Continue reading
Plastic Fantastic !
At last I can see my blog is beginning to have a global impact. I am talking about all my rants about excessive packaging. (You can see my earlier blogs by clicking on Packaging in the Tag Cloud) … Continue reading
Blogging ?
In 2017 I wrote 3 blogs a week. A target I set myself, but a treadmill I didn’t seek. Quality not quantity are the new order of the day. Creativity and imagination, better watchwords than numbers. But there … Continue reading
Second Unicorn Ramble
We are on a roll with ideas for unicorn start-up companies specifically for the older generation. It may not be so easy to get out and about as you used to, but what if you could virtually accompany someone … Continue reading
New Year Virtual Ramble
This is a continuation of my ramble through Silicon Valley and stumbling on the magical mythical unicorn. This is geekie speak which I will explain, before we start. A “unicorn company” is a start-up tech business that … Continue reading
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