Author Archives: john graham

Social care confusion

Posted on May 28, 2017 by john graham

I have argued in this blog for years that the only way to release significantnt resources to pay for good quality social for older people is to unlock the equity many older people have in their houses and then expect … Continue reading →

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G.P.’s Charging Fees.

Posted on May 23, 2017 by john graham

GP’s are once again raising the issue of charging for an appointment to see your GP.     (You can see all my earlier posts on this subject by clicking on GP’s in the Tag Cloud ) You can tell an … Continue reading →

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Last Laugh Looney Party on PACKAGING

Posted on May 21, 2017 by john graham

This week the Packaging Association had its annual awards ceremony.  I will bet there were not many older people there ! In this election people are not taking the LLLP seriously enough.     So today we are announcing our … Continue reading →

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Last Laugh Looney Party on Gadgets

Posted on May 18, 2017 by john graham

The world is getting too complicated.    We are being overloaded with too many things.    I learned that from my de-cluttering days.    The Last Laugh Looney Party will lead us forward into a much simpler life.     … Continue reading →

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My Garden Age 3

Posted on May 16, 2017 by john graham

It’s been a three years since I last wrote about my garden.  (You can see all the earlier posts on my garden by clicking on “My Garden Age” in the TAG CLOUD). This year has been a particularly good year … Continue reading →

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Social Care Class Action on Bingo

Posted on May 14, 2017 by john graham

Amid all the recent concern about the shortage of funding for older people needing care, “Social care ” hit the headlines today from a rather unusual source.   This is The Times front page headline for the 10 May :- ” Stop … Continue reading →

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Last Laugh Looney Party Fourth Half Manifesto.

Posted on May 11, 2017 by john graham

This is the last segment of our 2017 LLLP MANIFESTO.   ( You can see the earlier ideas by clicking on ” LLLP ” in the TagCloud ) If we are elected we expect to transform the lifestyle of older … Continue reading →

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Last Laugh Looney Party third half manifesto.

Posted on May 9, 2017 by john graham

This is a continuation of my previous blogs on the Last Laugh Looney Party manifesto.        ( Click on “LLLP”in the TagClooud to see the earlier posts ) Yes, we are allowed a third half  because we have … Continue reading →

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2013 Headlines come hauntingly back.

Posted on May 7, 2017 by john graham

One of the good things to come from de-cluttering is that it gives you new ideas for things to write about.     A stored up sense of history.   A temporarily buried time capsule.    A more distant perspective … Continue reading →

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Last Laugh Looney Party second-half manifesto.

Posted on May 4, 2017 by john graham

Since the publication of our Last Laugh Looney Party manifesto the opinion polls have been very encouraging.      So far we have received 100% support from older people, admittedly the poll was rather small, in fact it was just … Continue reading →

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