Author Archives: john graham

Hidden Assets

Posted on January 25, 2026 by john graham

President Tramp has got everybody hanging on his every word. And when he wakes up each midnight tweet is a new idea, which his allies have to hold emergency conferences to decide how to respond. Britain has decided to jump … Continue reading →

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Winter Garden.

Posted on January 21, 2026 by john graham

Enough of GRASPING the nettle and the sting in the tail. The garden goes dormant for a while in winter. Heads down and huddle together in the warm. Time for a rethink. Time for a warm drink. A tipple, a … Continue reading →

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GRASP 9 — Nettles

Posted on January 18, 2026 by john graham

Grasping nettles stings !!!!! But it is necessary if you want to be rid of them. It can help if you wear gloves. So have we climbed out of the black hole and GRASPed control of our failing economy and … Continue reading →

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GRASP 8 — Politicians.

Posted on January 14, 2026 by john graham

The Last Laugh Looney Party came up with the GRASPing ideas after only a one day Public Enquiry. So perhaps we can do without politicians for a while. It would be an opportunity to refurbish the Houses of Parliament, which … Continue reading →

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GRASP 7 — Welfare Benefits

Posted on January 11, 2026 by john graham

No more “freebies”! That is the wake up call for all of us. Both those who have been receiving unearned benefits and all the rest of the adult population, who have quietly watched it happen. We have been living beyond … Continue reading →

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GRASP 6 — Technology

Posted on January 7, 2026 by john graham

Technology is transforming the world as we know it. Gone is the Industrial Age, now we are in the Information Age. Or is that the Disinformation Age? We have a whole new language of gigabytes and terabytes. People are streaming … Continue reading →

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GRASP 5 — Pills

Posted on January 4, 2026 by john graham

Everyone keeps saying the NHS is broken. To add to that the junior doctors are on strike right now. While the waiting lists for treatment are ever growing. Many of our GP’s have disappeared behind the 111 door and you … Continue reading →

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GRASP 4 — Clutter.

Posted on December 31, 2025 by john graham

I have been writing about clutter forever. I can’t seem to get rid of it, no matter how hard I try. It needs a GRASP solution. For years now China has been under-cutting western goods with cheap imports. So how … Continue reading →

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GRASP 3 — Regulations.

Posted on December 28, 2025 by john graham

We are increasingly bogged down with rules and regulations these days. Lawyers and accountants love them. Civil servants spend all their time dreaming them up. Elf & SAFTY is the excuse for not doing lots of things. Uman Rights is … Continue reading →

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GRASP 2 — Rubbish

Posted on December 24, 2025 by john graham

Rubbish disposal these days has been turned into a complex sorting and sifting operation. Gone are the bin men who came once a week and hoisted your bins contents onto the back of a bin lorry — no questions asked. … Continue reading →

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