Author Archives: john graham

Booming Happy !

Posted on May 1, 2016 by john graham

My blogs at the start of 2016 have had a grumbly theme in spite of my best efforts. Unhappy GP’s dominated my early thoughts — I must recommend them a pill to lift their mood šŸ˜„ Ā  Then my mind … Continue reading →

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“Hear This”

Posted on April 24, 2016 by john graham

Nearly a third of people aged between 65 and 74 have a hearing impairment and this increases to nearly half of people over 75. Ā  These are staggeringly high figures and yet you would not know it just from walking … Continue reading →

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“Feel Good, Heal Good”

Posted on April 17, 2016 by john graham

Since January this year, I have been collecting some of the headlines in the press which relate to elderly people to get a sense of how they are currently perceived. Ā  Ā If you have been reading this blog for some … Continue reading →

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The Ā£155 pension hardly anyone gets !

Posted on April 10, 2016 by john graham

I have been writing about pensions almost from the start of my blog and a familiar theme in many of my posts is about the cynicism and duplicity of ‘ political speak’. Ā  So many political announcements grab headlines on … Continue reading →

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New Age Friendly Technology

Posted on April 3, 2016 by john graham

Somewhere high up in the cloud, in my FlipBoard Ā magazines I found a really interesting article on simply designed tablet computer technology. Ā  Ā It was so interesting that I thought I would write a blog about it. Ā  But you … Continue reading →

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“Over the sea to Skye ?”

Posted on March 27, 2016 by john graham

A small piece of research done at the University of Edinburgh found that people who can speak more than one language get dementia up to five years later than those who donā€™t. Ā  It is thought that this is because … Continue reading →

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“Deaths up = Taxes up”

Posted on March 20, 2016 by john graham

We have just this week heard the 2016 Budget announcement from the Chancellor — Ā George Osbourne. Ā  Pensioners have once again been ‘protected’? Ā  No cuts to benefits for older people Ā — not even to Winter Fuel Allowance. Ā Ā However the … Continue reading →

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“Age UK” – The Last Straw

Posted on March 13, 2016 by john graham

Just as I predicted a few weeks ago in my blogs about Age UKā€™s commercial deals (see ā€œAge UKā€ in the TAG CLOUD for the previous posts). The Charity Commission have been provoked into action. The recent negative publicity about … Continue reading →

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“Age UK – Not So Cheap !”

Posted on March 6, 2016 by john graham

Just as I predicted, Age UK is back in the news again with more bad news. (This follows on from the three previous blogs which you can see by clicking on “Age UK ” in the Tag Cloud). After the … Continue reading →

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“Age UK – Cheap Products ?”

Posted on February 28, 2016 by john graham

Almost five years ago I attended the Age UK Annual Conference and below I am publishing the blog I wrote after than meeting.Ā  It’s relevant to the blog IĀ postedĀ on the 14th February 2016Ā about the Age UK brand.Ā  You can seeĀ in … Continue reading →

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