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Organic Garden Tips And So Much More!

In this day and age, many people are becoming more aware of the environment as well as the world around them. If you’re an official “Greenie” or you want to get into organic gardening there a few really easy ways to go about this! First off, why should you try anything organic or […]

Health And Safety For Our Children

The health and safety experts have been at it again. The age old tradition of children participating in sack races at schools sports day, all in the name of that horrendous past time called fun, have been ruled out on the grounds that it is dangerous.
I suppose it’s because of that awful chaffing of the […]

T. Boone Pickens Speaks Out On America’s Energy Crisis

T. Boone Pickens is a legendary Oil man and investor who reached the billionaire stage long ago. Pickens knows a thing or two about oil drilling and America’s dependence upon foreign oil.
In a recent interview with CNN’s Lou Dobbs, Pickens had this to say about the sad state of America’s current energy position.
“The problem is […]

The Importance Of Infection Control In Medical Management

Infection control has become somewhat of a political hot potato in recent years with the media producing stories on the spreading of so called ’super-bugs’ in hospitals and medical institutions. Thankfully to combat the problem a growing number of workers are undergoing online training programmes to reduce instances of these bugs such as MRSA and […]

Equitable Outcome for Debt-Ridden Pension Holders

Equitable Life promised money that it couldn’t afford, building a house of cards that would capitulate in 2000. Throughout the 1990s, the life insurance company promised so much and would eventually deliver so little when the company’s assets were valued at 3 billion pounds less than the customers’ policies.
Ann Abraham, Parliamentary Ombudsman for the Equitable […]

Why The Public Is Increasingly Going Private

The private hospital is experiencing a boom in the modern healthcare structure. The reasons behind this are diverse but there are a few which stand out; of these a dissatisfaction with the national health service is the most striking. However, people are also choosing to visit a private hospital so they can have their own […]

Save Food, Save The World

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stated that the average household in the UK is wasting around 8 pound sterling per week on unnecessary food bills. Brown’s suggestion that the British public should think more carefully about their food shopping in an attempt to reduce the horrifying effect of the credit crunch seems laughable. With […]

So What’s New? 2008 Energy Crisis

America had an energy crisis starting in 1973 with the Arab oil embargo. Unfortunately we didn’t seem to take it all that seriously as it was fairly short lived. Certainly the United States didn’t learn much from it.
The 1970’s energy crisis led to greater interest in renewable energy and spurred research in solar power […]

Councils Refuse Our Refuse Requests

We’re all well aware of the benefits of recycling but who, in all seriousness, has the time or inclination to do so? Most households now have their solitary green recycling bin duly supplied by their local council but if plans to cut down to once a month rubbish bin collections goes ahead, how will this […]

Will We Need Health And Safety Training To Breathe Next

And once again we have health and safety madness at its true British best!
Illegal raves that cause disruption to nearby residents, where illegal drugs are sold and consumed by many and where the countryside is trashed by people who couldn’t give a damn, will NOT be broken up by police because they have not had […]