For the last 20 years or more I have been dutifully trecking off to Royal Hospital Road for Chelsea Flower Show's press day in the vain hope of finding a low allergen show garden. So I was more than frustrated (I was unable to go this year) when I heard an item on the Today …
Environmental Issues
Wifi smog to envelop the NHS
The latest issue of the excellent ES-UK's newsletter reprints two pieces from the Guardian last year (15th June and 21st December) reporting on the spread of wifi throughout NHS hospitals and GP surgeries. The aim is excellent. More connectivity between hospital departments …
Village Ways – 10 years on
Way back in 2007 I went on an amazing walking holiday in the foothills of the Himalayas with what was then a very new eco-tourist group called Village Ways. The project had been started to provide work for the the people of the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary: they built guest houses …
Shopping…..
I hate shopping. I hate the crowds, I hate the too many choices, I hate the noise, I hate the rush.... The only time I enjoy it is if I am on holiday in a small town, with small shops, relatively few goods and maybe a nice weekly food market. But this is just my personal …
Say Goodbye to RSI…….
A couple of weeks ago I was sent the rather splendid infographic below by a PR company working for Posturite, 'market leaders in ergonomic products and services'. It was part of a PR campaign for their mini keyboard and their rather intriguing Penclic mouse – both designed to …