If you have any problems with your mobile phone, or your landline or anything else that you use on a regular basis, there is a telephone number that you can phone to speak to the help desk. This is all good and well, and should in theory be all that you need to get you going again. Yet, almost all of the help lines connect you straight to India or Bangladesh, and you end up talking to someone who more often than not cannot understand you. The issue is not that the help desk is half way across the world, but that there is a genuine language barrier that cannot be ignored. (more…)

Why does the media always make things so terrible for people? Every day you read the headlines of the papers and it is full of gossip and vindictive news about individuals? Do they get no privacy at all? (more…)

What has happened to the law system in the country? People who have intentionally murdered people seem to be getting out of prison after a couple of years, whereas tax evaders seem to be put away for much longer? (more…)

Car taxes have recently gone up in price; apparently only for gas guzzling vehicles though! Yet people who bought large cars years ago are not only being punished for what kind of car they have, but also by the hike in petrol prices all over the country! Not only are car taxes going up in price, but council tax and house bills are also due to go up in the next couple of months. How will people cope with these sharp increases in prices? (more…)

Colds are such a common disease and we all get them a couple of times throughout the year. They are hard to avoid at the best of times, but why is it that some people seem determined to help spread their colds by sneezing and wheezing all over the place? (more…)