Welcome to Bonsai – the latest of my miniature opinion pieces. A thought or two about Christmas It only seems like a year ago that we were celebrating Christmas, or as heathens would say, Xmas. My parents would never let me spell Christmas with an X – something about blasphemy and therefore the next time I pray […]
Welcome to Bonsai – the latest of my miniature opinion pieces. There is much talk about raising the retirement age, but I reckon we are hitching our britches to the wrong buttocks. Conventional wisdom is that the retirement age should be raised. This idea has blossomed on the logic that the nation simply cannot afford to keep […]
Internet shopping is killing the retailer. Time to invite men to town. Mrs Alexander is a seasoned shopper. She can pound the pavement for days at a time, armed with high heels and a handbag that can swallow possessions like a whale trawling krill. She seems to never tire of fluorescent lights, bopping shop assistants […]
