MT Comments & Blogs What has wealth got to do with happiness?
12/05/2008
40 years ago, Robert Kennedy questioned the obsession with economic growth. 40 years on we publish his speech and ask our readers to judge whether his argument has since been won - or lost.
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Oh, the injustice of it all!
Of all the things that irk, injustice rankles most of all. Our sense of what's fair and unfair cuts in at an early age and it stays with you throughout life when you see dishonest people prosper or decent people cut down by illness.
Play up and play the game
"Respect" for referees is a hot topic in football at the moment. But its social significance goes well beyond keeping control over a bunch of over-coiffured prima donnas, says MT editor Tony Watts.
"Stop evicting care patients"
Some of the most moving stories in the media in recent years have concerned elderly people being forced to leave their care homes against their will. Ken Mack, Carer and Independent National Voluntary Campaigner for People with Disabilities, is challenging Health Secretary Alan Johnson to “take the battle out of disability” for those in care homes facing eviction.
Why is it so difficult to 'break in' to packaging these days?
I don't know whether this is just a sign of age, but I find myself increasingly frustrated by modern packaging- what ever happened to simple paper bags and string?
Feeling blue? Head for the shops!
Men, make sure you keep your wives and partners happy. Apparently the more depressed we feel, the greater the urge to dash down the shops.
Old people aren't rude - they're just uninhibited
If you suffered from piles or incontinence, would you want your friends asking about your condition over a supper party? The answer appears to be "yes" - if you happen to be older. New research from Australia suggests that the older you become the more likely you are to make someone blush with embarrassment - and it could be explained by age-related changes in brain function.
Stop the rot - why millions of Brits cannot afford to see a dentist
Inject drugs, be an alcoholic, get beaten up in a fight, become obese, and you can be fixed on the NHS - but have a problem with your teeth and you're on your own. Grim news for those who, like Pam Ayres, wish they'd looked after their teeth - and especially bad news for the elderly.
Will prisons become 'welfare homes' for pensioners?
With a rapidly aging population, breakdown in traditional family and community ties and nowhere else to go, many elderly Japanese make up their minds to go to prison where life is safer and easier... and all it takes a a bit of shoplifting to get there.
Only in America…
What is it about America? I know we have some odd laws and regulations over here, but these are still (supposedly) still on the statute books in various states, counties and towns over the pond…
More data blunders... but still no-one is to blame
Nearly 10,000 council bill payments have been wrongly taken from bank accounts by Hull City Council following a "computer error".
If you want change, it's up to you
Personally, I don’t believe that we cannot effect change by protesting our case effectively and persistently. Change happens – all the time. We might not see it in the short or even medium term, but we don’t always see the first leaves falling in Autumn.
Should we put up with this daylight robbery?
Several readers have expressed their concern about the continuing practice of putting the clocks back at the end of British Summertime, and it seems you are not alone.
MPs "snouts in the trough" as their expenses bills top £87.6m
MPs totted up £87.6m in expenses in the last financial year - a "like for like" rise of about 5% on the previous year. Why? Such vast expenditure - financed by OURSELVES - comes amid cuts in NHS services, increases in Council Tax, and falling disposable incomes for the person on the street - and pensioners in particular.
What do over 50s really REALLY want?
As part of the government's celebration of UK Older People's Day this October, they published what they considered to be the "ultimate wish list of 60 goals for the over 50s" - based on feedback from more than a thousand people over 50. So, what are your goals for the future?
