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Funerals – the cost of dying

Funerals – the cost of dying

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” So said Benjamin Franklin, shortly before his own demise in 1790. The only certainty about death nowadays is that it gets mor ...
Spiralling cost of funerals

Spiralling cost of funerals

I am an atheist, so my comments may offend some of your readers; I will therefore apologise in advance. I am particularly concerned about the spiralling cost of funerals, as outlined in the April ‘Mat ...