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Why ‘Made in China’ could eventually be good for consumers and bad for corporates seeking cheap labour
Posted on 9:26am Saturday 19th May 2012
Some people consider Made in China to be a bad thing. But, really, it's not all bad! Jo Chipchase looks at how the tables could turn on big corporates, with consumers going directly to Chinese merchants to buy cheap items that are identical to the more expensive ones sold in UK stores.
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Pomp and plastic: why the upcoming Diamond Jubilee is not for me!
Posted on 8:57am Wednesday 11th April 2012
Never afraid to be 'irreverent', Jo Chipchase picks up her pet topics of the hype surrounding public events and how they attract tonnes of plastic tat made in China.
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First the West Pier Saga and now “Billy Bunter’s Postal Order” – is Brighton and Hove a place for prevarication and to be stuck in your car?
Posted on 3:00pm Wednesday 28th March 2012
With the nine-years-in-the-pipeline proposed redevelopment of Black Rock in the news, Jo Chipchase can't help recollecting the West Pier scenario and how it literally fell apart. She poses the question: shouldn't Brighton resolve its traffic congestion and parking issues before attracting even more people to get stuck in their cars?
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Why airlines and other companies should stop treating customers like naughty children
Posted on 11:35am Monday 16th January 2012
Customer service from airlines and other companies in the UK has taken a nosedive during the last few years. Jo Chipchase casts forth on why they should stop treating us like wallets to empty, naughty children and prize chumps.
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The Twelve C’s of Christmas
Posted on 9:00am Sunday 25th December 2011
Never mind 'The Twelve Days of Christmas': now that Chrissie Day is upon us, Jo Chipchase takes an amusing look at the 12 'Cs' of contemporary Christmas.
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Are you happy with Helloween?
Posted on 9:58am Friday 28th October 2011
Did you know that the UK spent £280m on Halloween 2010, in the midst of a recession? Jo Chipchase takes her usual 'humbug' stance to explain why the scariest part of Halloween is its price tag and all the plastic tat it involves.
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Call it a McBlog and you’ll attract the lawyers…
Posted on 11:17am Thursday 22nd September 2011
Following the recent Argus news story about how Coca Cola made Worthing-based Innocent Vitamins drop "innocent" from its brand name, Jo Chipchase takes an amusing look at the multinational companies that are trying to stake claim to generic words.
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Britain's Generation Y Factor and its 'Virtual Reality' Rioting Game
Posted on 6:51am Saturday 20th August 2011
Jo Chipchase casts forth her thoughts on how Britain spawned a generation that thinks a real-life riot has the same lack of consequences as popular electronic games such as 'Grand Theft Auto' and 'Doom'.
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You've Been Fraped?
Posted on 7:25am Sunday 24th July 2011
In light of Sussex police officers having their knuckles rapped over their inappropriate use of Facebook, Jo Chipchase takes an ironic look at the downside of social media, the news we don't want to hear but will have fed to us anyway, and the practise of "fraping".
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Why fortnightly bin collections are just rubbish… food for thought!
Posted on 11:19am Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Often accused of talking rubbish, Jo Chipchase throws in her two penneth about the idea of fortnightly refuse collections in Brighton and Hove, combined with more frequent collection of the city's food waste...
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The rise of child free holiday resorts – why not use birth control instead?
Posted on 7:54pm Monday 20th June 2011
Jo Chipchase has a rant about the rise of child free holiday 'experiences', and those who would rather leave their offspring at home, lest they should whine, make noise and splash water in a resort swimming pool.
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When fly BMI will mean Body Mass Index…
Posted on 2:49pm Monday 23rd May 2011
Jo takes an ironic look at the practice of airlines fussing about the exact dimensions and weight of passengers' cabin bags, while paying no heed to the exact dimensions and weight of the passengers themselves...
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Why one is thrilled and delighted to miss the Royal Wedding…
Posted on 3:34pm Monday 18th April 2011
Jo Chipchase takes a wry look at the circus surrounding the Royal Wedding and asks 'do we really need all that tacky memorabilia'.
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Fi fi fo fum, I smell the flip-flops of an Englishman
Posted on 1:02pm Wednesday 13th April 2011
Jo Chipchase takes a wry look at how the British bikini may have "saved" Spain... but is our national penchant for removing more clothes than the weather conditions demand really such a clever plan? Is being under-dressed with goose pimples an established part of our culture? Or are we just warm-blooded?
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