The Argus | Jo Chipchase

Why airlines and other companies should stop treating customers like naughty children

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:35:54 +0000

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.

The Twelve C’s of Christmas

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

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.

Are you happy with Helloween?

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:58:37 +0100

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.

Call it a McBlog and you’ll attract the lawyers…

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:17:48 +0100

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.

Britain's Generation Y Factor and its 'Virtual Reality' Rioting Game

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:51:03 +0100

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'.

You've Been Fraped?

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 07:25:40 +0100

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".

Why fortnightly bin collections are just rubbish… food for thought!

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:19:49 +0100

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...

The rise of child free holiday resorts – why not use birth control instead?

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:54:21 +0100

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.

When fly BMI will mean Body Mass Index…

Mon, 23 May 2011 14:49:46 +0100

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...

Why one is thrilled and delighted to miss the Royal Wedding…

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:34:19 +0100

Jo Chipchase takes a wry look at the circus surrounding the Royal Wedding and asks 'do we really need all that tacky memorabilia'.

Fi fi fo fum, I smell the flip-flops of an Englishman

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:02:01 +0100

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?

Combat consumer ‘churn’: Freecycle, recycle and Swish it

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:02:29 +0000

Jo Chipchase on how we can say "no" to consumer churn, recycle our unwanted goods and obtain ones that are new to us by joining the likes of Freecycle and My Swish.

The Big Fat Gypsy Prejudice

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:51:45 +0000

Jo Chipchase examines our attitudes towards Travellers and poses the question: would we talk about any other ethnic or cultural group in the same derogatory way?

Oinkings regarding the unwanted ‘gift’ of porcine flu

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:39:34 +0000

Last winter, there was a big fuss and fanfare over the Swine Flu "pandemic" but fewer people than anticipated caught it. This winter, people are dropping with it like flies but there's very little fuss. Jo Chipchase muses on the vile lurgy that made its porky presence known at Christmas and beyond...