Jo Chipchase

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Christmas is coming and the kids are breaking bad... in shops

Bring back my Play-dough! No, I don't want the Ritalin, thanks.

Bring back my Play-dough! No, I don't want the Ritalin, thanks.

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The Nanny State: Why “schoolification” of the under-sixes is not cool

What a great way to spend Boxing Day

What a great way to spend Boxing Day

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All I wanted for Christmas... was to go back to Spain

Now then now then, how did you get away with that, then?

Now then now then, how did you get away with that, then?

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The Savile Culture of Shame

As the population grows, so do ladies' clothes sizes...

As the population grows, so do ladies' clothes sizes...

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Passion for accurate fashion: why UK ladies’ clothes sizes should be standardised

A treasure trove of cut-price goods - many of which are shipped to the UK and sold at much higher prices

A treasure trove of cut-price goods - many of which are shipped to the UK and sold at much higher prices

Why ‘Made in China’ could eventually be good for consumers and bad for corporates seeking cheap labour

'Queenie - a Private Moment' - being exhibited at Anvil Ironworks (Ditchling Road, Fiveways Trail) for Brighton Festival / Artists Open Houses every weekend in May

'Queenie - a Private Moment' - being exhibited at Anvil Ironworks (Ditchling Road, Fiveways Trail) for Brighton Festival / Artists Open Houses every weekend in May

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Pomp and plastic: why the upcoming Diamond Jubilee is not for me!

BILLY BUNTER: The new Black Rock plans

BILLY BUNTER: The new Black Rock plans

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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?

But where is the complementary sandwich?

But where is the complementary sandwich?

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

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The Twelve C’s of Christmas

I thought the nation was supposed to be skint?

I thought the nation was supposed to be skint?

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Are you happy with Helloween?

Ronald's famous Golden Arches are associated with litigious behaviour:

Ronald's famous Golden Arches are associated with litigious behaviour:

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

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

Fraping is on the increase...

Fraping is on the increase...

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You've Been Fraped?

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

For heaven's sake, don't let me splash you when you're swimming or sunbathing!

For heaven's sake, don't let me splash you when you're swimming or sunbathing!

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

When fly BMI will mean Body Mass Index…

When fly BMI will mean Body Mass Index…

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When fly BMI will mean Body Mass Index…

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

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

Why buy expensive new clothes when you can swap your old ones?

Why buy expensive new clothes when you can swap your old ones?

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

Participants in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, Channel 4, 9pm Tuesday nights

Participants in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, Channel 4, 9pm Tuesday nights

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The Big Fat Gypsy Prejudice

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Oinkings regarding the unwanted ‘gift’ of porcine flu

Are we being served to the standard we deserve?

Are we being served to the standard we deserve?

The secret life of the mystery shopper

Does the inclement weather set us all at sea?

Does the inclement weather set us all at sea?

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In Snow or Sun, Thy Country will be Undone

Ooh look, it's Christmas already!

Ooh look, it's Christmas already!

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Christmas comes once a year but occupies three months

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Take what you need, all the rest is greed

We can't override it so we must put up with it...

We can't override it so we must put up with it...

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Computer says no again and again

Back off, men in white coats.

Back off, men in white coats.

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Why it’s time to stop ‘nannying’ women

Family favoured over feathered or furry friends?

Family favoured over feathered or furry friends?

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Do we Brits prefer animals to children?

Do we really want to see similar scenes concerning immigrants to Britain?

Do we really want to see similar scenes concerning immigrants to Britain?

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Are bigotry and intolerance on the rise in Britain?

Mistakes are not permitted

Mistakes are not permitted

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No Mistakes Please, We're British

Happy water-fighters in Lanjarón, Spain

Happy water-fighters in Lanjarón, Spain

Why there'd be no public water fight in Blight

Parents who fail to visit the dentist with their kids are in for a 'bad mouthing'...

Parents who fail to visit the dentist with their kids are in for a 'bad mouthing'...

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All you want for Christmas 2020 is your two front teeth?

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“I’m Alright Jack” – no, it’s all wrong

It's all pink in a girl's world... but what about the other colours of the rainbow?

It's all pink in a girl's world... but what about the other colours of the rainbow?

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Pritt Stick Glues Mummy into a Pink Stink

A calorie-filled cake or a diet of dust?

A calorie-filled cake or a diet of dust?

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How to fat fight obese Britain the simple way

Would you rather replace this lovely sight with a farmers' market?

Would you rather replace this lovely sight with a farmers' market?

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Do we really have to pull the plug on Saltdean Lido?

Down at the real FarmVille

Down at the real FarmVille

Down at the real FarmVille

Going nowhere fast

Going nowhere fast

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‘T’ is for Travel Tribulations

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Brighton’s parking charges may be hitting the roof... but what about the roof of my van?

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Most Annoying Media Obsessions of 2009

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There’s no business like snow business...

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New Year's Freeze?

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A lack of passion for 80s fashion

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How to budget for Christmas? Save yourself the bother...

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How to put teens off pregnancy: why not expose them to births and screaming infants

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Brown is in firing line over Afghanistan but misspelled letter fuss did tabloids no favours

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Just talking rubbish...

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Crossing Jordan: I won’t be slinging mud

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Naked human X-rays in airports: do we really want this technology to take off?

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Why Sharon Shoesmith should Win a ‘PR Spade and Shovel’ Award

RAMMED: One of the roads where commuters are now parking their cars following the latest round of parking restrictions

RAMMED: One of the roads where commuters are now parking their cars following the latest round of parking restrictions

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Ponderings on Brighton’s parking palavers

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