I’m getting seriously tired of those purveyors of doom and gloom telling me that my deodorant spray and my car and even my breathing is destroying the planet. Well, the fact is that virtually nothing I do is compromising the health of the earth. Don’t get me wrong, trucks and factories belching out black smoke are not good for anyone and p..»

Once, when I was a private detective (oh yes I was) I found a missing lady and was smacked in the mouth by her boyfriend (there’s gratitude for you). I mention it because it used to take a long time to get details on people, and even then it was only scant information. These days it’s so easy. If I put my mind to it I can get just abou..»

Last week I was banging on about what products are being banned (either their advertising or the products themselves) and I was more than a little shocked with some of the people who commented or wrote to me saying how they thought that either tobacco or alcohol were just the worst things ever invented. Well. Wanna take a guess at what..»

In the words of Peter Finch, I’m as mad as hell and I’m NOT going to take it anymore! It’s about time somebody stood up to the Advertising Gestapo. I used to call them the “Arbiters of Normality” but that’s too polite. Because I’ve been invited to a discussion on CNBC (I’ll give you the broadcast dates later) I’ve done a bit more research..»

I may have been called lots of things (mostly unpleasant – especially after the piece I wrote on vegans last week) but being late was never one of them. I follow Sarah Britten on Twitter (and in Giles’ pub in Parktown North for that matter) and something she said the other day struck a chord with me, “why do medical professionals of all types..»

Reader warning....This column contains strong language because the author was very emotional when he wrote it.....parental guidance is advised There was a huge outcry earlier this week about a shop in North London selling squirrel meat. Animal rights activists were choking on their grass-burgers and making all kinds of threats – demonstrati..»