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Running for Government…should it be a novel experience?

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“It could be argued that the Government we have today, with a few notable exceptions,” says Graham Archer, “is composed of novice drivers you wouldn’t let loose around your house.”...

HANDLING LIFE – Mar-Apr 2015

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Work and Rewards Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he’s supposed to be doing at that particular moment. …Robert Benchley Set me a task to do…and it’s...

Reflecting on the M50

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Graham Archer maintains that the M50 is a wonderful place to go to exercise the mind…or to search for solutions to the problems that beset us. Not to mention contemplating monument to our national...

HANDLING LIFE – Jan-Feb 2015

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Let’s have a big welcome for 2015… Yet another chance to get it right! Dear God, my prayer for 2015 is a fat bank account and a slim body. Please don’t mix these two things up like you...

Graham Archer’s A-Z guide to the Body Politic

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Inspired by Handling Network’s annual A-Z of forklift trucks – and mindful of recent events – Graham Archer finally succumbs to the temptation to view our politicians on a similar scale. Read...

HANDLING LIFE – Nov-Dec 2014

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Water and Politics… Bottled water companies are amazing. They can extract water which has gone through some of the greatest filtering processes known to man – filtered through rock strata...

Is Irish Water in too deep?

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Irish Water has Graham Archer’s sympathy. “From the outset, theirs was an impossible task,” he says. “They don’t deserve the ridicule that will be heaped upon them.”...

HANDLING LIFE – Sept-Oct 2014

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A Tommy Cooper special – just to remember the 30th anniversary of the great man’s demise. And yes, we know, you’ve heard them all before… __________ I was driving this morning when I saw an...

Questions of Accountability

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“In recent times, we have experienced a litany of failings from people at the top in public life,” says Graham Archer. “Is this the fault of a system that tolerates poor standards…or is it...

HANDLING LIFE – July-Aug 2014

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When a man brings his wife a gift for no reason, there’s a reason. …Molly McGee My wife and I had words last night. However, I never got to use mine. …Carl Gilligan Marriage is a...

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With the first of two race weekends at Spielberg following the coronavirus-induced hiatus, Formula 1 is poised to kick off the 2020 season, which will see the pinnacle of motorsport celebrate its...

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Shoppers must say ‘No’ to new minimum charge on home deliveries

The UK Government is planning to consult the public about a new standard delivery charge for home shopping. Just like the plastic bag fee in supermarkets, it aims to discourage overuse of consumer deliveries by making shoppers think again. ParcelHero argues the plan is actually a ploy to replace...