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Caron Kemp »
Well done us!
Posted on 8:40am Monday 10th December 2007
It is pat-on-the-back time for the Haringey Independent.
Elizabeth Pears »
Cash is Spent
Posted on 11:31am Tuesday 20th November 2007
I know how often I use cash now. Hardly ever. I buy my Oyster card online, which enables me to tap in and tap out with swiftness at various ports around the city. I pay all my bills by direct debit which is like some kind of financial eclipse when, at the end of the month, the euphoria of seeing your paycheck in your account is darkened by despair as, moments later, it disappears before your eyes - as authorised by you.
Elizabeth Pears »
Cash is Spent
Posted on 11:31am Tuesday 20th November 2007
I know how often I use cash now. Hardly ever. I buy my Oyster card online, which enables me to tap in and tap out with swiftness at various ports around the city. I pay all my bills by direct debit which is like some kind of financial eclipse when, at the end of the month, the euphoria of seeing your paycheck in your account is darkened by despair as, moments later, it disappears before your eyes - as authorised by you.
Caron Kemp »
Shifting allegiences
Posted on 9:58am Wednesday 7th November 2007
It’s not every day that you come in to work to hear that a Lib Dem councillor has defected to the enemy. When I read the news it took a few seconds to realise it wasn’t actually April Fools Day and Catherine Harris had indeed changed her allegiences to Labour.
Caron Kemp »
Shifting allegiences
Posted on 9:58am Wednesday 7th November 2007
It’s not every day that you come in to work to hear that a Lib Dem councillor has defected to the enemy. When I read the news it took a few seconds to realise it wasn’t actually April Fools Day and Catherine Harris had indeed changed her allegiences to Labour.
Elizabeth Pears »
Good Press, Bad Press
Posted on 2:50pm Thursday 1st November 2007
With uproar about the paparazzi not being forced to attend Diana’s inquest and a frail looking Kate McCann splashed across news pages, it feels like our industry has been getting nothing but bad press of late. There is something mildly amusing about having to report on your own dirty laundry, isn’t there?
Elizabeth Pears »
Good Press, Bad Press
Posted on 2:50pm Thursday 1st November 2007
With uproar about the paparazzi not being forced to attend Diana’s inquest and a frail looking Kate McCann splashed across news pages, it feels like our industry has been getting nothing but bad press of late. There is something mildly amusing about having to report on your own dirty laundry, isn’t there?
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Caron Kemp »
Invention saturation
Posted on 12:13pm Thursday 25th October 2007
I'm beginning to feel that inventions nowadays are just not that exciting.
Caron Kemp »
Invention saturation
Posted on 12:13pm Thursday 25th October 2007
I'm beginning to feel that inventions nowadays are just not that exciting.
Caron Kemp »
Rest in Mediterranean peace
Posted on 8:12am Tuesday 23rd October 2007
For all the talk of crime, inequality and poverty it is official. Wood Green is actually a great place to live. When you're dead.
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