Author Archives: JT

Bowl Patrol

The nice folks at Method sent us a free bottle of their toilet cleaner, Bowl Patrol.  Thought we should make that clear in case you think that changes what we say about their product.  Incidentally, it doesn’t.  If we thought the product was bad, we’d probably write a bad review and send them an apologetic [...]

Cradle to Frying Pan

I’m always slightly conflicted when I find out that people we revere are not all they are made out to be.  On the one hand, I’m a stickler for finding out as much about things as possible, so I’m almost always skeptical about things I hear.  On the other hand, you need heros and role [...]

Natalie tells us we’re all Neighbours

You may have guessed I was struggling to come up with witty titles at this stage.  Anyway, back to the matter at hand. Ecover’s latest campaign is a project with Water Aid to help supply villages in Ethiopia with access to water.  To help promote the project, they have Natalie Imbruglia telling us how important [...]

JayZ: turn off the lights

When was the last time MTV Cribs went round a celeb’s house and they pointed out how few lights they had, and all the ways they saved energy?  Probably, er, never.  Usually it’s, ‘here are my 5 cars and my giant jacuzzi’.  Which I guess, it what most people would like if they had a [...]

Ethical questions about microfinance

Lofty title, but unfortunately this is not going to be a philosophical debate about developing world aid and whether you should give it.  I just make the assumption that if you can, you should.
No, I have recently been awakened to a different set of issues.  Let’s start with saying that my favourite way of giving is through [...]