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Ethical shopping is a subject much discussed at present but what does it actually mean to consumers? Wikipedia defines it as buying things which have caused no harm or exploitation to humans, animals or the natural environment. Our newspapers are full of tales of factory farming, climate change, sweatshops and child labour and it has been suggested that any purchase involves moral choices. Lets be realistic buying is a necessary part of modern life the nitty gritty is deciding whether we will ex… Continue

I have recently been thinking about the concept of being ‘green’ and asking myself is it a middle class thing? ” Green is the new black” scream headlines so yes it’s definitely trendy and generating lots of interest. I posted my question on a couple of forums to see what other people thought and had a number of very interesting replies. It’s more to do with motivation and is not a class thing at all suggested one person. Another thought that the suggestion that being green was middle class was j… Continue

Lots of driving today! My car was due a service so off to Inverness, as I like to do as many things as possible when I drive down I had my hair cut and did the shopping as well. All very tiring I am not very fond of driving it's more necessity than pleasure as far as I am concerned. I received a very informative email the other day about Aspartame which is an artificial sweetner found in drinks labelled 'sugar free'. I remember some time ago a doctor that I worked with telling me what an unplea… Continue

Sometime ago I wrote an article about the benefits of swaddling it cited a research study from May 2005 by researchers at the Paediatric Sleep Unit of the University Children’s Hospital in Brussels which compared the sleeping habits of swaddled and unswaddled babies. It found that swaddled babies slept significantly better. They were more easily wakened by outside noises and their heart rate was more responsive. This study was undertaken because it was theorized that babies being swaddled on the… Continue

Fairtrade is an organized social movement and market based model of International Trade (Wikipedia). In a capitalist society profits rule and the scramble of wealthy countries to make money often results in exploitation of small scale producers such as farmers, craft and textile workers etcetera who are left to exist on minimum wages without any hope for their and their family’s future. At present the rules of global economics are made by institutions such as the World Trade Organisation, the Wo… Continue