Oft-touted criticisms of charity are that 'half the money is spent on administration and advertising' or 'you can never be sure the money goes where it should' or 'you never know if the money is even useful'. In a lot of cases these apply.

A friend of mine, boyzici, visited Tanzania during a gap year between school and university, and struck up ( Read more... )

Our first Spanish pharmacist, Jesus, has left the company to take up a position with a wholesaler back in Spain. Possessing a seemingly limitless supply of energy his larger than life personality, whilst occasionally too much, never fails to put a smile on people's faces. He will be greatly missed by everyone in the company and we wish him well. ( Read more... )

Every once in a while you come across statistics which make you stop and think. I recently had the pleasure of attending a charity ball at Chillington Hall in Staffordshire in aid of the NSPCC. It was organised by my boss' wife Reena and it was at her behest, but certainly not unwillingly, that I attended. We wined, we dined, we danced and we spent ( Read more... )