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The Guardian
7 hours ago
- General
- The Guardian
Grenfell anniversary and a door for Lords
On the eighth anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy ( 14 June), I read that a new front door for the House of Lords has cost £9.6m; the budget in 2013 for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment was £9.7m. Notwithstanding inflation in the interim, that sums up for me the state of governance in 21st-century WolmuthWest Ealing, London Gulls 'are not naturally urban dwellers' writes Richard Ellis (Letters, 15 June), but neither are we. We've adapted to urban life, as have some gulls and other wild species. He complains of the mess created by gulls, but most of the mess in urban areas is generated by DownieGlasgow In reply to 'I'm good' (Letters, 18 June), I tend to say: 'I shall be the judge of that.' And when told to have a good day, I respond with a phrase coined by a German friend: 'I'm sorry, I have other plans.'Deirdre Burrell Mortimer, Berkshire Asked 'How are you?' on US TV, people always reply: 'I'm good'. I long for someone to reply 'I'm evil'.Henrietta CubittCambridge A picture of a cute dog on your front cover (Print edition, 20 June) may be great for sales, but is infuriating for regular purchasers whose usual suppliers have sold out. I only managed to obtain a copy at my fourth attempt!Stephanie HarrisonBedford Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
The Guardian
23-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Guardian
Not eating meat is the choicest cut of all
It's easy for meat lovers to trim costs without compromising on flavour (Money hacks, 19 May). Just stop buying it. You will be wealthier and healthier, and so will the environment. Your food will also taste better knowing that no animal has suffered. Time for the Guardian to stop supporting the most greedy industry on the Stewart-KnoxProfessor of food psychology, University of Bradford Tim Dowling's column was very disturbing as I was expecting the delivery of my granddaughter's tortoise for its holiday (The tortoise has been plotting his escape for more than half a century, 17 May). She has had it since she was about six years old. I am 76 years old and now have a heavy responsibility to keep it enclosed and to provide shelter from the rain expected later in the HarrisonBedford A white stripe on the back of an errant tortoise will certainly make it easier to spot. Better still is to paint its home postcode and house number, for easier return. Postage stamp GosslingCambridge 'I fought off a polar bear with a saucepan,' says the headline on Pen Hadow's article (Experience, 16 May). But what was the polar bear doing with the saucepan in the first place?Melanie van NiekerkAlva, Clackmannanshire Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
South China Morning Post
21-02-2025
- Lifestyle
- South China Morning Post
Happiness? It's about people, not possessions, author says
Published: 7:45am, 22 Feb 2025 Updated: 7:47am, 22 Feb 2025 Joy is often presented online as being tied to status, material possessions and personal achievement. Scroll through your Instagram feed and you will see flawlessly curated snapshots of 'happiness': gleaming watches, fast cars, designer handbags. American positive psychologist Stephanie Harrison sees this as an outdated vision of happiness. She wrote New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong to challenge the way we think about self-fulfillment. The book, which became an international bestseller, draws on hundreds of studies to offer a life-changing guide to finding happiness. Stephanie Harrison is a positive psychologist and the author of New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong. Photo: Alex Johnston It has sparked a movement dedicated to redefining what it truly means to be happy; the book's dedicated Instagram page, , has 955,000 followers.
