Households are facing energy bills averaging at around £1,300 a year, meaning that it is all the more important to save as much as you can, where you can. With research alerting us to the cost of faulty energy meters and no discount on the horizon, now is the time to act to maximise savings for the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Make the Good Wife the Voice for your business
A couple of months ago I suggested that there was a host of new (and not so new) legal dramas making the world of law seem like a sexy world of cut and thrust, intrigue, mystery and satisfaction. Now it seems that the profession is taking tips from primetime television programmes in an attempt to … Continue reading
Updated: Paddy Power loses gamble on Oscar with Pistorius campaign
A controversial advertising campaign promoting betting on the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius trial has now been BANNED after the Advertising Standards Agency received over 5,000 complaints and over 120,000 signatures were added to an online petition for it to be pulled. Women’s rights groups and those who support victims of violence have also spoken out against the advertisement and … Continue reading
Extreme couponing and the voucher vultures: ways to save on your shopping
Despite talk of a return to economic stability, wages continue to fall behind the rising cost of living, which means that we are all on the lookout for a saving here or price cut there. Although there are some genuine bargains around, there are other ways to save as supermarkets and stores offer loyalty cards, … Continue reading
Oscar Pistorius: trial by social media
It has been called the trial of the century before it has even started and for the next three weeks the world’s eyes will be focused on a court room in Pretoria, South Africa, as 27 year old Oscar Pistorius defends himself against a murder charge. It is over a year since the death … Continue reading
Twitter account suspended following tweets from inside prison
The BBC has reported that the Twitter account of English Defence League co-founder and former leader Tommy Robinson has been suspended. Since Mr Robinson’s incarceration last November for mortgage fraud, the Twitter account in his name has regularly discussed his time in prison, recently describing his “black eyes, bloody nose, sore neck” after he was allegedly … Continue reading