My new column in Viz!
Many may be surprised that I’ve written a column for Viz. Well, you’re not as surprised as I am. I only discovered it after having read a couple of messages about it from fellow journos. So I duly went out to the shop and shelled out my hard-earned money for the Christmas special, to see what it...
MSE to advertise ‘free PPI reclaiming’ on Google
There’s no need to pay to reclaim payment protection insurance (PPI). However due to spam texts, cold calling, saturation TV ads and huge per-click fees to advertise on Google, many people give no-win no-fee claims management companies 30% of their repayment without knowing that. We’ve teamed up with Which? for nearly a year now to get the...
New Oxford English Dictionary words – bazinga, stoozing and compers?
I spent yesterday sitting in Countdown‘s Dictionary Corner with the wonderful lexicographer Susie Dent. As always, I go armed with my lobbying of words that I think should be put in the dictionary – as Susie does a lot of work with the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). While much of it is fun banter, Susie is always...
Energy change likely to mean 100s of new tariffs
The Government’s new proposals to simplify the 500 current tariffs could actually result in many more new tariffs, though this time not from suppliers. A cursory initial reading of the announcement seems to indicate it’s heavily biased towards collective switching, where a ‘trusted’ organisation negotiates with an energy supplier to get a bespoke deal. With energy companies...
What energy change means for you – a view from Twitter
Later today, Energy Secretary Ed Davey will finally tell us what the PM’s "we’ll force companies to switch you to the cheapest tariff" actually means. I wanted to write a blog on my thoughts on what it means for the energy maket, based on what seems to have come out so far. Yet truth be told it’s...
Looking after the world’s most precious Sapphire
And I thought MoneySaving was tiring! I’m on paternity leave at the moment as last Thursday our beautiful first child (MSE Junior) was born. Her name is Sapphire Susan Lewis and while she weighs a wee 6lb 6oz, her weight in joy is immeasurable. Last night was her first one at home and it was quite exhausting...
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