Is it time to applaud politicians who U-turn?
Whether you run a business, a charity, or an enterprise, one key skill is learning to innovate. That means trying new things you hope will work, but understanding that in practice, they might not work as predicted. Sometimes you get it wrong, pull the idea and carry on. When our governments do this, we call it a...
Why the ‘bedroom tax’ should be scrapped
In principle, those living on benefits with spare rooms shouldn’t get extra money for them. Yet the implementation of the under-occupancy charge has been weak at best, cruel at worst, and may turn out to be a national false economy. Early this year, MoneySavingExpert.com published welfare changes information to help those impacted by them. We don’t usually...
Let’s have a (cha)party – as #currysongs trends worldwide: My Top 10
It all started with a simple and innocuous tweet last Tuesday evening. On the day we prepare the weekly email, all those working late (it’s part of the job) get dinner on MoneySavingExpert. Last Tuesday, it was Indian food. So a little MSE Towers banter started as I started suggesting some relevant songs that could be played....
What’s the proudest day of your career? Which actor would play you in a film?
Ask me how to save someone money and I can reel the answer off at speed. Yet when you’re on the telly you often have ‘quirky’ questions thrown at you and it’s never easy to try and come up with something that’s both a) true and b) interesting/entertaining. As I’ve recently had to do just this for...
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