by roz | Aug 22, 2023 | article, Consumer Affairs, culture, Finance, Human Rights, Opinion Piece, Society & Culture
NatWest Bank, an institution partly backed by public funds, recently nudged us closer to a cashless society. As an avid user of mobile payments, I initially embraced the idea of a cashless world. Yet, it wasn’t a budgetary misstep caused by phone-based...
by roz | Jul 8, 2018 | Consumer Affairs
The Tory Government is set to deny citizens access to justice but it’s kerching for the insurance industry. So much for the first rule of government is to protect its citizens. That said the Tories have always professed to be the party of business. And this legal...
by roz | Jan 8, 2018 | Consumer Affairs
A recent trend, imported from America is coffee shops. Starbucks and the like, sell giant cups of a substance that is unhealthy. But a person’s decision to drink coffee and jeopardise their insulin resistance is not as far-reaching as their decision to buy...
by roz | Aug 13, 2017 | Consumer Affairs
Bread war is my story of how being right can also mean being wrong. I stopped at Lidl because it was the biggest store I was likely to pass en route home. As usual, I intended to buy just two items. And we all know how that ended. But I digress. My objection to Lidl...
by roz | Aug 6, 2017 | Consumer Affairs, Product Liability
Heard the one about the chlorinated chicken? Liam Fox, the trade secretary, accuses the media of being obsessed with chlorine washed chicken in the American Free Trade deal. I agree with him. Gasp. For we’re looking in the wrong direction. Things are far worse...
by roz | Feb 8, 2017 | Consumer Affairs
Valentine Day is national love day. There is the loving in giving and the loving in the accepting. There is also love in sourcing gifts that support ethical and small business. Here are three great Valentine gifts that spread the love. Gifts that give back. After all,...