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Service with a smile could increase UK consumer spending by an astronomical £64.6 billion a year, new research has revealed. On average, people spend a £142.91 each week in shops and restaurants, but they would be willing to spend an additional £19.08 every week if they were to receive more attentive service. Despite this, just 11 per cent of Brits said they usually receive friendly service when shopping or eating out. Nils Christy, Chief Operating Offer at Monarch, said: “We...

Buried in a 19,800 word Spectator essay written by former online editor and Vote Leave director Dominic Cummings is an admission: The Brexit referendum was won by lying to the public. The piece, found here, is well worth reading but also falls victim to classic mansplaining of a complex issue with many words wasted on prose that most politicians would be proud of, working around the subject rather than delving in to the heart of it. Of course, that's for a very good reason, because...

You've heard about flogging wood to a forest and selling ice to Eskimos, but this must take the biscuit. A British firm has started exporting palm trees to the desert because there's a growing demand for disease-free trees. Date Palm Developments exports more than 140,000 plants a year to some of the hottest parts of the world, including Dubai, Egypt, Thailand and the Caribbean. The company has already sent over two million palm trees to 35 countries such as Australia, Peru, South Africa, Nigeria and...

With the number of people reporting on suffering with stress relating to financial circumstances, there’s no wonder that people are looking for alternate ways to supplement or boost their income. If you’re in a similar situation, you don’t have to panic! Here are four simple ways that you can control your income and not let your financial situation affect your stress levels: 1. Have Multiple Income Streams The chances are, you may be struggling for money at the end of...

Solving the housing crisis isn't rocket science - stop dithering and start building, says the GMB. According to the union if the Tories had launched building projects for each of their 1,000 housing announcements since 2010, things would look a lot rosier. The government unveiled its delayed housing strategy today, topping off a series of ideas that have been pumped out weekly since they were in government. But instead of churning out an average of three ideas every week the best...

New figures released by the TUC have discovered three million employees working on the frontline of our public services are actually "insecure" workers. A heavy reliance on temporary staff, has led the GMB to call this station "shocking" and has criticised the government for not addressing the problem. This is an 25% increase since 2011 overall and a large 42% rise in insecure working within education and a 133% increase in social care. The government has already come under fire for...

The President of the United States wields huge influence on the economic fate of the U.S. and the economic fate of the rest of the world to a large extent. The direct, vocal, unfiltered, and controversial nature of President Donald Trump also amplifies the influence of the POTUS of the economic and geopolitical fate of the world. Many Wall Street experts had predicted that the U.S. economy would be plunged into chaos if Trump becomes president. The fears of increased...

          With an eye-watering price for prime slots, Super Bowl ads are always sure to make a mark. And this year many did by taking a pop at the United States President - mainly by promoting the legacy of immigration and tolerance that made America great - in a rather different way than the one Donald Trump promises. Though the NFL and Fox who air the event ban explicit politicisation, the adverts paying a record $5 million for a...

In the next 15 years your enquiries to civil servants could be answered by robots. Anyone who spends hours on automated calls, might be a bit dubious about this plan. However, the Reform thinktank believes that computers and robots will improve the customer service experience. They believe that a quarter of a million public sector jobs will be slashed due to this technological advance. Not great news for those in the public sector, who have hardly had a pay rise in...