I first needed a bank account when I went to university and at that time everything seemed straightforward. Midland Bank had a portacabin behind the student union building and the only three things that were important were a chequebook, trying to...

Just deserts is a metaphor frequently used to describe an appropriate punishment (mostly used in fiction to add a satisfying mirror effect – think of the naughty golden-ticket kids in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, for example). But what if it...

Many of you who read our blog might be Manchester United fans. In fact, there’s a very good chance that this is the case, given the Club has a reported billion followers around the world.  The Club has been in the UK news a lot lately. Well, they...

Whilst it could be interesting to investigate the trade conflict being driven by tariffs in more detail, a different story has emerged this week that tickled me somewhat. Spoiler alert: it involves cars (and sausages).