Author: Gabriella

• 25/04/2023

  Primark: The fashion retailer doing things its own way.

  Primark: the ‘fast fashion’ retailer has become near ubiquitous in major UK times, defied the Coronavirus pandemic and bucked the trend with regard to online retailing – how have they done it? Owned by food and retail conglomerate Associated British Foods (who generate revenues of over £13 billion), Primark has chartered a meteoric rise becoming…
• 19/04/2023

  Can you own colours and shapes? A supermarket court battle.

  Two of Britain’s largest supermarkets are at war and legal minds across the land have been debating these serious questions: can you own a combination of colours and shapes? Does using similar visual cues constitute copyright infringement? Do supermarkets seem to be obsessed with taking each other to court these days over the minute details?…
• 12/04/2023

  Financial Education Petition

  I’ve decided to run a petition along with my report to try and improve financial education in schools, it might not get anywhere but it’s something!
• 12/04/2023

  The most annoying advert on TV (according to me).

  I don’t normally have a go at (or herald) particular adverts but Lloyds Bank has reached a whole new level of annoyance with their latest campaign that I had to publicly deride it. This abysmal advert shows a young girl on her journey biking (why?) and how the black horses that have become a symbol…
• 05/04/2023

  My report into Financial Education.

  As you may be aware, I have started a campaign to improve financial education in UK schools after noticing how poorly it is delivered and the adverse impact it is having on young people. I know of people in their final year of secondary school who do not know that you pay interest on money…
• 02/04/2023

  Australian GP Race Debrief

  Chaotic, crazy, calamitous, the 2023 Australian GP is the first race in F1 history to have three red flag periods and is certainly not a race that will be forgotten very soon especially for another farcical performance from the FIA. Red Bull: Another relatively easy win for Verstappen once he had dispatched the Mercedes cars.…
• 02/04/2023

  Specsavers: How to turn a mundane service into a national catchphrase.

  Going to the opticians isn’t a particularly thrilling experience nor is it one that should captivate a nation yet through 20 years of genius marketing campaigns Specsavers have embedded themselves into the national psyche with their tagline taking a life of its own. Many British people often proclaim ‘should’ve gone to Specsavers’ after any comedic…
• 01/04/2023

  Australian GP Qualifying Analysis

  Early in the morning (for the UK and Europe) we had a very exciting qualifying session with some interesting talking points and more than a few unexpected surprises. Red Bull: As has become a running theme already, Max Verstappen dominated qualifying and took a relatively easy pole. The same cannot be said, however, for Perez…
• 27/03/2023

  Why I’m trying to do something about financial education.

  Money is an intrinsic part of modern life as we live in one of the most competitive consumer economies yet most young people have very little understanding of the financial world that surrounds us and are disadvantaged as a result. Since I was seven years old, I have been utterly fascinated by personal finance and…
• 23/03/2023

  What does the next Bank of England base rate rise mean for you?

  The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy have voted in a majority to raise the base rate to 4.25% – the highest level in 14 years. The decision to rise rates by 0.25 percentage points has been taken to try and combat inflation which is currently at 10.4% – over five times the MPC’s target and…