Saturday, 21 September 2013

What Makes Us Care - A stunning exhibition

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 On my way to London today, I find no fewer than three people sleeping rough outside Central Milton Keynes train station.  This is becoming a worrying problem and the statistics don’t lie when it comes to seeing people living in almost unthinkable conditions. Thames Reach record regular facts and figures on the homelessness and the figures are truly shocking.  6,437 people in the UK...

Monday, 16 September 2013

Why Amazon isn't always the best place to buy gadgets online

By Simon Wright - Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 This article was first commissioned by TheRankTank The buying habits of the everyday shopper have changed considerably. Retail outlets continue to diminish, as a solid proportion of us opt to do our shopping online. Gone are the days of heading to Woolworths or Jessops to pick up a bargain, or get the excellent customer service we rely on. Today the likes of Amazon dominate our thoughts, whilst...

Sunday, 15 September 2013

The UK's best selling male grooming products

By Simon Wright - Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 All articles are available and were written on TheRankTank.com Earlier in the summer, I wrote some retail pieces for the website TheRankTank.com.  The Rank Tank is a site that promotes the best selling products for a variety of companies, and it is the job of the writers like myself to produce detailed and informative content about the various sectors assigned to us. There are...

The UK's best selling skincare products

By Simon Wright - Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 All articles are available and were written on TheRankTank.com Earlier in the summer, I wrote some retail pieces for the website TheRankTank.com.  The Rank Tank is a site that promotes the best selling products for a variety of companies, and it is the job of the writers like myself to produce detailed and informative content about the various sectors assigned to us. There are areas on...

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Celebrating a year of Viewing Perspectives

By Simon Wright - Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 Today (10 September) marks a year since Viewing Perspectives was launched.   I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has even read one post on here in the past 365 days, and to those who regularly read the content that appears on this site, ranging from TV reviews and Grand Prix race reports to general feelings on some of life's more difficult questions using some of my personal...

Sunday, 8 September 2013

Supporting two worthy causes

By Simon Wright - Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 Landing the current full-time role back in the middle of July felt great.  Not only did it provide a comfortable income for the first time since the end of those student loans we all relied on during the University days, it gave me the encouragement to do something else I’m happy to do. Starting last month, I am giving something back to a couple of worthy charities, who need all the promotion...

The travelling desire

By Simon Wright - Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 Tomorrow marks the start of my ninth week in my newish role as a picture researcher for a leading company in stickers and trading cards.  While I can’t go into much detail, it has been a good and worthy experience.  I have settled into a routine, get on well with the whole team, contribute to all projects that we have undertaken as a team so far and if I’ve made any mistakes, I’ve always...