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In Martin's ITV1 Thrifty Ways for Modern Days programme last Friday, one extreme MoneySaver showed how he found, prepared and ate roadkill pheasant sausages. Assuming someone had safely made it for you - would you eat roadkill?
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19 October 2009
Poll started 12 October 2009: Should you be allowed to sell your organs? It’s illegal to sell organs in Britain; yet recent press stories have highlighted some people trying to sell their ‘spare’ kidneys to clear debts. If people are aware of the risks, should it be allowed? Or is the principle of buying someone’s health just plain wrong? Which of these is closest to your view?
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11 October 2009
Poll started 05 October 2009: Would you save in a non UK-protected account? Currently the Bank of Cyprus pays the highest 1yr fixed savings rate. Yet in the unlikely event it went bust, as with a few other EU banks (non-EU banks must have full UK protection), you’d need to claim your lost money back from the home Cypriot govt, not the UK’s. However you get cover for €100,000 (c £90,000), not the £50,000 of the UK scheme. If you had money to save, would you be happy to put it in a non UK-protected bank?
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4 October 2009
Poll Started 29 September 2009: Should the UK join the Euro? The pound’s plummeted against the Euro, so it's not far from £1=€1 (see Travel Money Max for the latest rate). Is it time we joined the European currency? If so the rate would be fixed, and possibly at a higher exchange rate than the one we get now, or should we stick with the pound, which could bounce back? Remember it isn’t just about travel money, but has a massive impact on imports and exports.
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28 September 2009
A simple question this week, where do MoneySavers bank? Who is your main current account provider?
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20 September 2009
Poll started 14 September 2009: Is the economy in an L, a W or a V? Some say we’ve just seen the summer of love, with economic indicators showing the recession is slowing. Yet is this the beginning of the end, or just a temporary pause before another big economic dip? Which of these is CLOSEST to your view of the shape of the economic growth?
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13 September 2009
How green are you? Poll Started 07 September 2009: While being green & MoneySaving can go hand in hand in some areas, like saving energy, often they diverge, as with cheap flights & products transported from the other side of the world. Where do you sit on the green vs. price spectrum?
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6 September 2009
Poll started 01 September 2009: How much is your weekly grocery shop? Do you follow the science of economy or the art of gastronomy? How much is your weekly shop (or if you don’t do it by the week then the equivalent). How much do you spend on your weekly grocery shop?
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31 August 2009
Poll Started 25 August 2009: Is the house price crash over? Over the last year according to the Land Registry UK average house prices have crashed by a mammoth 14%, yet recently the Nationwide index has shown prices are up 2.6% over the last three months. Is this the end of the crash – as the economy picks up – or are we heading for another drop as sellers put properties on the market to cash in? What do you think will happen to UK house prices over the next YEAR?
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24 August 2009
Poll Started 17 August 2009: Tell the USA your views on the NHS. There’s a furore in the USA about healthcare policy, and some say President Obama’s planned actions are equivalent to setting up a NHS. That’s meant huge debate over there about the service we have over here. Which of these is closest to your message to the USA?
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16 August 2009
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