Getting to the point of the stories that "matter". (Against Toblerone shrinkage since 2016.)
Job searching in 2025 has reached a new level of soul-sucking torment. With 400+ applicants per role, AI resume scanners like Grok and Gemini tossing CVs into the void and HR departments drowning in applications, landing an interview feels harder than winning Squid Game. Here's some practical job search survival tips courtesy of TSR to help you cope with the shrinking job market (biscuits included).
Here in Blighty we're not used to a level of consistency when it comes to summer sunshine, but TSR is thrilled to report that sun is on the horizon (alongside the inevitable blasts of rain). And there's nothing more the Brits love to do when the sun decides to grace us than get out the… Continue reading How to budget BBQ in a shrinkflation-hit sizzler fest
The news is agog with US President Trump's trade tariffs. At the time of musing, we are unsure what it means for us here in TSR's British isles, alongside with a number of other countries top on the president's hit list. As TSR has been recording in her little missives for some time, shrinkflation has… Continue reading Liberation Day: fuel to stoke the shrinkflation fire
The shrinkflation sage continues apace and not even Easter is immune, with the Financial Times reporting this week that shrinkflation is coming for our Easter eggs. Now TSR has been an advocate for the justice of all good humans to be protected against this vast injustice for some time. Especially when it concerns our confectionery.… Continue reading Shrinkflation takes a bite out of your Easter egg
Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising editorial processes in The Shrinkflation Review's insightful exploration. From streamlining content creation to enhancing accuracy and personalizing reader experiences, uncover the transformative power of AI-powered editorial optimisation.
Dear friends, I am back after some hiatus, where you find TSR back in that hectic hub of Londres/Londinium/the "big smoke". Whatever you choose to call this hubub of city delights, it has something to offer even the choosiest connoisseur. Think you've "been there, done that, got the t-shirt?" Well, TSR is here to tell… Continue reading What to do in London… when you think you’ve done it all
It is time to celebrate the birth of little baby Jesus. And in what better way can we honour him by stuffing ourselves silly with turkey, fruity pudding and half a box of chocolates from granny. It's what he would have wanted. But with inflation rifer than Bublé's Christmas album and everyone tightening their belts,… Continue reading A shrinkflation Christmas
2022 threw many a cat amongst the pigeons. One particular cat forced many of us to convert our kitchens into offices come schools and home working became the norm. With the cover of Covid lifted, at least in the UK, some of us realised we actually liked this freedom thing and became full-time digital nomads,… Continue reading Top tips for budding digital nomads
After several trips to the city of the true north in the last year, there is one thing TSR can say with confidence: Edinburgh is a city of cafe lovers. With the type of wind that makes wearing a skirt practically impossible, it is no wonder that the folk here quickly seek shelter in the… Continue reading Where to take tea in Edinburgh: the best cafe spots
The curse of the cursor. The panic of the blank page. Writer’s block can be enough to turn your attention away from your duties and seek the comforts of a Twitter scroll. But there is a way to defy Elon Musk’s new pet and get your write on, as TSR has recently rediscovered – and… Continue reading The joy of journalling
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