Putting the lid down on the laptop means it’s simply sitting overnight ruminating to itself on your dollar – these authors are as guilty as others in that particular practice. Switching off the television doesn’t really happen these days, does it: it goes on to standby instead. Ways of influencing domestic electricity demand today may be more advanced than the rather amusing films of yesteryear, but then so has the range and sophistication of the electrical kit creating that demand. Arguably, some governments went even further than ours (careful with this link, you may find it distressing). Some of these films may even have contributed to elements of culinary culture still lurking within the more, shall we say, nostalgia-driven eating establishments of today, like the mixed grill for example.Įquipped as it is with today’s behavioural insights, government messaging has, of course, moved on, although the use of nudges during the pandemic did, on occasion, perhaps seem more like an elbow planted squarely in the back. Ian might find himself at the start of a hot office romance-or he'll spend the holidays browsing the classifieds.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2014 Advent Calendar package "Celebrate!".Green Edge readers of a certain age may remember the public information films of the early 1970’s instructing us – or, more likely, our parents – to switch off something. The two men find common ground throughout the night, but when morning comes and the news hits the headlines, their connection will be tested. When Alistair Security is robbed during the Christmas Fundraiser, the last thing Ian expects is to end up locked in with his boss, Alex Alistair, and to realize he might have mistaken his resentment for something else. Admittedly, he's still a bachelor living in a small apartment and working for a complete jackass, but other than that, his life is everything he ever hoped for in an enticing city full of beautiful people. When American Ian lands a secretarial job in the United Kingdom, he thinks he's set for life.
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