MSE Discussion: MoneySavingExpert.com to join the MoneySupermarket.com group

MBL87

Martin i really hope ypu read this but please please do not listen to all those haters. firstly i always see your website on yahoo and i always read it i did not even know it was an independent website. 2ndly i read on yahoo about the deal and i was ok with it untill i got to the part ypu said you will be donating 10m ro charity that out a big smile on my face so i decided to visit your website and sign up to recieve regular emails. i am so happy you will be givign to charity i really love that because people in this world need charitable donations i wish i was in a position to give more that 10m but i give as much as i can. i hope to start up my own international charity to help people that need help who dont have food, water or hope. thank you marting God will continue to bless your hustle and you will never ever fail. anyone that says they wont visit your website can like to jump off london bridge hehehehe

JimmyTheWig

MSE_Dan wrote: »

the most important thing to understand is we've a legal contract to ensure MSE content stays editorially independent, free from commercial influence, we will continue to campaign and moneysupermarket services get no special treatment

Thanks for the update, Dan.

Can you confirm, in terms of the no special treatment, that assuming all other things stayed equal that Go Compare would still remain the top choice for car insurance, with Money Supermarket second?

scope

Well done to Martin, but I have now unsubscribed to the weekly email, I suspect it will become full of spam from now on, rather than carefully picked deals/info.

Plushchris

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Thanks for the update, Dan.

Can you confirm, in terms of the no special treatment, that assuming all other things stayed equal that Go Compare would still remain the top choice for car insurance, with Money Supermarket second?

And Energyhelpline for gas and electricity?

Former_MSE_Dan

Plushchris wrote: »

And what happens if Martin "walks away" as he said in the radio interview?

The week after the deal is signed Moneysupermarket can start to turn the screws, if martin doesnt like it he said himself he can walk away, what would happen then?

The Editorial Code is locked in for three years minimum. After that, we believe it will be maintained. Please judge us on the results

mynameistallulah

Fifer wrote: »

Sorry to continue with the scepticism Dan but at some future point when Martin has left the company, what's to stop MS changing that agreement? Who would have the legal authorty to challenge any proposed change in independence?

This is key - anyone that profits from the takeover is not independent. Anyone that works for moneysupermarket (and hence, MSE) is not independent. There is no regulatory body with any teeth/ jurisdiction in this area, and certainly not that would get involved in day to day issues, so I cannot see who can fulfil such a role.

Ken68

Congratulations Martin, you have earnt every penny, and helped thousands if not millions into coping with ever rising costs.
Take no notice of these ungrateful sods.

Former_MSE_Dan

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Thanks for the update, Dan.

Can you confirm, in terms of the no special treatment, that assuming all other things stayed equal that Go Compare would still remain the top choice for car insurance, with Money Supermarket second?

Absolutely correct, as is the point below about Energyhelpline.

Lokolo

MSE_Dan wrote: »

The Editorial Code is locked in for three years minimum. After that, we believe it will be maintained. Please judge us on the results

What you want to believe and what will actually happen are 2 entirely different things!

You are saying "For the next 3 years everything will be the same, after that, we don't know".

You can't assume you will have a job, that the site will still be run the same etc. unless you have it written contract. Your contract is for 3 years, not forever.

James_Bond

Congrats to martin on this one.

However, Having worked for both mse and moneysupermarket group in work experience roles, I can tell you that mse wont be the same again.

At mse, there is a family approach to busines, whereby martin interacts with his staff on a daily basis. In contrast, Moneysupermarket employ a 'time is money' philosophy throughout their workforce, and their offices in north wales are crampt, overcrowded, miserable and very despressing as a result.

I know Martin will still remain head of mse for 3 years after the deal, so presumably staff or the mse offices won't have to relocate immediately. But what after that?.