There’s obviously been a lot in the press recently about the BP oil spill, but as with many things, if it isn’t on your doorstep it’s quite easy to be blazé about the impact. Which is why I’m so impressed with this website which puts the spill into startling perspective. Visit www.ifitwasmyhome.com and you’ll find a map outlining the spread of the spill in the gulf of Mexico… But hey, America is a big place, right?

Now enter another location in the search bar, say London. In one click the whole of East Anglia, the South East, London and the country as far north as Nottingham and as far west as Gloucester are besmirched.

Lesley-Anne Crooks, Sales & Digital Manager