Thursday, 31 October 2013

Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 31st October)

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What recovery? Households are no better off than during recession as incomes flatline and essential costs soar Confirming what cash-str...
Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Russell Brand has never voted. He has a point

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Saturday, 26 October 2013

Don't let's be beastly to the bankers!

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We are grateful to @KimBallard3 for suggesting this wonderful ditty by Richard Parry  (inspired by Noel Coward (not by his banking skills)...
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Friday, 25 October 2013

Over 5,000 elderly and sick will die this winter because they can’t afford to heat their homes

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KJ has a beer with a pal...
Thursday, 24 October 2013

Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 24th October)

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The so-called “good bank” JP Morgan fined $13,000,000,000 The unprecedented $13bn fine, imposed by US regulators, is expected to cover ...

Interest Rate Swaps: how the FCA allowed accused banks to be judge and jury for their own dodgy deals

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[UPDATE NOV 2016: Royal Bank of Scotland at last agreed to set aside £400m to compensate up to 12,000 small business customers that it ...
Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Graphs at a glance: OFGEM finally does something useful by publishing wholesale energy prices! See energy companies' bogus reason for hiking prices exposed!

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This is no laughing matter, so lets skip the levity. OFGEM, one of the few organisations in Britain that manages to make the FCA (formerly t...
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Thinking of switching energy supplier? Out of the frying pan...

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Graphs at a glance: Energy companies' price hike tactics make switching futile

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The government's answer to gouging energy companies is to switch. In David Cameron's words : “There is something everyone can d...
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Sunday, 20 October 2013

Graphs at a glance: Despite all the promises to spread the sugar London is the big winner from the HS2 high speed rail link

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At the Tory party conference in October 2013 David Cameron claimed HS2 "is about bringing north and south together" creating cent...
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