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For BIS to release the due diligence report into student loan sell-off
BIS refuse to release information requested under the freedom of information act relating to selling student loans to a company called Erudio student loans. There may be no report and corruption instead!
Magical Journey - Lawrence Llewelyn - Bowen thing -need help getting a refund please!
I have spent £75 on what looked like a fantastic, once in a lifetime experience called the Magical Journey in association with Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen. It has just opened and has made the news after hundreds of complaints on its first day of opening and is closed until 26th November. I am not due to go until Christmas week…
MSE consultation response to the Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail Regulation issued a consultation in September 2014 on ticket selling practices. We have responded to this consultation (3 page PDF). If you have any thoughts on our response, please share them below.
Name & Shame Companies That Spam
I would like to suggest a campaign to name and shame companies guilty of spamming. I realise most people may not be aware where the spam they get comes from, but for many years I have used Sneakemail addresses to create a unique address for each place I submit an email address, so I have been keeping an eye on what…
The payment of child benefit to people with children living abroad is not a loophole!
"Rachel Reeves, the shadow work and pensions secretary, said Labour would limit in-work benefits and "end the absurdity" of child benefits going to migrants with kids living abroad." Telegraph, 18 Nov 2014. That sounds rather stupid to me. Her half baked idea could be rather costly. In the 1990s the British government…
Your privacy has been trashed. Take a look!
Apologies if this has been posted in the wrong area. I have never been on the electoral register and take my privacy very seriously. The website below lists information that you may be concerned about. freeelectoralroll It appears that it may be a rogue site after reading this google 'freeelectoralroll.co.uk complaints'…
Lock-up rogue bankers !
What do you think of BBC Economics Editor Paul Mason's rant? Mason is pressing to bring criminal charges against those responsible in rigging exchange rates. The video clip is available on the Channel 4 Facebook page (over 1 million views so far).
MSE consultation response to Ofgem
Ofgem issued a consultation in September 2014 about imposing requirements on white label energy providers. These are companies that work in partnership with an energy supplier to offer tariffs under their own brand (e.g. M&S Energy is a white label of SSE). We have responded to this consultation (4 page PDF). If you have…
Telecomms mistake - Advice please
Hi, I have been with a telecom provider for at least 36 months, something I can proove to them through my D Debits. They have managed to mix up my account with that of a business account and under the same address I reside at? so they have the same telephone number details for the business and the same address as my…
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