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Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair has savaged online media today in a speech
Good by democracy halo fascism! quote: Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair has savaged online media today in a speech in which he declared war on the free press by hinting at new restrictions on internet journalism and suggested that the media should be brought more into line with the government. Blair complained…
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Auto Continental Limited Stoke on Trent..Beware!!!
Warning....I ordered a rear exhaust box for my Zafira 2003.They even had the number plate reg................Oops they sent me the earlier model part. I phoned up and was told they couldn't supply the 2003 part(patent)need to go to Vauxhall.I said that I will return this with reasonable secured postage of £5.99.Please can…
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virgin media what a shower
virgin media cut off my telephone 3 weeks ago ? no contact with me just cut it off!!! billed paid by direct debit along with broadband (broadband still ok ) called them to ask why, had to use mobile to do so due to being cut off...see above. after many minutes finally got through and guess what they didnt know why. asked…
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Who's got a beef with LoveFilm.com?
Hi there, Have you had an annoying experience or unresolved dispute with Lovefilm.com in the last month? Is your blood boiling from the injustice? Are they ignoring your complaints? As part of DVD Rental comparison site ChooseDVDRental.co.uk's new content launch, we are starting a DVD consumer champion column called…
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3 mobile
:mad: got a shiny new mobile 1st of this month on the 3 deal thats been advertised everywhere. rubbish signal at home but as ive only ever had the cheapest payg phones a brand new contract erccson more than made up for that! until i realised the battery cover didnt fit. so i called up (indian call centre of course grrrr)…
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In Car fitted DVD Player nightmare
We had a complete DVD package fitted into our car just after christmas, we paid for installation of DVD, two screens fitted into the leather headrests and infa red headphones. The whole thing has become a nightmare at first the screens wouldnt switch on, also no sound was coming from the speakers (we had asked for this as…
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Non-existent Competition Prize - small claims court -Advice wanted!!
Hi all I recently won a makeover prize worth £2000 in a magazine. Up until now it has been a farce trying to get the providers of the prize to 'cough up' in crude terms, and they have only offered about £600 in prize. I have sent letters and made over 50 phonecalls to get this sorted and trading standards have advised me…
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Grrr - Supporting Alms
Supporting Alms collect unwanted household goods and clothes to sell to people in the third world. They put bags through your letter box for you to donate stuff. This morning my letter box banged at 5.40am, and my dogs barked and everyone woke up. As hubby had already left for work, I nervously went downstairs to…
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TMobile Hotspot Access
Hey all, I'm hoping someone might be able to give me contact details for the Managing director or their assistant for TMobile UK as dealing with customer service has not worked for me at all. Almost a month and a half has past since I applied for WiFi hotspot access, the procedure went through, then I tried my login…
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Grrr Clarks returns policy-I'm being told a tale....
Eldest Miss Mousie has really difficult to fit feet- small, but wide. New school shoes needed. Walked the whole of Brum centre trying onstuff (she is near 14 and doesn't want kids styles and anyway the "bootleg" typs don't fit her!). Clarks adults had a nice shoe but she said the 5 was too big "they don't make it is a…
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Early Learning Centre
We bought my daughter a ride on toy from Early Learning centre at Christmas. Recently while toy and child were in grandparents care the locking mechanism for one of the front wheels went missing, making the toy unusable. Yesterday I sent an email to ask if it was possible to buy a replacement, by the end of the day I had…
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Grrrrrrrrrrr!
My poor OH has been suffering with his skin for over a year now and has been backwards and forwards to his GP who has prescribed various pills and potions, none of which has worked. Eventually he was referred to the local hospital's dermatology clinic and finally had his appointment last week. The specialist diagnosed…
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Homebase - Petrol Lawnmower
At the end of last week I purchased a Soverign petrol Lawnmower from Homebase for £100. the first time i used it the grass box kept falling off.it seems to be set too low down and trails the ground ( grass ) until it falls off. what are my rights before I approach Homebase ? is ther sometime abut returning Petrol items ? i…
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New (Second Hand) Car Warranty - that covers nothing?
My boyfriend bought a second hand car that came with 12 months warranty - which seems to cover nothing. Is this right? The car was purchased in November 2006. He was getting a light on his dashboard which was something to do with emissions (according to the manual), and his CD player has stopped working. The emissions…
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The Student Support Centre
My boys have come home from school with some information about The Student Support Centre: http://www.student-support.co.uk/ It's a home tutor scheme to give children extra coaching in maths, english and reading. I'm not interested in this as my children are doing fine at school and with the tasks I set them at home, and I…
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Warning re tesco direct internet payments
I have just spent a whole day trying and failing to order a washing machine from Tesco Direct. on my first attempt I was near to the limit on my debit card so tesco's cancelled my order. What they don't warn you is that having done this they lock you out for 28 days. It took me until 4pm to discover the sting from the…
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Currys return Policy
HI I just bought a Polaroid 32" FLU-3232 LCD TV (£449) from Currys on Sunday , got it home , set it up and thought "what the hell "when I heard (or not) the sound from this tv , my car stereo has better quality speakers !!! Rang Currys and said wanted to return the Tv as I was not satisfied with the quality (as is my…
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Well done.. Vodaphone!!
I never thought I'd say it but Voda phone, specifically Jerry in accounts, have actually done something good. I'm already on a discounted package because it took them 4 months to set up my account correctly. Was mis sold the package and every month for the first 4 months of the contract I had to ring them to point out it…
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Train Station Burger King
I went into a Burger King at Glasgow central train station. I only ordered one diet coke, and 2 (small) cartons of five alive for the kids. It came to over £4! Granted, i did have a large coke, but even still! It must have been over £2 for my coke, and over a pound each for the small cartons anyone else annoyed with train…
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Boots in Canary Wharf & NHS prescriptions
:mad: I was very ill & went to my GP who prescribed me some medicine & told me that I had to start taking them immediately. I was quite incapacitated. I made it to Boots in Canary Wharf on the morning after, in a lot of pain. Only to be told by the girl behind the pharmacist's counter that I would have to wait until the…
