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WASPI - Women Against State Pension Inequality
WASPI accept that state pension age must rise as people live longer. But feel that it's unfair that women were not informed personally in 1995 and 2011 when fundamental changes were made. The group is currently getting a barrister's opinion on the viability of a legal challenge to the Government's plans.…
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Tony Blair parliamentary petitition on war crimes
Please sign and circulate the petition. This man has blood on his hands, and no conscience..._ https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/108495
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RGB Direct Review
Don't touch this company with a barge-pole! I purchased a Blu-ray player from rgbdirect.co.uk before Christmas & when it failed less then a month later they just didn't want to know! They tried to shirk their responsibilities by passing the buck for the issue on to the manufacturer. Even when I pointed out to them that…
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E u referendum
Can any one explain to me why. Gibraltar , Eire , Malta , get to vote on the referendum , But ex pats living abroad are excluded ?
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The True Story Behind Jeremy Hunt
My name is Clare and I'm a Nurse. There is an ongoing struggle between Jeremy Hunt / the Department of Health and Healthcare Professionals. We can see the NHS we so love and NEED going slowly, privatised from the inside out to Jeremy Hunt and his conservative friends. I just wanted to share with you a few pieces of…
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Philips WRTL: Dangerous lighting.
OK, so not a consumer product as such, but here goes. I've heard (based on what I read on Facebook) that the Philips Residium has gone up in flames sometimes, it's a lamppost, used by councils (my one uses it), and the new WRTL Luma is also prone to this. Complaining to Philips/WRTL gets nowhere, so Ive been told, and as…
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Further extend right to buy
1 - give private rental Tennant's the right to buy, then they don't have to move and supply of property for sale will be increased 2 - give static caravan owners the right to buy a leasehold on their pitch, getting ridiculous pitch fees under control could make this a better, easy housing solution with less environmental…
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Campaign for Regulation of Care Home Fees
Are there any others here who like me are being ripped off for Care Home Fees for an elderly relative with dementia or similar. I am trying to get my MP to petition the house for regulation of Care Home Fees to prevent the horrendous increases we are having forced upon us. Is anyone else prepared to email their MP and get…
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Gift Card Expiry
Just to let you know, there is a government online petition against the expiry of gift cards. You've paid your money for the card and because you haven't had the chance to use the card or nothing was suitable your money is stolen from you or you pay a fee to get the date extended. It's at…
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I'm at the end of my tether ...
I've turned to MSE because I really don't know where to turn. Excuse me for the long winded rant but here is our Problem. My husband is a Taxi Driver and has been for 10 years+ He was recently involved in a bad accident where his Vehicle was written off! ... as if that wasn't bad enough so close to Christmas, the insurence…
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Tax credits shouldn't taper with income
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ASDA and Black Friday
I am absolutely delighted that ASDA has seen sense and decided not to join in - now I can do my routine shop without fighting the crowds.
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No such thing as gov 'deficit'
In the long term, anything the government spends circulates the economy and comes back as tax, although it may take a while which is why you see a deficit at the moment, its not like personal finances as they essentially get cashback as tax on whatever they spend, and is more like investment in its own economy. This is as…
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Facebook: Suspending accounts without proof of claim
Millions of users on Facebook have had their accounts suspended throughout this year (2015). Facebook have been claiming that the users affected by the suspension have been 'impersonating someone else or have not been using their correct names'. Facebook requests that users upload two forms of ID to prove that they say who…
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Website security/passwords..
This may not be the right forum, but after the Talktalk 'hack', I was surprised that people would need to be warned about not using the same passwords elsewhere - it's easy for websites to avoid this problem, so even if 'encrypted' passwords are stolen, they won't work anywhere else.. If they add a prefix to our passwords…
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I am not in HULL
I never thought I would see the day when MSE got lazy and let people down. I will explain. For at least a year I have been trying to get Plusnet to accept that not all HU post codes are part of the Kingston Communications area. I live in HORNSEA, a very nice seaside town in the East Riding of Yorkshire (not HULL) my…
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This must be illegal?? P.f.i.
Hi, if i was a property owner, if i rent my home/building to a tennant/business, i must meet certain standards to make safe the property yes? i.e. a kitchen requires fire proof boards on a ceiling incase of fire? a bath/sink must have a water escape incase of over filling & potential flood damage? So if i modernise a…
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MSE Blog: How we’re helping make Parliament more ‘friendly’
"Here at MoneySavingExpert.com, we often compile our site users’ thoughts and opinions on key matters for Parliament to consider, but more recently we’ve been involved in its ‘Tea Camp‘ on digital democracy..." Read MSE Andrea's full blog: How we’re helping make Parliament more ‘friendly’ Click reply below to discuss. If…
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Say NO to Article 20 of the TPD!
The EU and UK government are taking away people's right to choose! Millions of people in the UK have stopped smoking Tobacco cigarettes and have moved over to Vaping as an alternative. The EU are taking away vapers right to choose. Article 20 of the Tobacco Products Directive essentially bans all current electronic…
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Profiteering Expert Needed
Hi everyone I am currently trying to find a profiteering expert for a legal case I am defending. I believe that the company who are taking me to court for defamation, have profited from certain actions during the recession, and I am therefore looking for an expert witness for my defence case. If you know anyone, either a…