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e-Newsletter
Welcome to the Consumer Focus newsletter. This will keep you regularly updated on the work we are doing and issues important to consumers. To subscribe to receive the e-newsletter in your inbox please send an email to enews@consumerfocus.org.uk
e-Newsletter June 2009
Welcome to the latest edition of the Consumer Focus e-newsletter, giving you an update on our work, and looking ahead to some of our key activities. Postal Services Bill There has been much speculation recently about the future of the controversial Postal Services Bill. The Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons [...]
e-Newsletter May 2009
Welcome to the latest edition of the Consumer Focus e-newsletter, giving you an update on our work, and looking ahead to some of our key activities. Green Claims Companies are increasingly marketing the environmental credentials of their products to win the hearts of consumers keen to do their bit to save the planet. A new [...]
e-Newsletter April 2009
Welcome to the latest edition of the Consumer Focus e-newsletter, giving you an update on our work in 2009, and looking ahead to some of our key activities. Mobile Phones In 2008 the Consumer Conditions Survey rated mobile phones in the lowest category of consumer confidence. With a remit to scope consumer detriment in the [...]
e-Newsletter March 2009
‘Streetwise: real people, real issues’ Consumers in the UK lost out on billions of pounds in 2008 because of problems with goods and services. Getting a fair deal for consumers is more important in 2009 than ever before. Times are tough and will get worse before they get better. But we find that consumers are [...]
e-Newsletter February 2009
From Ed Mayo, Chief Executive Millions of consumers throughout the UK are facing the challenge of making ends meet in a tough economic climate. Consumer Focus is already working hard to address the issues facing consumers, and campaigning vigorously to secure a fair deal for all. The ‘Streetwise’ project is how we are engaging with [...]
e-Newsletter December 2008
From Ed Mayo, Chief Executive We are coming to the end of a tough year for consumers. Recent research we commissioned on consumer responses to the economic downturn clearly demonstrated the extent of the problem. Consumers are having to make tough choices and cutbacks – from cutting fuel bills, to families scrimping on children’s activities, [...]
e-newsletter November 2008
One month on… Since we opened our doors on 1 October, it’s been a busy month. The global banking crisis, the judicial review on the Government’s implementation of its fuel poverty strategy and a recent report by Ofgem on the energy market have all quickly highlighted the tough times that consumers are facing. From Ed [...]
