Category Archives: Economy

Vince Cable visits Alresford

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Martin

Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, visited Alresford on Monday, March 8, to meet local businesses.

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The Last Word on Damian Green, the economic & environmental crisis & the Queen’s Speech

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Martin

Just over a week ago, I took a break from our one week holiday and went to the ITV Millbank studios to record an episode of ‘The Last Word’ for ITV Meridian.  The whole thing was shot in half an …

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Gas prices: BBC Radio 4′s FileOn4 reports

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Martin

Further to my earlier blog post on British Gas, BBC Radio 4′s FileOn4 has reported on some of the other shenanigans the gas companies are getting up to.
According to the show:
Former Energywatch chief executive Allan Asher told BBC File On …

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British Gas – hiking up direct debits

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Martin

There’s been a lot of media interest in the problem of British Gas’s direct debit hikes.Almost all the people who responded to my email survey were facing increases far above both the 35% reported in the press and the 42% …

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Alarming increase in mortgage repossessions

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Martin

There’s been an alarming increase in mortgage repossession claims at Winchester Crown Court.
The Ministry of Justice published figures on August 15, 2008 showing that the number of mortgage possession claims between January and June 2008 at Winchester Crown Court were …

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