Archive for November, 2006
PENALTY CHARGES & CONSUMER ACTION GROUP FANCY DRESS RALLY
When: 1 December 2006 at 2.00pm Where: Gather outside the OFT offices in Salisbury Square EC4 (nearest Network Rail Stations Blackfriars and City Thameslink).
Penalty Charges (www.penaltycharges.co.uk) & The Consumer Action Group (www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk) will be holding a peaceful protest against unfair and unlawful bank charges at 2.00pm on 1 December 2006 outside the Office of Fair [...]
Financial Education For Our Children
The Conservative party has outlined some proposals for tackling Britains growing financial timebomb. One of the proposals is for educating our children about financial matters. This seems so obvious that it is worrying that this could be seen as an important new strategy. There is something seriously wrong with an education system that is failing [...]
First Bank Breaks From Cover And Introduces Monthly Bank Charges
The BBC website reports that First Direct has said they will be introducing monthly fees for running a current account.
First Direct will very likely be the first of many and it will be a shock to a whole generation of bank users who thought banking would always be a free service. The other banks will, [...]
