Thursday, 13 August 2026 · World
USD/EUR 0.867 USD/GBP 0.7405 USD/JPY 159.3 USD/CNY 6.757 All rates →
RSS
EUROS The World Financial Report
Nº 33 Thursday, 13 August 2026 · World Edition
LATEST
Front Page

Andy Burnham’s great British rip-off list just got even longer | Letters

Business | The Guardian · 1h ago · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Andy Burnham’s great British rip-off list just got even longer | Letters

Readers respond to the prime minister’s promise to end unexpected payments and hidden catches for consumers Misleading discounts and obstructive cancellation procedures certainly deserve regulation. But presenting this as a significant response to the cost of living crisis feels like rearranging the cushions while the sofa is on fire ( Subscriptions you can’t easily cancel, sales that aren’t sales – I’ll end the rip-offs that British people hate, 9 August ). For millions of households, the problem is not finding the “unsubscribe” button. It is finding that £50 buys remarkably little at the sup

Read the full story at Business | The Guardian →