I ask this as I have been watching the marketing ploys of BT for some time now.

A few months ago I saw BT pushing their clumsy and ugly "Home-hub" router with the argument that it could provide up-to 20 megabits per second of data transfer. ( Incidentally they show it in adverts as including a land-line telephone but in the small print they say that this telephone "is not included in the deal" …

It seems that the British energy companies can do what they want when they raise and raise their prices in order to make excessive profits and as it seems that no government are willing to tackle these excesses we - the consumers - are just going to have to put up with being constantly ripped-off by them.

See THIS.

As many of you will already have seen I have created a new sub-forum for your use. I had noticed that political discussions were all over the place and as such were very fragmented and because of this I have moved the recent political posts from the various sub-forums that they were in into the dedicated "political" sub-forum.

I have decided not to do this with the political posts in …

Hereunder you will find a list of internet websites that I have compiled that may be of interest and use to anyone that is in need of consumer advice or about how to complain.

If any of the users of the forum discover any more such helpful websites please feel free to suggest them in this thread and I will add them to this list.

Direct-Gov...the site designed to give advice to pensioners:
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I have been looking for a political party that will show that it cares for all of the citizens of Britain and not just a few rich and powerful ones but recently I have struggled to find a party with these values.

The last four parties in government have overtly shown that they care only for the people who are like themselves, selfish, greedy and so set in dogma that they look as if they will …

Hi there folks....

As I go around the internet writing to this forum and that I notice that every forum has an introduction thread for new members or for people who want to join and feel the need to let us know a bit about them.

Up until now the ROB2 set of forums did not have a thread specifically for this purpose.

Now anybody who feels the need can write to this thread here and tell us …

You may have noticed that I recently castigated the plans of the Royal Bank of Scotland - HERE - for having an official £300,000 blast at Christmas while they were taking the government shilling and laying off hundreds of workers because of the credit crunch.

I am pleased to report that after a backlash from public opinion this official party has been scrapped and any parties that will now …