DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR POOREST
Thursday, 31 July 2008
All Southport residents are feeling the shock of the rising energy bills. However, thousands of the poorest in Southport face a double whammy according to John Pugh. These are the people on pre-payment meters who are already paying over £142 more than those on Direct Debit; mostly they are people on low incomes - some even without bank accounts.Utility Companies' Argument Holds Little Water With MP
Thursday, 10 July 2008
United Utilities have defended recent changes made to their bill-paying process in a letter to Southport's MP. John Pugh had written to the company seeking an explanation for the changes, which he says were "ill-conceived, unnecessary, and poorly implemented" - and this morning he says he is "far from impressed" by the companies response.Read more: Utility Companies' Argument Holds Little Water With MP
MP Attacks Google "Hypocrisy"
Thursday, 10 July 2008
An MP has accused search engine giant Google of double standards this week as the row over its new 'Street View' service continues.John Pugh, Liberal Democrat MP for Southport, is today asking how the company can claim to be able to 'moderate' the millions of photographs being taken for Street View, whilst arguing that the same cannot be done for the videos uploaded to YouTube - the video sharing site wholly owned by the company.
Pensioners Left Footing Bill for Payment Changes
Monday, 23 June 2008
As the battle to safeguard the future of Southport's Post Offices continues, the town's MP has been contacted by dozens of local residents left furious by United Utilities insistence that they now have to pay a charge for the privilege of paying their own water bill.More Articles...
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