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Burnham’s subscription crackdown is a win for consumer but let’s not pretend the job is done, writes Dean Dunham KC

Burnham’s subscription crackdown is a win for consumer but let’s not pretend the job is done, writes Dean Dunham KC

At first glance, Andy Burnham’s crackdown on dodgy subscription practices is unquestionably good news for consumers. Listen to this article And I...

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TV Licensing's threatening letters are a bluff - and it's time they stopped, writes Dean Dunham KC

TV Licensing's threatening letters are a bluff - and it's time they stopped, writes Dean Dunham KC

There's a letter that lands on millions of doormats each year, dressed up in the language of menace. Listen to this article "Investigation...

06.08.2026 6

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Buy Now, Pay Later is changing - and you might not make enough money to use it, writes Dean Dunham

For years, Buy Now Pay Later has been the wild west of British spending. Listen to this article One in five adults has used it, lending topped £13...

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Summer VAT cuts sound great - just don't assume savings land in your pocket, writes Dean Dunham KC

Today, the Government's Great British Summer Savings scheme slashes VAT from 20% to 5% on a clutch of family treats: children's meals in...

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Four million ruined holidays a year - and most of us still don't know our rights, writes Dean Dunham KC

We save all year for it, count down to it and for more than four million of us, the package holiday we had pinned our hopes on goes wrong somewhere...

10.06.2026 20

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The triple lock isn't "immoral" - but pretending it can last forever might be, writes Dean Dunham

When Jeremy Hunt calls the pensions triple lock "not just unaffordable, but actually immoral", he's reaching for a word designed to...

01.06.2026 20

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The Renters’ Rights Act is modern Britain’s most overdue reform. That landlords are panicking tells you everything, writes Dean Dunham

On Friday morning, the rules of one of the most dysfunctional markets in modern Britain change forever. Listen to this article From 1 May 2026, the...

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Why are we waiting until 2027 to fix 'subscription traps' costing Brits £1.6 billion a year, writes Dean Dunham KC

At first glance, the government’s crackdown on so-called “subscription traps” is exactly the kind of intervention consumers have been crying out...

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