Products such as cars and mobile phones contain valuable, re-usable materials. Despite the economic logic of recycling we still send many of them to landfill. Dustin Benton of Green Alliance discusses new research… Continue reading »
Protect gift vouchers
A series of recent failures among leading retailers has left many consumers with gift vouchers they may no longer be able to redeem in store. While a company’s other creditors might expect to receive some of their money… Continue reading »
Postgraduate loan scheme
The student loan system is reserved primarily for undergraduates. Recent reforms of university fee structures did nothing to alter this. Kate Brittain argues here that we need to consider extending loans to postgraduates… Continue reading »
Prepaid cards in the public sector
Local authorities have been changing the way they make payments to service users. With welfare reform on the agenda, Jo Salter of Demos considers whether all benefits and service payments could be made on a single… Continue reading »
Force train companies to offer the cheapest fare
Commuters have been facing rising costs for their train travel even as the economy has stalled and wages have shrunk. Thomas Docherty MP wants train operating companies to introduce a change to the way we buy… Continue reading »
Legalise pepper spray
About 80,000 women are raped in the UK every year, and 400,000 sexually assaulted. Pepper spray is one method of self-defence permitted in some countries, but in the UK pepper spray is banned. Barry Lyndon, courtesy… Continue reading »
