Conversations from: June 2012

Are we losing our links to local produce?

Where do you go for your grocery shopping? I'm a self-confessed supermarket shopper. But is the convenience of supermarket shopping suppressing our appetite for locally produced food? (more about local produce...)

Should fines be issued for messy front gardens?

I’m looking for a place to buy at the moment, and a front garden that’s full of junk is a real turn-off. A government antisocial behaviour proposal suggests fining people who leave rubbish in their front garden. (more about messy gardens...)

What if your Facebook profile could influence credit decisions?

It’s been reported that Germany’s biggest credit agency is planning to trawl its customers’ social network accounts to gather information to help them credit check and identify ‘opportunities’. But could it happen here? (more about data privacy...)

This is not just a bank… this is an M&S bank

Marks and Spencer has been around for over 125 years and is popular among its customers in a way that banks can only dream of. But do we really want to do our banking at the same time as shopping for socks? (more on M&S banking...)

Waste not, want not – do you love your leftovers?

It’s Food Safety Week this week, so we’ve invited the Food Standards Agency to come along and give us some top tips on food safety. They tell us how to make sure there’s nothing lurking in your leftovers. (more on leftovers...)

Is your Olympic glass half full or half empty?

With the Olympic Games almost upon us, it’s time to embrace the positive change the Games will bring. Does the promise of a buzzing London outweigh any niggles you might have about the Olympics? (more on feelings towards the Olympics...)

The Which? watchdog embarks on an adventure

We launched our Watchdog not Lapdog campaign because we want the new financial regulator to work for people, not the banks. We took to the streets to find out what you want from the new watchdog. (more about our street activity...)

Will you consider taking an all-inclusive holiday this year?

More Brits are opting for holidays where all their meals, drinks and activities are included in the overall price. Saving money may well be the main reason, so are you tempted by an all-inclusive? (more on all-inclusive holidays...)

Bargain electronics may not be what you bargained for

Most of us love a good deal and when it comes to electronics, there's significant money to be saved. But how can you be sure that the 'sale' price on the ticket is genuinely lower than the original price? (more about sale price electricals...)

The magical world of… junk food free ads

Can Disney help tackle childhood obesity? In the US they think it can. In a recent announcement, the company has said it will ban junk food ads on their TV, radio and online programmes. (more about Disney banning junk food ads...)

This week in comments – supermarkets, steaks and data safety

It’s an exciting week for us, as we’ve just published our 2000th Conversation. So while we open the champagne (or more realistically – pour the tea), let’s look at some of the best comments from this week. (this week in comments...)

Baines & Ernst offers an £8k prize – but woe betide the losers

It’s not often that I’m gobsmacked, but debt management company Baines & Ernst has just sent me some truly tasteless marketing, targeting potentially desperate consumers with its new prize draw offer. (more on Baines & Ernst...)

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