The PM's Penny Pinching: A Start, but Much More Needed The recent "rip offs" crackdown by Prime Minister Burnham may have brought some relief to beleaguered consumers, but it falls short of addressing the systemic issues driving household finances into the red.
By focusing on petty annoyances like ticket booking fees and shrinkflation, the PM's team has distracted from more pressing concerns that erode real purchasing power.
One egregious example is direct debit hikes when customers have built up credit balances. Ofgem reports energy providers are holding £3.