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Radio 4,09 Jun 2010,57 mins

09/06/2010

You and Yours

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The Co-operative group has joined up with Credit Unions to offer loans on electrical goods, but will that encourage financially vulnerable consumers to spend more than they can afford? As parts of England become drier, and the Met Office warns of extreme droughts in parts of the country, would mass transportation of water across the UK ever be practical or cost effective? And could the coalition Government's plans to phase out the default retirement age of 65, encourage age discrimination?

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