31/01/2011
The cigarette that comes with an endorsement from a cancer charity. The Royal Mail responds to complaints about delayed post. Terms and conditions that we never read.
The cigarette that comes with an endorsement from a cancer charity. "Electronic cigarettes" are being advertised in UK newspapers as a clean alternative to tobacco.
The Royal Mail responds to complaints about delayed post - some of your Christmas parcels have only just arrived.
Innovation in the drinks market - will the legalisation of a "two-thirds" of a pint measure encourage more women to drink in pubs?
And those pesky terms and conditions that online shops insist on - does it matter that most of us don't read them?
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Water meters
The government is considering making the installation of water meters compulsory in all households. We talk to Karen Gibbs, Consumer Council for Water.
Duration: 08:02
E-cigarettes
Prohibited in some countries, but legal in the UK. Guests: Jason Cardiff, Cigirex / Linda Rosenthal, New York State Assembly / Miriam Bell, the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.
Duration: 13:50
Pub Measures
Pubs will soon be legally allowed to sell beer in two-third pint βschoonersβ and wine in measures under 75ml, but will they be popular with drinkers?
Duration: 08:50
Postal Delays
What is behind the recent postal delays? Guest: Paul Tollhurst, Operations Director from Royal Mail.
Duration: 08:05
Terms and conditions of online shops
Do you ever read them? Guests: Lucy Kellaway, Financial Times / Peter Shears, Professor of Consumer Law at the University of Plymouth.
Duration: 11:59
Broadcasts
- Mon 31 Jan 2011 12:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Mon 31 Jan 2011 12:04ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW