Consumer Information

Will blogs enter the long term of memory of history? - I rather enjoy blogging as a relative new means of communication. However, I do not use blogs as a way of expressing my own opinions, but more often as a way of giving wider circulation to questions to which I...

Bring back the Prima Facie Test - After 9/11 Britain signed a Treaty with the United States to make extradition easier. That was a natural response to the threat of terrorism. However, the Treaty has not been used against terrorists, but against a number of businessmen. There...

   

Where is the final authority in British Law? - In Bradlaugh’s case, it was determined that one House of Parliament could not determine the legality of the decisions of another House. In that case the petitioner, who could not take the oath because he was an atheist, wanted to...

But what about the Iranian bomb? - Israel is deeply concerned about the possibility that Iran will develop nuclear weapons, and that concern has been raised to a higher level by the test carried out by North Korea, a much less formidable power. There are Israeli advocates...

Is the Devil in Petticoats the conservatives best bet? - We are all accustomed to conservatives who think that Hillary Clinton is – to borrow an eighteenth century phrase – “the devil in petticoats”, always supposing that anyone wears petticoats nowadays. But suppose for a moment that she is not....

Will the next election be in 2010? - Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, made a very important speech on January 17th 2007, her first speech as President of the Council, to the European Parliament. She put the German position on the future of...

  • Welsh Consumer Council
    Details of current projects, staff and publications, with advice, help and articles on a variety of consumer topics.
  • Fixya.com
    Support information for consumer electronics and appliances, repair services, manuals, guides, faqs and troubleshooting.
  • Canadian Consumer Information
    Consumer information guides covering a variety of topics including children, consumer products and services, environment, food, health, housing and finance.
  • The User Manual Site
    Contains instruction manuals and other support documents including operator and user guides, and how-to information for all sorts of appliances, machines and devices.
  • Ineed2know.org
    An independent, not-for-profit service providing articles and tips about products and services.
  • InfoFAQ
    Questions and answers about buying products and services over the Internet.
  • InstructionSheets.com
    Includes alphabetical list of manufacturers with links to their sites and list of product instruction manuals offered for download.
  • Check Out
    Wal-Mart's buyers blog about products they evaluate and solicit input from customers.