You and Yours - 05/01/2009

Presented by Julian Worricker. Gas-use traditionally goes up at this time of year – and once again worries about supply are in the headlines as Ukraine and Russia are embroiled in a standoff over unpaid bills. Scottish novelist Ian Rankin, whose son is visually impaired, sees his first novel published in Braille. He’s calling on more books to be made available to the visually impaired. The Taxpayers Alliance reckons it gets 13 mentions in the media every day, a figure most campaign groups or charities can only dream of. But who’s behind this campaigning group? As the writer-in residence at nursing homes, specializing in dementia care John Killick works creatively with individuals turning their words and thoughts into poetry. He has published three collections and his third is called “Dementia Diary”. How is the building industry coping with the recession? We speak to Roy Aycliffe from Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. A lengthy disciplinary hearing has started over allegations of misconduct by a firm of solicitors handling miners compensation claims. A new website, Trust Online, has been launched which gives anyone immediate access to records of people who have been successfully taken to court for unpaid debts.