You and Yours - 12/03/2009

Presented by Winifred Robinson. Failed investors fear they may have been fleeced by European Mediation Ltd, registered in Rochdale, which promised to help them get their lost money back. Some councils are arming crossing wardens with cameras in order to catch dangerous drivers on film. This has prompted the poet Ian McMillan to wonder where our 'surveillance society' will end. An advisory group called the Fat Panel says that lots of recipes produced by celebrity chefs are full of saturated fat and are contributing to the obesity epidemic. The watchdog Passenger Focus could be given the power to scrutinise the performance of our airports. So does it want the job and would it make much difference to passengers themselves? Delays at the Office of the Public Guardian are causing problems for some people trying to obtain lasting power of attorney - the legal ability to look after the financial affairs of loved ones who are incapacitated by illness such as dementia. The cost of seeing Michael Jackson play live in London soars even higher as those claiming to have got their hands on tickets try to cash in by selling them on. And even the concert promoters themselves are cashing in on the secondary market.