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O2 price rise feels like a mockery of Ofcom’s consumer protection!
O2 has announced that from April 2026, mobile customers will see their monthly bills rise by MORE THAN IT TOLD THEM, £30 a year – up 40% from the £21.60 annual increase previously written into their contracts. Full help to beat it here, you need act quick... https://t.co/5D74balVcl
Here is my press statement on this debacle...
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This move feels to me a bit like it makes a mockery of @Ofcom's new 'pounds and pence' consumer protection regime, which came in at the start of this year. It was the regulator's solution to hideous above-inflation, mid-contract price hikes was that on sign-up firms should tell you in advance, in pounds and pence, the price hikes you'll face during the contract period.
Sky has side-stepped this from the start by saying it wouldn't tell customers of the rises before they sign up, but instead when it does annual price hikes it will allow them to leave penalty free.
Now O2 is also dancing away, increasing contracts by more than it said it would when people signed up. And while that means all its impacted mobile customers can leave penalty-free – and many should – we know few will. Most will likely just have to suck up a rise that was more than they were told when they signed up.
The worry is now O2 has opened the door to this behaviour other mobile firms will feel less worried about following suit. It's a great regret that when Ofcom consulted on these changes it didn't listen to the proposal I and others made to simply ban above-inflation, mid-contract price rises (or any mid-contract rises).
And it's worth noting the rises O2 had told customers of in advance were already usually far above inflation, but now will typically be at least 7% and up to 30%. And all this adds more inflationary pressure to the economy in its own right.
The Mayor was delighted to meet Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University of London this week.
The HRH was present to officially open the new Birkbeck Central Building . Special thanks to the fantastic University team for making this possible!
The Mayor thanks the Rotary Club of Hampstead for their kind donation to the Mayor’s charity @icandanceuk.
To donate to the Mayor’s charity, visit his Just Giving page here - https://t.co/x4hJAvjpnf
I am incredibly honoured and delighted to have been elected as the Mayor of the London Borough of Camden. Representing and serving residents of this wonderful borough will be a real privilege and I am truly grateful for this. Thank you everyone.
So proud as a Regent’s Park Ward Cllr and ODAC Trustee to be involved with this amazing groundbreaking project. Well done and thank you to everyone involved 🙏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Rest in Peace Pope Francis
He sincerely tried to change, not only the Church, but wider society so that it did more for the vulnerable & the oppressed but time runs out for all of us. Our condolences to his family and all Roman Catholics during this time of mourning.
Camden’s Children’s Services rated ‘outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted for a second time. Fantastic achievement. Well done Cabinet member @MarcusBoyland all the staff and volunteers of our children’s services. Proud @CamdenCouncil Cllr https://t.co/wVVob5zQEK
Last week we enjoyed the Camden Mela Success Event at the Mayor’s Parlour!!
This event was very special, highlighting all the amazing and wonderful work which has taken place for such events!🤩
We thank everyone for the great hospitality and the efforts taken to shape this event
We recently held a highly successful Annual General Meeting, with over 50 attendees👏🏼🤩.
The meeting was both productive and insightful, providing valuable information to all participants!
To top it off, the delicious food served at the end was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone🤤🍱
Today we have announced an extra £20 million of funding to councils to help more rough sleepers off the streets and provided warm beds this winter.
This will triple the amount of emergency funding to councils this winter.