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You and Yours: Supermarket stock; Virtual Hang Outs; Pension Life

19/03/2020

Supermarket stock; Virtual Hang Outs; Pension Life

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Supermarket stock; Virtual Hang Outs; Pension Life

How supermarkets are coping with increased demand as a result of coronavirus stockpiling.

How supermarkets are coping with increased demand as a result of coronavirus stockpiling, and how nights out are now nights in online.

Shop shelves are being stripped bare in supermarkets across the UK as people panic buy ahead of feared Coronavirus lock down. Toilet Roll, hand sanitisers, and pasta are among the goods being bought in bulk. So how are supermarkets dealing with the demand, and why do they seem unable to replenish stocks more quickly? We speak to one supermarket about how it's system is coping. 

An investigation by You & Yours can reveal how a high profile champion for people who have lost their pensions has been secretly getting paid by some of the very organisations she had campaigned against.  Angela Brooks encouraged people who had lost money to lousy investment schemes to join her Class Action, charging them up to £1500 a year in fees. Leaked documents seen by You & Yours show Ms Brooks has been accepting tens of thousands of pounds a year from some of the companies involved with the lousy investment schemes - but none of her members have reported receiving any of their pension money back. In a letter to You & Yours, Ms Brooks' lawyer said she is currently bringing a case to court in Spain on behalf of 17 British people who are victims of pension investment scams.  

Plus as increasing numbers of events get cancelled, and people are having to work from home, we hear how some individuals are moving their meet ups online - from music, to comedy to cheese and wine nights. 

Presented by Winifred Robinson
Produced by Natalie Donovan

Clarification: On 17 June 2020, we clarified on air that Momentum Pensions Malta Ltd. mentioned in this programme, are not a pension fund provider, or advisor. Companies like Momentum act as administrators and trustees of pension investments for their customers. They have said that despite not being responsible for the losses experienced by some of their customers, they’ve done everything they can to try to help people who’ve lost part or all of their pensions.

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