Bank Charges – Crucial Verdict

Another major success in the campaign against unfair bank charges was recorded on Thu 24th April as the UK’s biggest banks lost a test case about overdraft charges. An Ensligh court ruled that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) can apply consumer contract regulations to decide if bank overdraft charges are fair or not. This doesn’t necssarily mean that bank charges are in any case unfair, yet strengthens the right of customers to some level of protection against the possibility of being unfairly charged.

This sentence followed a series of successes for the campaign which saw the SRC and Govan Law Centre heavily involved. It has been estimated that last year the banks refunded about £784m to nearly 378,000 customers throughout the UK. For more information on bank charges and how to deal with them, click here.

Shelter Staff on Strike this week

Staff at Shelter will go on strike on Wed 30th April and Thu 1st May to protest about their employment conditions. If you need advice about your accommodation or have a problem with your landlord, you will find support at the SRC Advice Centre – no appointment is needed.

Scottish Budget – The SRC’s View

Please click here to see the letter that the SRC sent to all MSPs to voice the concerns of all student on the Scottish Budget that was recently presented to the Parliament. You will also be able to see all responses that MSPs sent to the SRC.

SRC Shag Day ‘07

Thanks to all those how were involved in and supported Sexual Health Awareness at Glasgow (Shag) Day last Friday! It was a great success and a lot of fun. Pictures are on the SRC Facebook page. A special thanks to the QMU for their help. For details of the other 2007/8 Campaigns, please click here.

SRC protests against Racism

The SRC is taking part in the St Andrew’s Day Anti-Racism March on Sat 24th Nov. Join us – meet on Sat at 10am outside John MacIntyre Building (transport provided to march and back). St Andrew’s Day is about showing a united Scotland where everyone deserves an equal chance to live free from fear of discrimination, prejudice and racism. The march will be followed by a rally at 12pm, Glasgow Film Theatre.