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Reader’s Digest – How to complain about food

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The Guardian – UK holidays: the best ways to save, from discount codes to house-sitting

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The Complaining Cow Consumer Show – Linda Reynolds

Talking Travel chaos – Summer 2022 This week on The Complaining Cow Consumer Show I spoke with Linda Reynolds, a Personal Travel Agent. We…

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Helen Dewdney and barrister Christian Weaver – your rights

Christian Weaver Christian is a barrister at Garden Court North Chambers, a leading human rights law firm. He regularly represents clients whose rights are…

4 years ago

The Complaining Cow Consumer Show

Today I started my new programme series – The Complaining Cow Consumer Show – on East London Radio. I’ll be talking all things consumer…

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The Guardian – How to haggle for the best deal, from broadband to travel

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The Guardian – How to complain effectively – and get results

5 years ago

The Motley Fool – Telecom price hikes: 13 top tips for saving on your landline, mobile and broadband

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The Motley Fool – 10 ways to get the best price for your property

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This Is Money – ‘I ordered six bottles of wine but got five and lost my 25% Sainsbury’s discount”

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Find your voice

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The Motley Fool – Credit card or BNPL: which is better for me?

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The Motley Fool – how to check and query huge energy bills

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The Guardian – How to book a holiday during the Covid pandemic

Empowering people with gusto

“The critical thing is empowering people and part of empowerment is making people understand their legal rights more and it’s theirs, being able to identify the persona in authority to make a decision and having the elbow when somebody says “no” to say “well I’m sorry..” and those are the three things and I think you do that with gusto and are an example in that regard.”

“How to Complain

Helen Dewdney’s How to Complain is a masterclass in asserting your rights with wit, precision and just the right amount of righteous fury. It’s the book every consumer didn’t know they desperately needed – until now.”

“101 Habit of an Effective Complainer

If complaining is an art form, Helen Dewdney is Rembrandt. This book is easy to follow, beautifully written and – above all – teaches us that complaining effectively doesn’t require rudeness or angry sharp elbows. Dewdney’s book is a brilliant reminder that being a successful complainer (or getting what you were entitled to in the first place) is simple to achieve and can even be fun. Her superb how-to guide isn’t for ‘complainers,’ it’s for anybody who has ever been a consumer and been let down – it’s for all of us.”

“How to Get Free PR and be Paid for it

Helen Dewdney writes with fearless clarity and she’s done it again… She’s one of my few and regular go-tos, especially for how to approach consumer issues or in the event of an urgent sense check. This book is packed full of great and creative ideas for building up excellent PR, establishing yourself as the expert and keeping the momentum going. She is – hands down – a mega star in the world of consumer affairs and in this latest book, on PR, she shares how you can do it for yourself.”

Rob Rinder

Journalist, TV Judge barrister, presenter