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Old 08-02-2005, 4:32 PM   #1
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PARLIAMENTARY MOTION SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT THIS SITE.

There's been an early day motion in parliament to commend the work of this site.


Text of the Early Day Motion in full

564 MONEY SAVING ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC 20:1:05
Mr Gregory Campbell
Mr Nigel Dodds
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Bob Spink
Mr Mike Hancock
Mr Roy Beggs
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That this House commends the activities of those persons and groups dedicated to assisting members of the public get value for money in purchases, insurance, overdrafts and mortgages; and recognises that money saving experts like Martin Lewis at http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ provides, on a not-for-profit basis, an incentive for ordinary consumers to pressurise large providers and financial institutions to hold down prices to the general public.

Note The above is copied from the initial motion, quite a few more MPs added their names to it since.

See the motion itself (sometimes that doesn't work, if not go to this one and scroll down to number 564)

From Martin:

I knew nothing about it until someone e-mailed me to tell me. It was very surprising, so thanks to the MPs of all parties who supported it, it is appreciated.

However more importantly, when I started the site it was just for my articles. Now the amount I write is dwarfed by the contributions to the forum, at a guess there are over 100 million words of MoneySaving here, and a vast part of the success is all about that. Please keep posting and MoneySaving!

For those who don't know about the site, its history and funding its in full detail in About Us

Update Note Summer 07. Now the site’s highlighted as a model of citizenship!

As well as the early day motion to commend the work of the site, wonderfully in a report out in Summer 2007, the site has been held up as a model of how to reach people and allow interaction in the government’s review ‘The Power Of Information’. It goes without saying that I’m chuffed to bits that the site is included and held in such high regard.

Read m’blog on it: First a call from no. 10

Read the full report: The Power Of Information

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Old 08-02-2005, 4:40 PM   #2
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wow - I'm impressed and delighted and also proud to be involved. well done martin. - how'd ya feel?!


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Old 08-02-2005, 4:41 PM   #3
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Good lord I have never bothered to read such things but I will from now on.................Mentioned in dispatches well done to yourself Martin and everyone who works to make the site great and more importantly useful .
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Old 08-02-2005, 4:42 PM   #4
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wtg martin. congrats you have earned it mate


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Old 08-02-2005, 4:52 PM   #5
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Well done Martin! You deserve it! A big thanks from me too!
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Old 08-02-2005, 5:55 PM   #6
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Awwww I'm so proud of you,

I have tears in my eyes


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Old 08-02-2005, 6:01 PM   #7
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absolutely brilliant .. well done martin .

Much deserved.

Maybe every little might help in achieving all of our aims ... and getting you a serious tv programme contract.
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Old 08-02-2005, 6:44 PM   #8
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Fantastic result for you and the team Martin, well done!


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Old 08-02-2005, 6:51 PM   #9
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This website is great for the invaluable advice and commonsense approach to moneysaving.
Glad you have been recognised Martin, knighthood next!
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woo hoo way to go martin love how you like to big up yourself so much. Not long till your noble peace prize or the trip to buck house for the knighthood you sooooo desperately want.
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Old 08-02-2005, 8:41 PM   #11
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Terrific Martin, really pleased for you.

Its nice to get the recognition you and the team deserve.




You wait now there will be a Sir hood in this soon and doileys at Buck/Ham.
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