PO 2 Headlines

9th July, 2008

Equitable Life victims could claim billions
(Yvette Essen)

and

Equitable: Campaign for Compensation begins
(Teresa Hunter)

and

Ann Abraham's report into Equitable Life shows the buck stops with the Government
(Damian Reece)

Press Association
New hope for Equitable Life victims

10th July

Guardian:
Ombudsman to savage government and FSA over Equitable collapse
(David Hencke and Rupert Jones)

Daily Mail
Treasury faces £4bn bill for Equitable fiasco
(Michael Lee)

Financial Times
Equitable report set to blame regulators
(Andrea Felsted and Alex Barker)

Daily Telegraph
Equitable Life backs call for damages
(Yvette Essen)

and

Millions in line for compensation as government expected to be blamed over collapse of insurance giant
(Nic Cicutti)

and

When hands off means eyes shut
(Dr Ros Altmann)

and

Ann Abraham's report into Equitable Life shows the buck stops with the Government
(Damian Reece)

Independent
Treasury faces £4bn bill for Equitable fiasco
(James Daley)

and

Ombudsman's Equitable Life findings are a further blow to public finances
(Jeremy Warner)

The Times
Equitable policyholders face tough fight for £4bn claim
(Alex Spence and Miles Costello)

11th July

Financial Times
Equitable Life members threaten to sue
(Andrea Felsted and Alex Barker)

Daily Telegraph
At last, Equitable Life's dark secrets are out in the open
(Dr Vince Cable MP)

and

Compensate Equitable Life policyholders, European Parliament insists
(Yvette Essen)

and

Equitable policyholders' patience has been tested to the limit
(Nic Cicutti)

Evening Standard
Equitable sufferers face a long, hard slog
(Anthony Hilton)

12th July

Independent
Brown set to be blamed and shamed
(James Daley)

The Times
An alarming disregard for the Parliamentary Ombudsman
(David Budworth)

The Guardian
Equitable ruling will tax us all
(Patrick Collinson)

The Telegraph
Policyholders deserve better
(Paul Farrow)

Sunday 13th July

The Mail on Sunday
Brown pressured to help Equitable victims
(Jeff Prestridge)

The Sunday Times
Equitable Life claims could still take years
(Jennifer Hill)

The Independent on Sunday
No happy ending in sight for the victims of Equitable Life
(Julian Knight)

The Sunday Telegraph
Help us win £4bn for Equitable Victims
(Teresa Hunter)

and

End this Life Sentence
(Emma Simon)

The Observer
Do the Equitable thing, Darling
(Ruth Sunderland)

Scotland on Sunday
Victims' wait is nearly over
(Teresa Hunter)