Hobbs welcomes victory for consumer power

THE abolition of the Groceries Order is a victory for consumer power over the influential lobbying of vested interests, consumer champion Eddie Hobbs claimed yesterday.

Mr Hobbs, whose hit summer show, Rip Off Republic exposed massive public opposition to the law, said he hoped the Government u-turn would lead to other concessions for hard-pressed consumers.

“The feeling at the start of the summer was that the Groceries Order wouldn’t be touched this time around,” he said.