The chair of the government’s ticket review was announced yesterday. Professor Michael Waterson, an academic from the University of Warwick, will be taking the lead, with an expert panel advising him. At Fan Freedom UK, we are looking forward to working with Professor Waterson and ensuring that our messages of consumer rights and personal liberty are being effectively communicated. We’ll…
Chris Bryant, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has said that people who sell tickets for live events are “parasitical rip-off merchants”. In our opinion, this is highly mistaken, and categorises anyone who wishes to sell a ticket as a ticket-tout. By jumping on a bandwagon being pushed by event organisers, Chris Bryant is showing his lack…
Customer Service Guru, a website standing up for consumers, has come out in support of Fan Freedom UK and its campaign to promote more freedom in the secondary ticket market. They say: “While it is clear that breaking any law could have grave consequences, in this instance, so could following it. Because fans now have to put so much information…
