Interview: Jacqui Minor
Former EU heavyweight Jacqueline Minor discusses the UK's relationship with Europe
Posted 13 May 2018 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Inside Trading Standards|Europe
OPINION: Former European Commission consumer policy leader Jacqueline Minor reflects on her career, Brexit, consumer rights and the challenges ahead, explaining why she continues to support trading standards after retirement.
Jacqueline Minor confesses she is a ‘bad consumer’. The youthful 61-year-old admits she has never switched anything – not even her bank account or energy company – despite encouraging people to do precisely that while working in the European Commission.
And just like any other ‘regular person’ (who may also have neglected their ‘good consumer’ duties), she enjoys the simple things in life...
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