Garnier: FSA like Little Britain character

Laura Miller
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The FSA is like the character from comedy series Little Britain whose answer to every question is "the computer says no", Mark Garnier MP said at a meeting this morning.

In the TV sketch show, a rude and unhelpful travel agent answers all her customers questions by typing manically into a computer, which always returns the same negative response. Garnier, who has been fighting for more Parliamentary scrutiny of the RDR alongside MP Harriett Baldwin, made the remarks amid a barrage of criticism from IFAs and industry experts about the regulator's handling of the rule change. One IFA said the FSA is a "steam roller" being pushed by "London-centric IFAs" bent on ignoring the growing pressure from Parliament to review the RDR. "London-centric IFAs are ...

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