From the editor-in-chief Stay #SwitchedOn this Christmas Chris Fay Editor-in-chief chrisf@tsi.org.uk I felt a slight tinge of irony this month as we made preparations for National Consumer Week and, in particular, the parliamentary event that took place on Tuesday. We arranged for a few seized items to be brought in and displayed to MPs in the House, but only after giving assurances to the Serjeant at Arms that none of them would explode or catch re. That ruled a couple of smart phones out, but we still managed to get a hoverboard in as long as we didnt plug it in. If only there were more TSOs around to prevent these items getting in our homes. More than 40 parliamentarians attended the event and most stopped by and met with representatives from the profession and CTSI itself. Im always loath to bang on about partnership working too much. To the outside world it is, after all, just doing your job. However, to borrow a line from a badly written press release, we worked in partnership with our partners on the Consumer Protection Partnership and, given how complex and cumbersome some of the organisations are, we deserve a medal, not just a few column inches. In this months edition we take a more detailed look at some of the issues, facts and gures behind this years #SwitchedOn National Consumer Week theme. Our infographic looks at consumer behaviour and non-compliance, while the somewhat eye-catching cover story examines the issue of dangerous and counterfeit chargers. Meanwhile, the Whirlpool debacle shows no sign of abating and there are reports on social media and Radio 4 that even modied tumble dryers are going up in ames. There were a few MPs at Tuesdays event who are troubled by Whirlpools attitude but, until they can get their act together, CTSI would say keep them #SwitchedOff. Thanks for reading, Chris