THE legislature risks being reduced to a rubberstamping arm of the State if Members of Parliament are made to shy away from questioning the decisions made by the principals to the inclusive government, analysts have warned. More: continued here

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Oxford postman tries out new electic vanOxford Mail, UKRoyal Mail fleet manager Craig Lightfoot said that if the three-month trial proved a success, the Matra model, which is also used on the Continent, could replace a fleet of Vauxhall Combo vans, which run on diesel. Mr Lightfoot said: “Staff are very …

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — FedEx Corp. laid off 1,000 employees Friday to meet job cuts the package delivery company announced were coming after third-quarter earnings dropped 75 percent. More: continued here

Deutsche Post shows interest in Royal MailFinancial Times, UKBy Chris Bryant in Berlin and James Wilson in Frankfurt The UK government’s attempts to part-privatise Royal Mail gained some much-needed momentum on Sunday when rival Deutsche Post emerged as a potential bidder. The German mail and logistics group … More: continued here

FRANKFURT, April 5 — Deutsche Post, Europe’s biggest mail company, is bidding for a stake in UK’s Royal Mail along with Dutch TNT and private equity firm CVC, a German weekly reported. A team of twelve Deutsche Post managers, headed by finance chief John Allan, had met with the advisory …

Sometimes, the best way to do ecommerce is to go back to school – the “old school.” More: continued here

Construction of a new post office in Greenville has been delayed again. More: continued here

The UK government’s attempts to part-privatise Royal Mail gained some much-needed momentum on Sunday when rival Deutsche Post emerged as a potential bidder. More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — FedEx Corp. laid off 1,000 employees Friday to meet job cuts the package delivery company announced were coming after third-quarter earnings dropped 75 percent. FedEx said half of the dismissed workers — all of whom were salaried or management employees — were employed in Memphis, where …