Noisy protests failed to persuade Gordon Brown to drop plans to sell off part of Royal Mail as he warned critics there was no other way to secure postal services. More: continued here
Read More »Oklahoma City Thunder (13-45) At Memphis Grizzlies (15-42), 8 P.m. (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma)
(Sports Network) – A pair of last-place teams get together this evening, as the Memphis Grizzlies welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to FedEx Forum. Memphis is in the basement of the Southwest Division and has dropped six in a row. More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamps Up in Florida (CBS 47 Jacksonville)
It’s no secret that we’re all facing tough economic times and it’s getting worse. Florida now leads the nation in the number of people receiving food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Shameless Royal Mail doubles pension cash for fat cat boss on £3m … – Mirror.co.uk
Shameless Royal Mail doubles pension cash for fat cat boss on £3m …Mirror.co.uk, UKFat cat Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier has had his gold-plated pension DOUBLED while posties retirement benefits are in meltdown. Royal Mail paid s6million last year into a pension scheme open only to chief executive Mr Crozier and …
Read More »Briefing: Royal Mail sell-off (Times Online)
Post reformation Last week, parliament began debating a bill to part-privatise the Royal Mail, provoking furious opposition in Labour ranks and the threat of a wider rebellion. More: continued here
Read More »Brown urges Royal Mail to face facts (Independent)
Gordon Brown took on critics of Government plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail today – urging them to face facts about the massive problems facing the postal service. More: continued here
Read More »Civil servants attacked for using anti-terror laws to spy on public – guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk Civil servants attacked for using anti-terror laws to spy on publicguardian.co.uk, UKRoyal Mail widely uses hidden viewing galleries in sorting offices and local authority CCTV to monitor staff. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Controversial surveillance powers employed to fight terrorism and combat crime have been misused by civil … More: continued …
Read More »County facing rising need for food stamps (ABC 7 Gulfshore News)
There is startling new information about the state of those in need in Southwest Florida. Requests for food stamps in Lee County are skyrocketing. More: continued here
Read More »Coffee Break: Ex-lobbyist to exit U.S. transport rules panel (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Former FedEx lobbyist Doug Buttrey is leaving the U.S. Surface Transportation Board effective March 13. More: continued here
Read More »Petersburg Post Office halts night, Sunday lobby hours (The Petersburg Progress-Index)
PETERSBURG — If you’ve been to the main Petersburg Post Office on Franklin Street lately and it’s been after 6 p.m., you may have been unable to get in. That’s because on Feb. 23, the lobby hours were changed. More: continued here
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