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Why are some public services described as loss-making?

What indeed? After owners the Isle of Wight Council themselves published an expert report which described years of underinvestment, there are decisions to be made. But let’s leave that for another column. I’m taking aim at the all-too-common term, ‘loss-making’. Have you noticed that some publicly-funded things are described as …

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Fears voiced over future of post offices

Freefield sub-post office. Photo: Google.  Sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses are warning of a precarious future – and possible closures – after highlighting a lack of financial support. Brian Smith, who runs the Freefield sub-post office in Lerwick, has not had a pay rise in almost two decades and claims he is …

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