Rail workers in the UK will walk out again Thursday for the second of three days of national strike action. This is no ordinary industrial dispute. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government of political gangsters want to emulate Margaret Thatcher’s targeting of the miners in 1984-85, which ended in …
Read More »Fat Cat bosses at firms facing strikes earn up to 86 times average wage of workers
While Boris Johnson boasts about wanting a high-wage society, the PM insisted staff asking for pay rises to make ends meet would further raise inflation Andrew Haines – Network Rail chief executive was Paid £593,000 last year – around 18 times what the RMT says its average members get ( …
Read More »Royal Mail issues new stamps to mark 50th anniversary of first Pride rally
Royal Mail has revealed images of a new set of “vibrantly illustrated” stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride rally. The eight stamps celebrate a march that took place from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park in London in July 1972, which was the first to bear …
Read More »Wingcopter secures US$42m in funding to expand delivery drone production
German delivery drone manufacturer Wingcopter has raised US$42m as part of a Series A extension round, taking the total equity raised to date to more than US$60m. ‘) } // –> Leading German retailer REWE Group as well as German investors Salvia and XAI technologies came on board as new …
Read More »Nick Ferrari issues warning to PM on ‘the growing sense of industrial unrest’
23 June 2022, 17:34 Nick Ferrari has issued a warning to Boris Johnson on “the growing sense of industrial unrest”. Watch this week’s episode of The Agenda in full here. The LBC presenter’s words have come as the country faces rail strikes. Nick said: “This week it’s the rail union. …
Read More »Pride postage stamps issued in the UK / Queerty
One of the Pride postage stamp’s from Britain’s Royal Mail (Image: Royal Mail) Britain’s Royal Mail is issuing a set of Pride postage stamps. The set marks the 50th anniversary of the country’s first gay pride march, which took place in London in 1972 and was inspired by similar events …
Read More »Royal Mail stamp exchange: When do old stamps expire?
Britain will soon be swapping out red, blue and gold stamps for brand new purple and green stamps. Royal Mail said the move is due to a “modernisation drive” and that barcoded stamps will allow for added security features and will facilitate operational efficiency. What stamps are changing? Old ‘definitive’ stamps, such …
Read More »Italy’s Monte dei Paschi seeks 2.5 billion euros for latest relaunch plan
By Valentina Za and Silvia Ognibene SIENA, Italy (Reuters) -Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) is to seek 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion) in cash to fund a new strategy, as the bailed-out bank aims to triple its net profit in the next three years. Italy owns 64% of …
Read More »Tributes paid to Fleetwood man Derek Eaton who ran post office for 30 years
For 30 years from 1978, Derek Eaton ran the Lighthouse Post Office and stationers on North Albert Street, which eventually became a thriving stationary-only and printing business. Bradford-born Derek, who came to the Fylde coast as a child, was chairman of the former Fleetwood Chamber of Trade and for the …
Read More »NB Studio and illustrator Sofie Birkin launch brilliantly animated Pride stamps with Royal Mail
As of 1 July, audiences will be able to purchase the Royal Mail’s first ever Pride stamp collection from the postal institution. What’s more, they’ll be able to dive into a masterfully crafted illustrated world in the process. To create a celebratory collection marking the 50th anniversary of Pride, Royal …
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