Today Royal Mail confirmed it planned to raise the price of stamps again – the sixth rise in first class stamp prices in three years. And that means, the price of a first-class stamp is getting closer to the £1.89 average cost of a greeting card in the UK. The …
Read More »First-class stamp price climbs to £1.70 in ‘blow to consumers’
Stamp prices are set to rise again in April, the Royal Mail has announced, marking the sixth price hike in three years. The cost of a first-class stamp will climb to £1.70, a 5p increase, while second-class stamps will be 87p, a 2p rise, when the changes come into effect …
Read More »Exact date Royal Mail will increase price of stamps and how much you will be paying
This will be the sixth time since 2022 that Royal Mail have increased first-class stamp prices Royal Mail to increase price of stamps and how much you will pay(Image: 2024 Getty Images) The Royal Mail has announced the cost of a first-class stamp will rise next month. The 5p increase …
Read More »Royal Mail hikes price of stamps for second time in four months
Royal Mail is hiking the price of first and second class stamps again. The last rise was only in October last year The price of a first-class stamp will go up by 5p, bringing the cost to £1.70, the postal service has confirmed. Similarly, the cost of a second-class stamp …
Read More »First-class stamp price climbs to £1.70 in ‘blow to consumers’
Stamp prices are set to rise again in April, the Royal Mail has announced, marking the sixth price hike in three years. The cost of a first-class stamp will climb to £1.70, a 5p increase, while second-class stamps will be 87p, a 2p rise, when the changes come into effect …
Read More »Royal Mail announces stamp prices will rise AGAIN for sixth time in three years
Stamp prices are increasing again due to the ‘increasing cost of delivery mail’ The price hike is ‘yet another blow to consumers’(Image: PA) Stamp prices are set to go up again for the sixth time in three years. The cost of a first class stamp will now be more than …
Read More »First-class stamp price to rise by 5p as takeover by Czech billionaire looms
Daniel Kretinsky has agreed not to push through unreasonable price rises following his takeover of the Royal Mail – David W Cerny/Reuters The cost of a first-class stamp is to rise by 5p as Royal Mail gears up for a looming takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The postal service …
Read More »Cost of first and second class stamps will go up AGAIN in April
The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to £1.70 from 7 April, representing an increase of 3 per cent or 5p from the current level. Today marks the sixth rise in first class stamp prices in just three years. International Distribution Services, the owner of Royal Mail, also announced …
Read More »Postal worker speaks on USO reform pilots: “A tripartite attack on jobs by Royal Mail, Ofcom and the CWU”
The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Ian, a postal worker from the north-west of England who is a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC). Ian spoke about the “USO reform” announced by regulator Ofcom and being implemented by Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) through …
Read More »Royal Mail announces stamp prices will rise AGAIN for sixth time in three years
Stamp prices are set to go up again for the sixth time in three years. The cost of a first class stamp will now be more than double what it was in 2020 – increasing from 76p to £1.70 The changes will come into effect on April 7 and will …
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