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Govt decided against further Royal Mail sell-off
Fundweb The Government looked at selling its remaining stake in the Royal Mail when shares were trading at their peak in March but decided against it because it feared antagonising City investors. Sky News reports Business Secretary Vince Cable and his … |
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Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier hopes common sense would prevail when management and union representatives meet on Monday for talks aimed at ending a dispute that has paralysed Britain’s postal service. More: continued here
[ad_1] LABOUR has been urged to catch up with public support for nationalising services “just as strategically important” as British Steel. Campaigners and unions have continued to call for the full nationalisation of the company after the government passed an emergency law on Saturday to seize control of its Scunthorpe plant. The legislation was passed in a single day, empowering…
Memorials a tribute to fallen Post Office menBournemouth Daily Echo, UK –33 minutes agoBy Jim Durkin » THE Post Office has established a database of more than 300 war memorials honouring the sacrifices of Royal Mail employees killed in armed …Post office memorial to its war deadNorthamptonshire Evening Telegraphall 3 news articles More: continued here
[ad_1] Labor would launch a royal commission into the Robodebt scheme if it won government to find out who was responsible for implementing the discredited program. The automated matching of tax and Centrelink data to raise debts against welfare recipients, for money the coalition government claimed to have overpaid, was ruled unlawful in 2019. A…
Union chiefs accused Royal Mail of “desperation” after the firm published a poll showing most people opposed a postal strike. The company released results of a MORI survey showing 72% of respondents thought the Communication Workers Union should accept a pay offer and call off plans to strike. More: continued here
Portsmouth News Optician incensed at Royal Mail's latest price hikePortsmouth NewsA BUSINESSMAN has criticised Royal Mail after the price to send a light parcel shot up by nearly 20 per cent. Andy Bevis makes a living as a mail order optician. He creates glasses to order and posts them to his customers. The 54-year-old from…