Sell-off expert says Royal Mail sale delivered poor valueFinancial TimesThe intervention by David Parker, an emeritus professor at Cranfield University, comes as a committee of MPs said the government's fear of failure and poor quality advice led to taxpayers missing out on £1bn in last year's Royal Mail flotation. More: …
Read More »Debate Continues About Proposed Post Office Square Apartments – Martha’s Vineyard Gazette
Martha’s Vineyard Gazette Debate Continues About Proposed Post Office Square ApartmentsMartha’s Vineyard GazetteEdgartown residents continue to voice opposition to a development planned for Post Office square that is soon due for a vote before the planning board. Developer Charles Hajjar's proposal, which involves the construction of eight apartments above two … …
Read More »Royal Mail sale errors 'cost £1bn'
Taxpayers have lost £1 billion over the privatisation of Royal Mail because the Government underestimated demand for shares, a committee of MPs has reported. More: continued here
Read More »What happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps – The Courier-Journal
What happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stampsThe Courier-JournalI was picking up food stamps. Even then, I couldn't quite believe it. This wasn't supposed to happen to people like me. I grew up in a white, affluent suburb, where failure seemed harder than success. In college, …
Read More »Post Office boss takes 22pc pay cut as revenues fall
Paula Vennells sees pay package drop after "challenging" year of falling revenues, increased competition and strike action More: continued here
Read More »Man dressed in FedEx uniform massacres estranged wife’s Texas family, report says
The suspect in a Texas family massacre wore a FedEx disguise to gain entry into a home Wednesday evening where police say he fatally shot six people, including four children, before turning himself in after an hours-long standoff. More: continued here
Read More »Man charged with murder in Texas shooting deaths of six
By Daniel Kramer SPRING Texas (Reuters) – A man was charged with capital murder on Thursday in the shooting deaths of four children and their parents at the suburban Houston home of his former wife's relatives to which he gained access disguised as a FedEx driver, police said. Ronald Lee …
Read More »Lord Myners to review Royal Mail share sell-off fiasco – The Independent
Lord Myners to review Royal Mail share sell-off fiascoThe IndependentThe announcement of the review by Mr Cable follows months of pressure amid accusations that the Royal Mail shares were sold off far too cheaply. The National Audit Office accused the Government of costing taxpayers £750m on the first day of …
Read More »After losing their Post Office, garage, school and shop, residents rally for their pub!
A COMMUNITY in the Lune Valley has vowed to rally together to save one of the only major servicesit has left. More: continued here
Read More »Shelton Post Office gets reduced hours as Postal Service cuts costs – Kearney Hub
Shelton Post Office gets reduced hours as Postal Service cuts costsKearney HubTodd Case, manager of post office operations in Grand Island, met with a few more than a dozen Shelton residents Wednesday to discuss the reduced hours and the Postal Service's rationale behind it. Case outlined the Postal Service's financial …
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