The Independent Labour challenges Government to reveal details of 'cosy' Royal Mail sell-off dealThe IndependentVince Cable has been challenged to reveal details of what Labour has called a cosy deal which allowed some City investors to make a quick profit from the privatisation of Royal Mail. In a letter to the Business Secretary, his Labour…
WCTI12.com Guilford, state await ruling from USDA over food stampsGreensboro News & RecordGREENSBORO — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it is “pleased with the progress North Carolina has made” in clearing food stamp backlogs but has not determined whether the state satisfied its March 31 deadline. If the USDA determines that …NC meets deadline on…
eBay continues pivot from retailer to tech companySiliconBeatIf eBay wants you to know just one thing, it's this: the company is not your auction site from the 1990s. Sure, shoppers can still bid on Nike running shoes or a used bicycle, but eBay is not focused on being a retailer. San Jose-based eBay says it's…
History column: Post office's artwork drew loud complaintsPress & Sun-BulletinOne of those public arts saw rise in 1937 when Frederick Knight was commissioned to create a new mural for the brand-new post office in Johnson City. The money was funneled through the Treasury Relief Art Project and the mural depicted the industrial … More: continued here
Express.co.uk Royal Mail: Businessman angry with price hikes hires CARRIER PIGEONS to …Express.co.uk"Government is supposed to be supporting small businesses but this move flies in the face of that support and I fear that with the privatisation of the Royal Mail price increases like this are going to become a regular occurrence." Mr Corbett-Winder's …Royal…
Residents fear 20-mile round trips to post office may be permanentfox4kc.comNow Mohler and her neighbors must make the 20-mile round trip drive to a post office in Kansas City, Kansas for their mail. Ms. Mohler considers herself lucky because she's got a car. Some of her neighbors can't drive, and even those who do say…
British Watchdog Says Royal Mail Sale Did Not Achieve Best ValueNew York TimesShares of Royal Mail, the operator of Britain's postal service, jumped 38 percent on the first day of trading in October and were trading about 71 percent above its I.P.O. on Tuesday morning. “The department was very keen to achieve its objective of…
EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. – It’s not that the mail doesn’t come to Edwardsville, it just doesn’t come to the Edwardsville Mobile Home… More: continued here
David Cameron Claims Labour Manifesto Pledged To Privatise Royal Mail, It Didn'tHuffington Post UKUnder pressure over the government's handling of the Royal Mail sell-off, David Cameron told MPs today that Labour had also made a manifesto commitment to privatise the company. Unfortunately for the prime minister that does not appear to be true. More: continued…
Fueling a heat and eat rebellionBoston GlobeOn average, the $1 triggered about $90 a month in food stamps, now known as SNAP (for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The Republicans changed the rules so that recipients would have to receive $20 a month in heating aid to receive food … More: continued here