Salmond Royal Mail vow challenged

A senior member of the UK Government has challenged Scotland's First Minister to set out his plans for renationalising the Royal Mail as Alex Salmond wrote to the Labour leader calling for him to match the SNP's public ownership pledge. More: continued here

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Royal Mail backs down on pensions

ROYAL MAIL has caved in to pressure from staff and offered them a new pension deal to save its £3bn privatisation. Employees, represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), oppose the sell-off and are threatening to strike over pay, conditions and pensions. More: continued here

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House approves bill with $4B cut from food stamps

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-run House of Representatives voted to cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years on Thursday, defying a veto threat from the White House in the name of fiscal reform. More: continued here

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