This article is an on-site version of our Inside Politics newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. If you’re not a subscriber, you can still receive the newsletter free for 30 days Good morning. I haven’t written about the opinion polls very much because, …
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European officials are currently engaged in talks regarding the potential restart of Russian pipeline gas sales to the European Union as a part of a peace settlement to end the conflict in Ukraine. This proposal has sparked intense debate across the EU. In the UK, Shell’s CEO, Wael Sawan, has …
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Kendall pledges to ‘overhaul’ government relationship with employers A Cabinet minister has pledged to ‘overhaul’ the government’s relationship with employers with reforms to Jobcentres to ‘better meet’ the needs of businesses. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall described her department as the ‘HR department’ for ministers’ growth missions as she …
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Do you use second-class stamps? You’re going to have to put up with a distinctly second-class service in future – really, more like third. The future of the Royal Mail’s universal service obligation (USO) is one of those things that feels like it has been talked about, discussed, debated – …
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The industry regulator said the way people used postal services had changed and rising costs had threatened Royal Mail’s financial sustainability. It has set out a package of changes, which it said could save the company between £250m and £425m during 2025/26, with ongoing savings after that. They include paring …
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Ukraine’s national postal operator Ukrposhta JSC and the British postal service, Royal Mail, have signed a cooperation agreement, providing for a reduction in the cost of shipments weighing up to 1 kilogram for sellers on such platforms as Amazon, Etsy and Ebay. The relevant statement was made by Ukrposhta JSC …
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MPs are being urged to scutinise proposed changes to Royal Mail services which could see millions of Britons wait longer for deliveries. Ofcom has today confirmed a consultation on cutting Royal Mail delivery times, while simultaneously approving trials that will reduce service for over a million households starting next month. …
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UK regulator Ofcom has announced its proposed changes to the Royal Mail’s universal service obligation in a bid to keep pace with changing consumer habits and address falling service levels. To ensure the universal service remains sustainable and delivers what people need, Ofcom is proposing to allow Royal Mail to …
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Responding to today’s announcement, CWU General Secretary Dave Ward said “We recognise Royal Mail now operates in a permanently changed world of communications. The mix of letter decline and parcel growth does present a legitimate challenge to securing the future of the universal service obligation – something that remains a …
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By David Hartwig Great Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates artifacts in the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom’s national museum of arms and armor, with 12 stamps in a Jan. 30 issue. Stamps in a set of eight show examples of 16th-century and 17th-century armor owned by monarchs such as King Henry …
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