Vince Cable set to present details of £3bn Royal Mail sell-offFinancial TimesRoyal Mail is “ready” to be sold off, the business minister said on Wednesday morning, kicking off the largest privatisation for two decades. Michael Fallon said the state-owned delivery service needed access to private capital to invest as it …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation plans unveiled
The government on Wednesday announced plans to privatise more than half of Royal Mail following a major restructuring in recent years triggered by a surge in email use. More: continued here
Read More »Latest EBT scandal: Hoarding handouts… including $12088 in 1 food stamp … – Boston Herald
Latest EBT scandal: Hoarding handouts… including $12088 in 1 food stamp…Boston HeraldNearly 1,800 welfare recipients are carrying taxpayer-funded food stamp balances on their EBT cards in excess of $1,500 — with one account topping $12,000 — the latest twist in a state welfare scandal that now has a former Massachusetts …
Read More »Privatisation: The latest twist in Royal Mail’s history – ITV News
Privatisation: The latest twist in Royal Mail's historyITV NewsHenry VIII actor Ellis Pike poses with a blown-up version of the 1st class stamp. Photo: David Parry/PA Archive/Press Association Images. A plan to privatise the Royal Mail, which will see around 150,000 workers handed shares worth millions of pounds … More: …
Read More »Cable confirms Royal Mail flotation
Business Secretary Vince Cable has confirmed that the government will sell Royal Mail through a flotation on the London Stock Exchange. More: continued here
Read More »How The Post Office Sells Your New Address To Anyone Who Pays ( And The … – Forbes Digital Download (blog)
How The Post Office Sells Your New Address To Anyone Who Pays ( And The …Forbes Digital Download (blog)The post office also sells cheaper licenses with 18 months of data. The Postal Service makes about $8 million a year licensing its change of address data, according to James Wilson, the …
Read More »More than 100 million Americans on food stamps – KETK
More than 100 million Americans on food stampsKETKTyler, Texas (KETK) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports, the number of people needing assistance surpasses the private sector workers. The data shows, nearly a third of our country is on food stamps. KETK discussed this new report with …and more » More: …
Read More »Unused space, high rental rates among concerns for Main Street post office – Victoria Advocate
Unused space, high rental rates among concerns for Main Street post officeVictoria AdvocateA tour last week through Victoria's Main Street post office raised red flags for Congressman Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi. Namely: space, efficiency and the cost to keep things going. "I wanted to go look for myself," he said …
Read More »Feeding America’s poor – why food stamps wont go away
The USA may be one of the richest and most dynamic economies in the world, but one in six Americans receive help with their grocery bills in the form of food stamps, funded by the federal government. More: continued here
Read More »CVC Signals Royal Mail Interest As Float Looms – Sky News
CVC Signals Royal Mail Interest As Float LoomsSky NewsThe private equity firm that tabled a bid for Royal Mail four years ago has told the Government that it will revive its interest if attempts to privatise the postal services group through a stock market listing are unsuccessful. Sky News can …
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