An official report on the proposed Royal Mail depot in Patcham does not reflect local anger, according to one of the area’s councillors. How the proposed Royal Mail premises in Patcham could look Conservative councillor Alistair McNair said that he was surprised to read that there was “positive support” for …
Read More »Royal Mail stamp issued to mark Commonwealth Games 2022 – how to buy | UK | News
The Royal Mail shop boasts a collection of Birmingham 2022 memorabilia centred on Mr Tsevis’ designs. People can choose from 14 items, primarily stamps or commemorative coins, with prices ranging from 30p to £1,095. A pack of all eight stamps will cost buyers £12.10, and people can also find them …
Read More »UK: Strike by 40,000 BT workers builds growing opposition to Tory-imposed austerity
The two-day strike at BT on July 29 and August 1 sees 40,000 telecoms workers join with rail workers and hundreds of thousands of others in a growing fightback against the corporations and the Conservative government’s refusal to agree a living wage. This is the first company wide strike since …
Read More »Starmer starts new civil war – ‘a government doesn’t go on picket lines’ | Politics | News
Several shadow ministers defied the Labour leader last month by joining rail protests – after which he backed down on disciplinary threats. But Sir Keir waded back into controversy ahead of a fresh rail strike and the Royal Mail dispute. He said the Labour party in opposition “needs to be …
Read More »Defeat Unite’s sabotage of London bus pay fight: rank-and-file must take control!
Pay talks “updates” from Unite have exposed the union’s role in protecting company and shareholder profits, preventing a combined struggle by bus and transport workers across London for an inflation-busting pay-raise. Despite RPI inflation hitting 11.8 percent, Unite officials and reps at Stagecoach and London United have presented insulting company …
Read More »Edinburgh postbox on High Street decorated for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Sign up to our daily newsletter The postbox, which is located on High Street in the Capital, is decorated in vibrant pink and purple. It is also adorned with graphics and encouraging messages to the Scotland team. Four other decorated postboxes have been revealed across the UK in Birmingham, London, …
Read More »Five stocks to buy and profit from the summer of strikes
Mr Burgeman added: “Greggs has been another victim of the economic pressures this year. The bakery chain warned about staff shortages in October and the shares are down more than 40pc.” However, market consensus suggests that investors could still profit off all three stocks’ potential to bounce back when …
Read More »Austrian Post begins operations in Slovenia
28 July 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Austrian Post’s new subsidiary Express One Slovenia has begun operations in the country. Express One Slovenia has two logistics centres in Maribor and Ljubljana and several delivery bases across the country. Many of these parcels will be handled by Austrian Post’s logistics centre in …
Read More »‘2022 Has Been Really Painful But I’m Holding On’
Anthony Woods started investing in the late 1990s just before the dotcom crash. While this experience may have put off many would-be investors, Anthony is still investing 25 years later, and sitting on a reasonable nest-egg. Anthony, who is 47 and works as an HR manager, says a work colleague …
Read More »Disruptions to train services continue after 24-hour rail strike
Train services will continue to be disrupted on Thursday morning following a 24-hour strike which crippled the rail network, causing travel chaos across the country. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train companies walked out on Wednesday in a long-running dispute over …
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