This isn’t about the right to strike. It’s about how these services will adapt in the face of change (Getty) Like the ghost of Christmases both past and yet to come, the spectre of strike action continues to hang over us – sapping our already limited festive cheer. Our well-crafted …
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(AFP via Getty Images) Mykhaylo Mudryk watched on as Arsenal beat West Ham on Boxing Day, having reportedly been the subject of a first transfer offer from the Gunners. Standard Sport have confirmed multiple reports that a formal bid of £55million was launched before the match. However, Shakhtar Donetsk have …
Read More »A bugler who played at the proclamation of the King in Royal Hillsborough is helping to keep centuries of military tradition alive in the Co Down village. Andrew Carlisle, 47, is the bugler for the Hillsborough Fort Guard, a ceremonial troop of 20 warders which dates back to 1660, when …
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There was once a place in Somerset that was the life and soul of a good day out. But now, this once loved attraction has been left eerily deserted. The South West has had some much-loved adventure parks. But sadly, as has been the case with so many things, these …
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Royal Mail workers strike Horny shoppers all over the UK did not receive their kinky toys for Christmas this year due to Royal Mail workers strike. Post offices all over the country are now flooded with mountains and mountains of dildos with nobody around to deliver them. Royal Mail workers …
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The Princess of Wales debuted a £100 ‘Christmas present from Prince William’ for the Royal Family’s annual Christmas church service yesterday. The royal mother-of-three, 40, opted for a khaki ensemble as she arrived at St Mary Magdalene church on the Sandringham estate with her husband, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and …
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A Czech energy tycoon that trade union leaders claim is plotting a takeover of Royal Mail is being advised by Chuka Umunna, The Telegraph can disclose. The former Labour leadership hopeful, who was a prominent critic of Royal Mail’s privatisation while a frontbench MP, has been hired by Vesa Equity, …
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The central reservation on the M5 was damaged in a crash today (December 26) which caused delays to Boxing Day traffic travelling across Somerset and Devon. The crash, which happened at around 2.43pm between junctions 25 at Taunton and 26 at Wellington, was on the southbound carriageway and involved one …
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World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to striking postal workers involved in national walkouts on December 23/24. Matt, a postal worker of 20 years was on the picket line at Alder Hills Delivery Office, Bournemouth. Co-worker Neil has 25 years at Royal Mail. Strikers at Alder Hills delivery office Bournemouth, December …
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced December 15 that the pay deal it agreed with BT Group was accepted by an 81 percent majority in the ballot covering BT and subsidiaries Openreach and EE. The privatised UK telecoms giant was hit by its first company-wide strike in 35 years after …
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