Business secretary promises to keep post office network entirely in public hands as part of plan to allow private company to take 30% stake in the Royal Mail Lord Mandelson today promised to keep the network of post office branches entirely in public hands as he unveiled a series of …
Read More »Quicker service now at the post office (Mudgee Guardian)
Major works at Mudgee post office include the creation of a second queue which will speed up service. More: continued here
Read More »What does the Royal Mail sell-off mean for postcodes data? (Guardian Unlimited)
The government’s plans to sell off up to 30% of the Royal Mail to the private sector have attracted the opprobrium of scores of backbench MPs – but nobody seems to have asked what might happen in such a sell-off to the Postcode Address File (PAF), the list of all …
Read More »Are you an ex-eBay seller? If so, what can they do to win you back? – Examiner.com
Are you an ex-eBay seller? If so, what can they do to win you back?Examiner.comHere and other places that I write online I've openly criticized many of the last 2 years of eBay changes, because I feel they resulted in the alienation of smaller sellers. Now I'd like to hear …
Read More »Rare 'Jenny' stamp on sale for £150000 – Sunday Mercury
Rare 'Jenny' stamp on sale for £150000Sunday Mercury, UKBut one of the world’s rarest stamps will be sold in the Midlands for a whopping £150000 on Wednesday. It is believed the tiny inverted Jenny from the US is the most expensive item in the world – if you assess it by …
Read More »Franklin County puts hockey scoreboard on eBay – Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
Franklin County puts hockey scoreboard on eBayMid Columbia Tri City Herald, WAFranklin County in the next few days plans to put a surplus hockey scoreboard on eBay for public bidding. The scoreboard was used for games at TRAC for several years and was recently replaced by a new one from a …
Read More »Mandelson warns Royal Mail sell-off opponents – AFP
AFP Mandelson warns Royal Mail sell-off opponentsAFPLONDON (AFP) — Business minister Peter Mandelson warned opponents Sunday of plans to sell off the Royal Mail that they risked handing victory to the opposition Conservatives at the next general election. Mandelson attacked the "scare tactics" of … More: continued here
Read More »Peter Mandelson warns Post Office row is harming Labour – Telegraph.co.uk
guardian.co.uk Peter Mandelson warns Post Office row is harming LabourTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomLord Mandelson has warned Labour rebels that the party will be "inviting defeat" at the next election if the Government backs down over controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor The Business …This is …
Read More »Royal Mail doubles pension cash for fat cat boss Adam Crozier … – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail doubles pension cash for fat cat boss Adam Crozier …Mirror.co.uk, UKBy Stephen Martin 28/02/2009 Fat cat Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier has had his gold-plated pension DOUBLED while posties retirement benefits are in meltdown. Royal Mail paid s6million last year into a pension scheme open only to chief …
Read More »eBay to retire the Kijiji brand? – TameBay
eBay to retire the Kijiji brand?TameBay, UKeBay are now trialling a name change to “eBay Classifieds” in two US cities – San Antonio TX and Pittsburgh PA. Craigslist (who eBay have a stake in are are suing and being sued by) is of course the undisputed king of US online classifieds. …
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