ITV.com PM: Royal Mail needs private cashBBC News, UKThe prime minister has defended the government's plan to sell off 30% of Royal Mail, saying it is the only way to safeguard the service. Gordon Brown told Labour's policy forum the service's huge pension deficit made outside investment imperative. …Face facts on Royal Mail – BrownThe Press…
BBC News Gordon Brown threatens legal action over Sir Fred Goodwin's pensionTimes Online, UKEarlier the Prime Minister was booed and jeered by over 100 Royal Mail protesters as he arrived for the meeting WISE Academy, in Stoke Gifford. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) organised the demonstration over government plans to partly privatise …Banker's pension row rumbles…
NYC mayor says ‘no’ to food stamp increacesWorkers WorldIn addition to planning cutbacks in city social programs for the elderly, disabled and children, and layoffs of city workers and decreases in their benefits, now the mayor refuses to expand food stamp eligibility for some adults, even though the newly … More: continued here
New stamps honor civil rights pioneersTuscaloosa News (subscription), ALBy Wayne Grayson Staff Writer Representatives of the Tuscaloosa branch of the United States Postal Service unveiled the just-released civil rights pioneers stamp sheet Friday night at Bailey Tabernacle CME Church. The unveiling was held in conjunction … More: continued here
findingDulcinea eBay Shares Hit 7-Year Low; Counterfeiting WoesBarron’s BlogsNot a good day for eBay (EBAY) shares, which are down 23% for the year to date, and now sit at their lowest level since 2001. Highlighting the problem of counterfeit merchandise sold on the site, Bloomberg reports that the company provided a tip to …EBay Wins…
Norwich Evening News Thieving post worker jailedNorwich Evening News, UKA Royal Mail worker who stole more than £70000 to fund an online gambling addiction has been jailed for a year. Norwich Crown Court heard how mother-of-three Patricia Barnes, 39, from Newbegin Road in Norwich, was put under surveillance by Royal Mail…Worker stole to feed online gambling…
Cardin post office set to close doorsJoplin Globe, MOCardin, a small town located in the Tar Creek Superfund Site, will lose its post office when the doors close today. Kerry Rennells, a customer affairs manager for the US Postal Service, said the lease on the downtown building that houses the post…Cardin post office closing this weekNewsOK.comCardin…
Royal Mail: this privatisation is driven by a dogma whose time has …21st Century Socialism, UKas Mandelson introduced the bill to sell off thirty percent of the Royal Mail, one of Britain's two oldest nationalised industries- the other being the Church of England, both created under the rule of Henry the Eighth. Unlike Prime Minister Brown,…
Auctionbytes eBay Town Hall: Expect Major Announcement Next MonthAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner If you listened to the questions posed by sellers at eBay's Town Hall meeting yesterday, you would probably conclude that sellers are unhappy with the DSR (Detailed Seller Ratings) feedback system. eBay said it would be making some …eBay Now Takes PayPal for Adult…
Telegraph.co.uk Labor Party opposes Brown on Royal MailUnited Press InternationalAlmost three-quarters, 74 percent, said the Royal Mail is satisfactory and only 14 percent said it needs to change, while only 24 percent support selling a minority share to private interests. Labor unions plan to demonstrate against the proposal …Brown faces rebellion on Royal Mail moveScotsmanBrown…