MANDY BID TO BUY OFF MAIL REBELSMirror.co.uk, UKBy Jason Beattie Deputy Political Editor 26/02/2009 Peter Mandelson today offers an olive branch to Labour rebels over his plans to sell off part of the Royal Mail. Writing exclusively in the Mirror, the Business Secretary vows to create laws to … More: continued here
St. Louis Post-Dispatch More Missourians than ever sign up for food stampsSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United StatesNearly 996000 people used the decades-old food stamp program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, run by the state and paid for by the federal government. That figure was up almost 14 percent from a year ago, when roughly…
BBC News Brown risks showdown over part-sale of Royal MailReutersBy Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown will risk a confrontation with unions and many of his supporters on Thursday by pushing ahead with a plan partly to privatise Royal Mail, the state-owned postal services firm. …Royal Mail: union backlash grows over Mandelson…
Examiner.com Denver Unemployment ExaminerExaminer.comThis family friend would buy games for a quarter or fifty cents at flea markets, and sell them for five, ten, even forty dollars on Ebay. This, it seemed, was what I was born to do: hang out at the house and get paid money for minimal work! … More: continued here
Boston Globe Readers praise Kindle 2's abilities, but price is a drawbackUSA TodayAnd there's always eBay. •Another way to think about text-to-speech. Kindle 2 includes an "experimental" read-aloud feature. A computerized male or female voice can read whatever books or documents are stored on the device. …How to Get a Kindle on the CheapSmartmoney.comSignal failure…
BBC News Small businesses won’t welcome Post Office sell-offPeoplePerHour.com, UKThe FSB points out that small businesses can ill-afford to lose any more local post offices as four-fifths depend on them for mail as well as other business services. Almost 20 per cent of FSB members now suffer longer queues in larger post offices as …Union threatens…
MP John Grogan leads Royal Mail revoltSelby Times, UKREBEL MP John Grogan was today expected to lead the revolt against plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. The battling politician says the controversial proposal has split the Labour Party, with at least three Cabinet Ministers expressing their dismay … More: continued here
Dogma will keep this giant crippledMirror.co.uk, UKBy Peter Hain Mp For Neath And Former Cabinet Minister 25/02/2009 In sun, rain or snow, our posties deliver letters up remote mountain tracks, across the sea to islands or up dark stairs in rough city estates – addresses which Royal Mail's private … More: continued here
BBC News Royal Mail sell-off details dueBBC News, UKThe full details of the government's controversial bill to part-privatise Royal Mail will be published later. But in a letter to the Guardian, the leaders of eight unions condemned the plans as damaging and unpopular. The legislation will propose … More: continued here
Former Hartsville post office employee indicted for theftSouth Carolina Now, South CarolinaA former Hartsville post office employee has been indicted on charges that she took postal funds from the office while she worked there, US Attorney Walter Wilkins said in a press release issued Wednesday. Diane T. Williams, 38, of Lamar was indicted … More: continued…