LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – EMBARGOED 2230 GMT Britain’s anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats will promise on Friday to spend 100 billion pounds ($128 billion) on tackling climate change if they win a Dec. 12 election. The Liberal Democrats trail Boris Johnson’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party in opinion polls and …
Read More »Nationalising water, energy and Royal Mail would pay for itself within seven years, according to new research
The nationalisation of water, energy grids and the Royal Mail would save UK households £7.8 billion a year and pay for itself within seven years, according to new academic research. A report by Greenwich University’s Public Service International Research Unit put the total cost of compensation to private sector owners …
Read More »Jeremy Corbyn's radical plan is an echo of the Thatcher era
BT was separated from the Post Office in 1981 and spruced up with its own board. In late 1984 shares … More recently came Royal Mail. Privatisation … Source link
Read More »New Morris JE van puts electric spin on iconic design
England’s Morris Commercial is bringing back the iconic J-type van, but this time as the all-electric Morris JE, the company has announced in an unveiling at The Design Museum in London. The van is scheduled to go on sale in late 2021 with an anticipated base price of around £60,000 …
Read More »Royal Mail unveils final set of stamps in its Star Wars-themed collection ahead of new movie’s release – The Sun
Royal Mail has revealed images of the final set of stamps in its own Star Wars-themed collection. The 16-stamp set will mark next month’s release of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, and features characters and vehicles from the Skywalker saga. Images from the 16-stamp collection by Royal Mail including …
Read More »Johnson Pledges Cash to Boost High Streets in ‘Overlooked’ Towns
(Bloomberg) — Boris Johnson made a pitch for votes in “overlooked” towns with a promise to revive high streets through tax breaks for local businesses and reopening provincial railway lines, while the main opposition Labour Party pledged to roll out free full-fiber broadband for all with a plan that includes …
Read More »May the Parcelforce be with you! Royal Mail issues a Star Wars-themed set of stamps
May the Parcelforce be with you! Royal Mail issues a Star Wars-themed set of stamps Royal Mail has revealed a collection of 16 Star Wars stamps ahead of new film The ten character stamps are exclusive illustrations by Malcolm Tween The stamps will be available from November 26 and described as …
Read More »JD Wetherspoon pubs boss brews up a storm over governance | Business
Tim Martin at JD Wetherspoon writes some entertaining chairman’s rants and, if you skip the sermons on Brexit, he is reliably thought-provoking. Here’s the latest view from behind the pumps: corporate governance in the UK is “up the spout” and a tick-box culture is sowing seeds of destruction. As a …
Read More »Dave Ward, General Secretary, CWU responds to High Court Injunction
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Read More »Royal Mail general election strike blocked by High Court
Over the 2-day listening to, the union argued there used to be no evidence of interference with the ballotand that the “legit partisan campaigning” for the “yes vote” used to be in accordance to the guidelines. However, Mr Justice Swift, who chaired the listening to, stated that strike action risked the “extend …
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