British business leaders yesterday described Labour’s plans for a new ministry of workers’ rights as an attempt to “turn back the clock decades,” as Jeremy Corbyn set out his vision ahead of a potential election. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said that the proposals did not reflect the reality …
Read More »Police believed a woman was part of notorious Great Train Robbers gang
Detectives hunting the Great Train Robbers believed a woman was part of the notorious gang, secret documents have revealed. Scotland Yard became convinced a “housekeeper” helped out at the villains’ countryside hideout where they counted the bundles of cash from the £2.6million heist on August 8, 1963. Officers even tested …
Read More »Allan Leighton appointed chairman of C&A
City grandee Allan Leighton has been appointed chairman of C&A, the fashion retailer that quit the UK almost 20 years ago but operates more than 1,500 stores worldwide. Mr Leighton is currently chairman of Co-operative Group and made his name as the chief executive of Asda in the 1990s, working …
Read More »Australian Mint launches new 50-cent coin featuring a secret code
Australian Mint launches new 50 cent coin featuring a secret code – and it’s nearly impossible to crack Australian Royal Mint releases new 50 cent coin with a secret coded message Coin was released on Monday in collaboration with ASIO for 70th anniversary Those who crack the code can enter to …
Read More »TUC Congress ’19 Postal staff make serious show of strength as 500 workplaces show support of national strike ballot
POSTAL staff made a serious show of strength to Royal Mail Group (RMG) bosses today as 500 workplace meetings were held in support of a national strike ballot. Thousands of Communication Workers Union (CWU) members took part in hundreds of meetings outside depot gates in support of the union’s ballot, …
Read More »Why I think this small-cap stock could trash the Royal Mail share price
I like buying cheap shares. But when the price is really low, I’ve learned it’s important to check what you’re getting for your money. For example, I think the Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) share price could be worth buying after falling 50% in one year. But this business has some …
Read More »Adorable PBS Aristocrats Win the Class War, Again
Imperialist propaganda doesn’t get any extra tender-hearted than “Downton Abbey.” The BBC sequence about extraordinarily wealthy folks in 1912 and their sweetly devoted workers of obedient servants at all times paid a specific amount of lip service to the inherent injustice of British aristocratic oligarchy, however not sufficient to make …
Read More »Politics is about a lot more than parliament
Protests have demanded, ‘Tories out’ – we need more of this (Pic: Socialist Worker) The chaos in the British establishment has exposed the swamp that is parliament and British democracy. This week Tory leader Boris Johnson prorogued parliament—shutting it down to avoid scrutiny of his Brexit manoeuvres. And instead of …
Read More »Why Royal Mail Plc ($RMG) Is Acting Slightly Strange (2019-09-10) – The Bunsen Burner
REPORTING FOR 2019-09-10 | THEBUNSENBURNER.COM: With the assistance of the Beat The Market Analyzer software and our own in-house methods, we have conducted a deep analysis of how RMG has been trading over the last 2 weeks and the past day especially. On its latest session, Royal Mail Plc ($RMG) …
Read More »The ‘rarest’ 50p coin is now in circulation – here’s where you could find one
The Royal Mint has this week released a special edition 2019 Peter Rabbit 50p coin (Photo: Royal Mint) Having loads of change rattling around in your pocket can be annoying, but those loose coins may actually be more valuable than you might think. It is worth rummaging through any spare …
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