[ad_1] “Billions being wasted on wasteful legacy PFI contacts”, declared the front page headline of a newspaper I was reading a few weeks ago. I inwardly groaned and braced myself for what lay inside. Perhaps I would find a balanced analysis of the benefits and costs of private finance initiatives (PFI). Perhaps the article would explain…
[ad_1] “ Know the Future Opportunities Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) Market 2019 This rpeort mainly studies Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) market. The Courier, Express and Parcel distribution industry (in short CEP) has experienced several years of strong growth driven by trends such as urbanization and the rapid growth of e-commerce. New research report,…
[ad_1] We round up the latest news on Peak 2019 in a series of reports. Today we’re reporting on Alibaba’s 11.11 Singles Day shopping festival, on what will influence shoppers this Black Friday, and how the peak trading season continues to get longer. Spending grows by a quarter on Singles Day Peak shopping season…
[ad_1] The Royal Mail is bidding to block potential strikes by postal workers in the run-up to Christmas because of alleged ballot “irregularities.” The company is taking High Court action against the Communication Workers Union over planned walkouts after claiming it possessed evidence that workers’ ballots were ‘unlawful.’ Strike action was overwhelmingly supported by CWU…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. Fighting a war on multiple fronts is never easy — you risk losing focus, fighting the wrong battles, and creating too many foes to tackle at once. So…
[ad_1] Love it or loathe it, the countdown to Christmas is well underway. If you’re someone who ends up frantically racing around at the 11th hour in a desperate bid to source a thoughtful gift for your nearest and dearest (guilty as charged), do yourself a favour this festive season and ensure all those lovingly written…
[ad_1] Over the festive period, there will be some changes to payment dates for benefits. Details have just been revealed and the majority of benefit recipients can expect disruption to their payment dates because of the festive bank holiday dates. Those on Universal Credit or the State Pension, for example, may experience a change to…
[ad_1] Kate Osborne, who is running in the Jarrow constituency, sparked outrage for sharing the shocking image on her Facebook page and apologised as a result. Local members however now claim it is “astonishing” Ms Osborne has been selected for the election contest regardless of the post shared in the run-up to the 2017 snap…
[ad_1] “If you’re not outraged,” read the quote beneath the Venus symbol on my waitress’s T-shirt the other day, “you’re not paying attention.” Chance would be a fine thing. I realise women are no longer society’s victims-in-chief – toppled, as we have been, by the trans brigade – but it’s hard to imagine female outrage…
[ad_1] John O’Shea heaped praise on Liverpool’s flying full-backs Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold but the ex-Manchester United defender has warned the Premier League title race is far from done. The Merseysiders beat Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield on Sunday to go eight points clear at the top of the table, Fabinho, Mo Salah and Sadio…