His ownership of significant stakes in Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s has forced him to be more open and, in his first British interview last year, he pledged to keep Royal Mail listed on the stock market, saying it was good if “every British citizen can invest in the shares”. Royal …
Read More »Quadient’s Katia Bourgeais Crémel reveals how consumers in France the UK are warming to parcel lockers
Parcel lockers have proven to be a huge hit in European countries like Poland, Germany and Finland, but some countries have been slower than others when it comes to embracing this form of out-of-home delivery. Two of the countries playing catch-up but gaining momentum in this area are the UK …
Read More »Changes to postal vote handling and secrecy | Election: May 2024
These provisions will be in effect for polls taking place from 2 May 2024. Ban on political campaigners handling postal votes Political campaigners will be banned from handling postal votes, except where the postal vote is their own, that of a close family member, or someone they provide regular care …
Read More »NEWS: Small firms oppose second-class cuts
As reported by FSB, The Federation of Small Businesses calls proposed reductions in second-class mail delivery “too drastic,” welcoming the retention of the six-day first-class service but urging reconsideration of the changes Responding to Royal Mail’s response to the Ofcom consultation, Federation of Small Businesses Policy Chair Tina McKenzie, said: “Taking the axe …
Read More »Isle of Wight and Hampshire police and crime commissioner election
For those who have registered, papers can be returned until polls close on Thursday, May 2. The Isle of Wight Council has revealed there are more than 18,000 postal voters on the Island, of a total electorate of 110,725. The rules have changed about who can return the votes and …
Read More »Tories denounce BBC’s Nick Robinson for referring to “murders of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians”
The truth about Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in Gaza was inadvertently spoken of by BBC journalist Nick Robinson Monday. It met a torrent of denunciations from Britain’s Conservative government and a prompted a swift apology from Robinson on behalf of the state broadcaster. Robinson, with the BBC since …
Read More »Celebrity baker Paul Hollywood to receive royal honour at Windsor Castle
Hollywood, 57, has been a judge on The Great British Bake Off since it started in 2010, co-hosting firstly with Dame Mary Berry and now Dame Prue Leith. The hit programme made him a household name and he moved with the show when it switched from the BBC to Channel …
Read More »Reconsidering Horizon would have put Post Office in ‘crisis mode’, says ex-boss
The Post Office would have been in “crisis mode” if it had been forced to reconsider the Horizon system, the organisation’s former chief executive has said. David Mills told the Post Office inquiry he had not been made aware of complaints about the defectiveness of the Horizon accounting software, and …
Read More »PRWeek UK Corporate Affairs Awards 2024: winners announced | PR Week
Chaired by Jenny Hall, corporate affairs director, Royal Mail and Katy McMillan, senior director, global corporate affairs & sustainability … Source link
Read More »It was one of the most joyous – and most glamorous – royal visits of all time. So, can YOU tell what’s wrong with this magnificent photograph of the Queen?
It is monumental in sweep, mixing formal dignity with vast scale and, even today, unmatchable glamour. This famous black and white panorama by photographer Bert Hardy captures the young Queen Elizabeth at the Paris opera house, the Palais Garnier, on her first state visit to France in April 1957. It …
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