Britain’s water crisis pollutes its decades of privatization legacy

LONDON: Britain’s biggest water supplier staving off renationalization, trains derailed by strikes and consumers suffering huge energy bills—the nation’s vital sectors are mired in chaos decades after their controversial privatization. Sold off in the 1980s and 90s under Conservative prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, state-run utilities and British …

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UK postal workers call off strikes

London (AFP) – Postal workers at the UK’s Royal Mail on Tuesday accepted a new pay deal to end a costly series of strikes. Issued on: 11/07/2023 – 19:00Modified: 11/07/2023 – 18:58 The Communication Workers Union (CWU) held a ballot, with 76 percent voting to end the dispute, which saw …

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Posties back Royal Mail pay deal

Postal workers at Royal Mail have voted in favour of a deal that will increase their pay by 10 per cent over the next three years, in a move that promises to ease the turmoil at International Distributions Services (IDS), the listed parent company.  According to an announcement by the …

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