Royal Mail may now have a fancy new structure at the top, with the creation of International Distributions Service (IDS), but its difficulties remain the same. It has a large, radicalised union workforce deeply resistant to changing working practices. In contrast to the railways, which do have a future irrespective …
Read More »Royal Mail is pricing the letter and itself out of existence
The snail mail industry has experienced a tough couple of decades. And the company is hardly rolling in money. It is expected to report a full-year loss of between £350m and £450m this year, and the share price has fallen by 27pc over the last 12 months. It faces plenty …
Read More »Belfast Celtic exit McReynolds Cup at hands of Coagh United
MBPFL McReynolds Cup Belfast Celtic 0-1 Coagh United BELFAST Celtic lost out this weekend in Round Two of the McReynolds Cup and will surely be disappointed after their performance against a fired and ready Coagh United at Glen Road Heights. The Tyrone men were organised from the start and the …
Read More »Belfast construction giant targeted by the same hackers that targeted Royal Mail
A BELFAST construction company – which is one of the largest in the North – has been targeted in a sophisticated cyberattack by the same group which recently targeted Royal Mail. Lagan Specialist Contracting Group (SCG), who are based in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, confirmed they had been targeted by a …
Read More »Royal Mail ransomware attack still impacting on international postal deliveries
IMPACT: Jim McCafferty, sub-postmaster at Kennedy Centre Post Office, explained the difficulties a ransomware attack on Royal Mail has had on Post Offices A RUSSIAN ransomware attack on Royal Mail is continuing to have a detrimental impact on the postal service – almost a month after it first hit. The cyberattack …
Read More »what on earth has happened to Royal Mail’s stamps?
There is a once-notable aspect of our culture that has reached a dead end, apparently for reasons of naked cynicism. I refer to the subjects of what are now called by Royal Mail, without humour, our special stamp issues. This absurd programme presents second-rate designs highlighting populist trash in the …
Read More »Infrastructure projects and GAA club among those that missed out on Levelling Up grants
NORTH Belfast MP John Finucane has hit out at the Tories Levelling Up grants, as the list of those who missed out on funding grows. Among the projects which had unsuccessfully applied for the money were the Belfast Rapid Transit Phase Two which is set to see the Glider service …
Read More »ALEX BRUMMER: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s flawed rallying cry
Jeremy Hunt’s vision for country can only be achieved if investment, enterprise and entrepreneurship are given support, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 16:51 EST, 27 January 2023 | Updated: 03:30 EST, 28 January 2023 Talking tough: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt’s formidable Bloomberg speech …
Read More »Militant unions are gambling with their own jobs
Britain is in decline. It’s probably irreversible and doesn’t bother me for reasons I’ll scandalise you with later, but if the unions imagine they can seize this moment to grab as much cash as possible, like the last round of the Crystal Maze, they’ve made a big mistake. Their industries …
Read More »Self-destructing unions are sweeping away the last vestiges of closed-shop Britain
There are already private ambulance services, and right now they are all expanding. One company, Met Medical, has been specifically offering its services during the strikes. A Guardian headline writer described that as “cashing in” on the strikes in outraged tones. The more moderate among us may view it simply …
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