The post office in Grenville, Québec. Photo: James Morgan Aug 16, 2020 — The United States Postal Service has been getting a lot of attention the past week, ever since Postmaster General Louis DeJoy embarked on a plan to slash the scope of operations and supposedly suppress the expedient circulation …
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OnTheWight always welcomes a Letter to the Editor to share with our readers – unsurprisingly they don’t always reflect the views of this publication. If you have something you’d like to share, get in touch and of course, your considered comments are welcome below. This from Colleen Brannon, Ryde. Ed …
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PUBLISHED: 13:43 08 July 2020 | UPDATED: 13:43 08 July 2020 Matt Withers Prime minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in the House of Commons; parliamentlive Archant With all attention focused on Rishi Sunak’s statement, Boris Johnson can feel lucky nobody noticed his lame attempt to give …
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PUBLISHED: 06:30 05 July 2020 Sophia Deboick Nepalese revellers sing and dance to traditional music during The Bisket Jatra Festival at Thimi on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 14, 2012. The traditional Bisket Jatra festival is celebrated during the Nepali New Year. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should …
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UK – Kantar has appointed Adam Crozier, formerly chief executive at ITV, as its non-executive chairman. Crozier has held several non-executive directorships since leaving ITV in 2017, and currently chairs online fashion retailer Asos, hospitality firm Whitbread and cinema company Vue International. Prior to leading ITV, he was chief executive of …
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And so ends another quiet year in politics… 🙃 I ended 2018 by describing it as a year that ‘delivered some of the strangest, most bizarre, comical and concerning political moments of recent history.’ I think that maybe, just maybe, 2019 might have topped that. Ok, fair, we didn’t see the UK …
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The Canadian military has accepted the first of 16 new search-and-rescue planes despite outstanding issues with the aircraft’s manuals. The new plane was officially handed over by European manufacturer Airbus to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Spain last week. It was supposed to have delivered on Dec. 1, but …
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I agree with Jeremy Corbyn. And John McDonnell. And Seumas Milne. And all their allies. To return to power, and notwithstanding its catastrophic election campaign, Labour’s central task in 2020 is to make the case for socialism. My disagreement is not with that statement, but with what “socialism” means. It …
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The Island has officially received the ‘writ from the clerk to the crown’ for the general election. This official part of the process for a general election was overseen by Geoff Underwood, High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight and returning officer for parliamentary elections, and Claire Shand, acting returning …
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Western Local Land Services together with Centre for Invasive Species Solutions is encouraging anyone with an interest in Malleefowl to come along to a Malleefowl mound monitoring training event where participants can be informed and help one of Australia’s most unique native birds. The training event will give participants the …
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