By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 02:25 EST, 22 November 2024 A perennial complaint, often heard, is the lack of towering figures and the contested battles which once dominated the City. The likes of Mrs Thatcher’s favourites Lord Hanson and Lord King of BA and the politically savvy …
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Royal Mail has signalled potential further increases in stamp prices following a £120million national insurance impact from the recent Budget. Martin Seidenberg, the chief of Royal Mail’s owning company, has also not dismissed the possibility of additional job cuts due to the rising costs. “We are looking at all areas …
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By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 17:01 EST, 21 November 2024 Royal Mail has warned of more price hikes as a result of the Chancellor’s National Insurance raid. Martin Seidenberg, head of parent company International Distribution Services (IDS), said it would need to raise prices to offset a £120million hit from measures …
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By JANE DENTON Updated: 05:50 EST, 21 November 2024 Further Royal Mail price hikes could be on the cards after the owner of the postal service flagged greater cost pressures arising from the Autumn Budget. International Distribution Services said it could not rule out price hikes and greater use of …
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By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 17:19 EST, 19 November 2024 The takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire looks set to be approved by ministers. It places the postal service into foreign hands for the first time in its 508-year history. Trade union bosses representing around 100,000 posties told their …
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By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 06:44 EST, 20 November 2024 Consumer price inflation accelerated to its highest level since April last month, fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows. The Consumer Price Index rose to 2.3 per cent in October from 1.7 per cent in September, higher than the …
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By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:19, 19 November 2024 The takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire looks set to be approved by ministers. It places the postal service into foreign hands for the first time in its 508-year history. Trade union bosses representing around 100,000 posties told their members …
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Such savings would require card senders to seek out specific deals, Skyscanner said. Flights from Luton to Belgrade, Serbia, can cost as little as £33. The cost of sending 100 Christmas cards abroad from the Serbian capital is just £78 – less than half the cost of first-class postage via …
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By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 16:50 EST, 16 November 2024 The biggest employers in Britain are facing a £1 billion tax bombshell after they were left reeling by Labour’s plan to hike National Insurance contributions. Some of the best-known firms, which between them provide jobs for more than 1 million people, …
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By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL Updated: 17:00 EST, 11 November 2024 The significance of Britain’s trade with the US cannot be underestimated. A long sought after free-trade deal is elusive despite the best efforts of former Business Secretary, now Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch. The debate in Britain foolishly …
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