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Read More »UK strikes are set to be the biggest in 30 years
Britons are preparing for a holiday season of delayed packages, cancelled trains, and medical shortages, as hundreds of thousands of workers plan to walk off the job amid a nationwide cost of living crisis. Union members from rail networks, buses, the postal service, the health sector, and border patrol are …
Read More »Royal Mail calls for services to be cut to five days a week after crippling losses
Royal Mail have petitioned the UK Government to cut letter services down to five days a week after admitting heavy losses following crippling industrial action. Three days of crippling strikes in the first half of the year are reported to have cost the organisation around £70 million. Further strikes in …
Read More »Royal Mail and the Scottish Government are slow with deliveries
Edward Mountain. Receiving letters and parcels before midday has been the expectation for many up and down the country for generations. However, the Royal Mail’s restructuring plans are set to drastically change delivery times altogether. The company now wants posties to start their working day later and therefore finish later. …
Read More »‘Sunak and Hunt are using Tory voodoo economics that will cut UK’s legs off’ – Kevin Maguire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s upcoming mini budget is set to be a disaster and shows they haven’t learnt anything, writes Kevin Maguire Rishi Sunak’s voodoo economics are insane, writes Kevin Maguire ( Image: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock) Chopping Britain’s legs off with spending cuts and tax rises …
Read More »Leicester City Council worker should not have been formally punished over colleague’s 12-inch-long adult toy prank, tribunal finds
A Leicester City Council employee struggling with grief and depression should not have been formally disciplined for a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head, a tribunal has ruled. Employment Judge Richard Adkinson said the worker in the photo – who was wearing council-branded clothing …
Read More »Buckie by-election postal voters urged to act fast to avoid Royal Mail strikes
RESIDENTS with postal votes for the forthcoming Buckie ward by-election are being urged to return them as soon as possible to avoid Royal Mail strikes. Postal voters in the Buckie by-election are being urged to return their ballots as soon as possible. The by-election takes place on November 3 following …
Read More »Brits are being hit by a wave of bad news
Pensioners protest over rising fuel prices at a demonstration outside Downing street called by The National Pensioners Convention and Fuel Poverty Action on February 7, 2022 in London, England. Guy Smallman | Getty Images LONDON — “The brains of humans and other animals contain a mechanism designed to give priority …
Read More »Postal vote application deadline for Buckie by-election
PEOPLE living in Buckie are being reminded of the deadline for registering to vote by post in the upcoming by-election. The deadline for postal votes applications in the Buckie by-election has been announced. Voters will be asked to select a new councillor to represent them, and the list of candidates …
Read More »Fears Royal Mail strike may disrupt postal voting for Gloucester by-election
Fears that strike action by Royal Mail staff could hinder postal voting for a Gloucester City Council by-election have led to calls from civic chiefs to voeters to cast their ballots and post it early. Voters head to the polls next Thursday October 13 to elect a councillor to represent …
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