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Tim Martin at JD Wetherspoon writes some entertaining chairman’s rants and, if you skip the sermons on Brexit, he is reliably thought-provoking. Here’s the latest view from behind the pumps: corporate governance in the UK is “up the spout” and a tick-box culture is sowing seeds of destruction. As a …

  UK High Court bans strike by 110,000 Royal Mail postal workers By Robert Stevens 14 November 2019 The High Court ban on strike action against Royal Mail is a political attack on the democratic rights of the working class that must be rejected. Postal workers across Britain who voted …

Karen Forshaw (above), sparked outrage after mobile phone footage emerged, showing her arguing with Ian Barrington who uses a wheelchair A bus driver who was filmed telling a disabled black passenger that she did not understand foreign languages is off work and facing the sack.  The driver, identified by MailOnline …

Over the two-day hearing, the union argued there was no evidence of interference with the ballot and that the “legitimate partisan campaigning” for the “yes vote” was in line with the rules. However, Mr Justice Swift, who chaired the hearing, said that strike action risked the “delay or non-delivery” of electoral material produced …

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) had its price target trimmed by Goldman Sachs Group from GBX 320 ($4.18) to GBX 310 ($4.05) in a report issued on Monday, October 28th, ThisIsMoney.Co.Uk reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock. A number of other research firms have also issued reports …

THE ROYAL Court of Justice ruling in favour of Royal Mail’s bid to ban strike action that has the overwhelming support of its workforce exposes the judiciary’s determination to defend corporate power against any challenge from working people. It looks like class warfare by the courts. The CWU’s assessment that the …

Flick knives for a fiver; hunting blades for £15; Samurai swords for £20. These are just some of the cheap but deadly Chinese knives destined for our streets. They’re being sold to teenagers and criminals online for pocket money prices – and sent out in the post. Fortunately, this lot …

We hate to say it but Christmas is well on its way and our thoughts will soon inevitably turn to buying presents and sending our loved ones cards. Some of the super organised among us may even have already begun posting them. Royal Mail is advising its customers to ‘beat …

THERE is nothing our propertied classes like more than a deregulated market. The guiding principle of the neoliberal counter-movement in economics which gained ascendancy in the late 20th century is that state regulation is an unnecessary burden on the entrepreneurial spirit that hinders economic growth and competition. Of course, the …

A Royal Mail van ended up in a ditch on the opposite side of the A30 in Cornwall. The accident was spotted near Penzance. The van had been heading west when it appeared to have veered across to the other side of the road and gone off the carriageway. It …