The nationalisation of water, energy grids and the Royal Mail would save UK households £7.8 billion a year and pay for itself within seven years, according to new academic research. A report by Greenwich University’s Public Service International Research Unit put the total cost of compensation to private sector owners …
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For our union, Labour's plan to renationalise Royal Mail could not be more relevant given our current dispute with the employer. Whether it be the … Source link
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The Communication Workers Union, which represents two-thirds of Britain's 140,000 employees, is locked in a protracted dispute with the Royal Mail, … Source link
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And don't even get it started on its email inbox. … from grandma mole (big trust issues with Royal Mail, even bigger ones with online banking) to clear. Source link
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Labour’s renationalisation plans will cost at least £196bn, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has claimed. The party’s proposals to take water and energy utilities, train companies and the Royal Mail into public ownership would cost the equivalent of taking all income tax paid by UK citizens in a single …
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Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable is to step down as an MP at the next election, the party has announced. The news will spark a scramble for Cable’s Twickenham seat, with newly-defected Lib Dem MPs Chuka Umunna and Sarah Wollaston thought likely to be at the head of …
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Public spending increased by an average of 1.1 per cent a year during her premiership, while, faced with the proposed sale of Royal Mail, the prime … Source link
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Rubbish collection, cleaning and school dinner services will be taken back by local councils, under Labour plans to stop taxpayers being “ripped off” by private firms. The party has pledged to reverse four decades of outsourcing in local government, blaming it for “scandals” such as the collapse of Carillion at a …
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