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August 01, 2010
The Romance of the Envelope

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Posted: August 1st, 2010, 10:01am EDT by roymayall

A quilt made to highlight the plight of the Royal Mail will be exhibited at the Festival of Quilts to be held at the NEC in Birmingham between the 19th and the 22nd of August 2010. The quilt is called The Romance of the Envelope and is made by Charlotte Soares of Richmond in Surrey. [...]
July 20, 2010
When Royal Mail modernisation means a worse service

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Posted: July 20th, 2010, 10:23am EDT by roymayall

New sorting machines have taken the last skill from our job and pushed back delivery times. More change, not for the better From the Guardian, Comment is free. Read more here.
July 13, 2010
Natural Monopoly

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Posted: July 13th, 2010, 10:42pm EDT by roymayall

The usual excuse that is reeled out every time anyone brings up the idea of privatisation is the huge £10 billion pension deficit which the company has run up in the last 20 years or so. But no private sector company will take this on. So in order to create an incentive to the private [...]
June 08, 2010
Best Management Talent

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Posted: June 8th, 2010, 4:24pm EDT by roymayall

The Royal Mail’s Annual Report was published on 3 June, containing details of its executive pay for the previous year. According to the figures, Adam Crozier, the retiring chief executive, received more than £2.4m in the year 2009-10… Read more here.
Dead Letters and Daily Responsibilities

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Posted: June 8th, 2010, 11:48am EDT by roymayall

When we got back from our rounds the other day there was a brand new notice attached to our frames. It was a bright yellow embossed A4 sheet with the following words written upon it… Read more here.
May 25, 2010
Royal Mail part-privatisation is a lose-lose situation

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Posted: May 25th, 2010, 10:06am EDT by roymayall

Vince Cable’s proposal will mean a loss of public control, a loss of profits and a new tier of costly management… Read more here.
May 19, 2010
A letter to Vince Cable

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Posted: May 19th, 2010, 1:17pm EDT by roymayall

Visit our delivery offices, Mr Cable, and you’ll see how Royal Mail ‘modernisation’ is a disaster but there’s much worth saving here Read more here .
May 05, 2010
I understand why some people will vote for the BNP

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Posted: May 5th, 2010, 12:08pm EDT by roymayall

I understand why some people will vote for the BNP in the General Election. Saying that doesn’t mean that I will vote for the BNP, or that I support the BNP, or that I am recommending the BNP; it simply means that I have a certain sympathy with people who are so far excluded from [...]
Don’t go postal over election leaflets

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Posted: May 5th, 2010, 12:02pm EDT by roymayall

Election leaflets might seem a relic in the age of TV debates, but they do serve an important function for smaller parties… Read more here.
April 30, 2010
Royal Mail’s plan for junk deliveries

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Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:17am EDT by roymayall

Postal workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end the long-running dispute with the Royal Mail. The deal, called Business Transformation 2010 and Beyond, was hammered out in extensive negotiations between the Communications Workers Union and the Royal Mail, following strike action last year. The result of the ballot was 2:1 in favour of the deal. Meanwhile preparations for implementing the agreement are already under way.