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Nick Landon, chief customer officer at Royal Mail, has announced plans for urgent reform.

Dave Ward’s opening statement set the tone and was aimed at blocking any challenge: “Once again we are having to deal with the reality of change… we cannot face away from that.”

The projected job cuts are part of a global war against postal and logistics workers as corporate boardrooms seize on new technology to reduce the workforce and slash costs.

Royal Mail cutbacks could signal the end of the handwritten letter, campaigners have warned.

~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics, Democrats and the working class, "Starry Night" updated, and P. Diddy: a second Epstein? ~

Journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon spoke to Fox News Digital about her new book, which says the real divide in America is not right and left but the working class and college educated elite.

Royal Mail want to maintain the six-day delivery for First Class mail, but want to deliver Second Class mail every second day! This was made public the day after stamps at both levels went up in price, so we will be paying a higher price for half the service at Second Class! I...

For working-class Americans, attaining the American Dream is out of reach, says Newsweek Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon in her new book.

International Distributions Services proposed an end to daily Second Class deliveries by Royal Mail on Wednesday, in its submission to Ofcom on the future of the Universal Service, in a bid to save up to £300m per year.

Royal Mail has submitted its proposals for reform of its Universal Service Obligation, including changes to bulk mail and Second Class delivery frequencies. And the group has also appointed a new CEO.