Profits soar at UK firm set up to help government chase unpaid debts Success of Integrated Debt Services, a brainchild of Con-Lib coalition, comes amid scrutiny of sector The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023
Royal Mail owner appoints Martin Seidenberg as new chief executive Former head of Dutch subsidiary will take up role in August, after year of disputes and heavy losses for IDS The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023
With strikes behind them, get ready for Royal Mail’s next battles The company’s position looks a little stronger now, but other big issues remain The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
Royal Mail reports £1bn loss after postal workers’ strikes Parent company IDS posts loss of £748m as it blames industrial action and failure to increase productivity The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
Royal Mail slumps to loss of more than £1bn after year of strikes The group’s owner, International Distributions Services, revealed Royal Mail swung to an operating loss of £1.04 billion for the year to March 26. The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Bank of England denies QE caused double-digit inflation; mortgage arrears and repossessions jump – as it happened Central bank chiefs tell MPs that unwinding QE is more like descending a mountain than decommissioning a nuclear submarine The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
Royal Mail slumps to loss of more than £1billion Strikes have been blamed for the poor performance Wales Online · May 18, 2023
Royal Mail chief expected to step down within weeks Simon Thompson has had a turbulent two-year stint at the helm The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023
Royal Mail bosses threaten to declare insolvency as pay talks near collapse Talks with union over pay and working practices are on brink of collapse and special administration has been explored The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023
Michelle Mone’s husband in row over charity donations to firm run by ex-Tory leader IDS Charity bankrolled by Doug Barrowman donated nearly £500,000 to Centre for Social Justice, co-founded by Iain Duncan Smith. Daily Record · Jan 15, 2023
For Elon Musk, Twitter is a time-wasting folly he doesn’t know what to do with Shouting about free speech was easier than actually managing a social media platform. Tesla’s shareholders must be looking on in horror The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022
Now our ‘menopause allies’ really know how we suffer. Isn’t that right, Iain Duncan Smith? Wearing a gilet to feel a hot flush has opened his and others’ eyes, so they claim. Hmmm The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022