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Why have the Royal Mail's profits gone down?

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Columns from the Whitstable Gazette by CJ Stone

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A Review of Nigel Hobbins' New CD

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Jun 27, 2011
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Why have the Royal Mail's profits gone down?

Royal Mail’s profits fell from £180 million in 2009 to £39 million in 2010, a drop of around 78%.That sounds pretty disastrous, and is one of the reasons given for the impending privatisation of the company.However, when you start to look…See More
Jun 19, 2011
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Columns from the Whitstable Gazette by CJ Stone

Most recent columns for the Whitstable Gazette available here: http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Whitstable-Gazette-latest-columns Feel free to leave comments.See More
Jun 12, 2011
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March against Delivery Office closures at May Lodge Club

June 25, 2011 from 2pm to 5pm
Jun 10, 2011
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CJ Stone's Britain

A travel column from the Guardian Weekend. You can read the complete series here: http://hubpages.com/hub/CJ-Stones-Britain-LinksSee More
May 29, 2011
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Housing Benefit Hill

Housing Benefit Hill, a collection of stories from Whitstable (and some other places). Read some samples here: http://hubpages.com/hub/Housing-Benfit-Hill-links Contact me for signed copies.See More
May 20, 2011
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"It was Wes. In another lifetime."
Apr 25, 2011
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"Re-read your Intro to HBH again.  Got me all sentimental for the old days.  Was it that long ago?"
Apr 25, 2011
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"I am Wes. "Arty" with an F."
Apr 25, 2011
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"Thats why I can't get my sunsets straight.  And after all are newspaper columnists really all that arty?"
Apr 25, 2011
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Nigel Hobbins and the Backroom Boys at Tankerton Slopes

May 2, 2011 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Read a review of Nigel's CD here: http://hubpages.com/hub/Nigel-Hobbins-Dreamland
Apr 25, 2011
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"An archetype maybe."
Apr 25, 2011
Christopher J Stone left a comment for Wes McLachlan
"Hello Wes, I never knew you was an arty type."
Apr 25, 2011
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Apr 25, 2011
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The May Day Bank Holiday

There is talk of abolishing May Day as a bank holiday and moving it to another date. The argument is that there are already too many bank holidays in the Spring, while at other times of the year there is a shortage. However one of the suggested dates for its replacement is April 23rd, St George’s Day, which is only a week earlier. This kind of gives the game away. The abolition of May Day has less to do with practical considerations, and more to do with its historical association as a left-wing…See More
Apr 25, 2011

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A travel column from the Guardian Weekend. You can read the complete series here:… Continue

Housing Benefit Hill

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Housing Benefit Hill, a collection of stories from Whitstable (and some other places). Read some samples here: http://hubpages.com/hub/Housing-Benfit-Hill-links Contact me for signed…

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The May Day Bank Holiday

Posted on April 25, 2011 at 12:06am 0 Comments

There is talk of abolishing May Day as a bank holiday and moving it to another date. The argument is that there are already too many bank holidays in the Spring, while at other times of the year there is a shortage.

 

However one of the suggested dates for its replacement is April 23rd, St George’s Day, which is only a week earlier.

 

This kind of gives the game away. The abolition of May Day has less to do with practical considerations, and more to do…

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At 10:01am on April 25, 2011, Wes McLachlan said…
Re-read your Intro to HBH again.  Got me all sentimental for the old days.  Was it that long ago?
At 9:44am on April 25, 2011, Wes McLachlan said…
Thats why I can't get my sunsets straight.  And after all are newspaper columnists really all that arty?
At 2:04pm on March 14, 2011, Ben Dickson/ flyingrobert.com said…

Hello Christopher, I'll approve this for you as you are an 'involved' Whitstable person and author. It will hopefully be able to aid your Save the PO campaign too.

 

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Ben Dickson

 

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