SENDING first class post doesn't come cheap these days, but it's still a small price to pay to send a thoughtful letter or card to someone dear to you. But how much will a letter set you back now? We've got all the details you need about British postage... How much is a first class stamp? The price of a first class stamp rose from 65p to 67p on March 26 2018. It came just a year after the price of stamps went up by a penny in March 2017. A second-class stamp went from 56p to 58p. A these standard stamps will send a letter, but if you need to post a larger item the stamp cost also increased. First class postage on a large letter starts at £1.01, or 79p for second class. Do stamps have an expiry date? The Royal Mail explain that stamps with no monetary value indicated on them do not expire and can be used at any point. Stamps with a monetary value also don't expire, but you will need to make sure the value on the stamp equals enough for the cost of postage. On their website The … [Read more...] about How much is a first class stamp, who decides postage prices in the UK and what special sets has the Royal Mail released?
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Subversive Remainers are trying to lead the UK towards Brexit In Name Only
It is now abundantly clear that Brexit in Name Only (Brino) is actually government policy, but just when will Prime Minister Theresa May admit it? Under the rules set by a pro-Remain government, it was Leave that won the EU Referendum – a fact that Remainers still seem in denial over with their overblown claims about campaign spending. This Brexit decision was confirmed in the courts, and ratified by a vote in parliament. Yet May and the Conservatives seem hell-bent upon continued effective EU membership. No doubt some are playing the long game, and in a few years will say that, as we are essentially an EU member, why not rejoin and get our voice heard at the table? Read more: It's the final countdown but Blair says it's not too late to stop Brexit Thus democracy is under threat. So let’s look at the Brino evidence. To start with, the Prime Minister has said that the UK will stay in the much-derided European Arrest Warrant, the instrument criticised by the human rights … [Read more...] about Subversive Remainers are trying to lead the UK towards Brexit In Name Only
EU parents warned children need papers to stay in UK after Brexit
Internationally blended families involving EU citizens and British-born children are being warned that their children could face “serious problems” after Brexit if they do not already have documentation to stay in the UK. Parents from the EU are being urged to get their children’s status documented as soon as possible if they want them to avoid hostile environment checks by the Home Office which could mean measures such as bank accounts being closed, driving licences cancelled and job offers being withdrawn. The consequences for those that have not obtained British citizenship for children of two EU citizens living in Britain are “potentially severe”, according to the paper published by immigration law experts at the University of Birmingham. “Where neither of the parents is British at the time of the child’s birth, a child will later struggle to prove the British citizenship to which he or she is entitled from birth,” says the … [Read more...] about EU parents warned children need papers to stay in UK after Brexit
India key market for UK following Brexit
0 Have your say India is a key market when it comes to trade and will become even more important once the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, according to the head of the British deputy high commission to Chandigarh. Andrew Ayre has been leading a trade delegation of 17 Indian business people around Yorkshire to look at investment and business opportunities. My Ayre told The Yorkshire Post: “Trade as it currently stands is around £5bn per year. Around two thirds of that is Indian exports to the United Kingdom and around one third of that is UK exports to India. “We’re trying to build on that. That is the whole reason why we are there.“Clearly, India is going to be a key market in the future. It’s a key market now. It will become even more important once the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.”The Yorkshire Asian Business Association (YABA) helped organise the trip, which saw the delegation visit aql’s data centre in … [Read more...] about India key market for UK following Brexit
Fishing industry’s anger as UK and EU strike Brexit transition deal
0 Have your say David Davis and Michel Barnier have announced the agreement of a post-Brexit transition period, but the EU has warned that further work on the status of Northern Ireland is required before it can come into force. The deal announced in Brussels provoked anger from the UK fishing industry, which will be subject to EU quotas throughout the 21-month transition period without British representation in setting quotas.Fishing industry leaders accused the UK Government of trading away sovereignty over British waters during the transition phase, and Nicola Sturgeon leaped on what she called a "massive sellout" by the Conservatives.In a joint press conference, Mr Davis hailed the agreement as confirmation that the UK could negotiate its own trade deals during the transition, which can be signed and implement the moment the 21-month period ends.READ MORE: Tories bid to outflank SNP in post-Brexit powers row with ‘Union guarantee’The pound rose by more than a … [Read more...] about Fishing industry’s anger as UK and EU strike Brexit transition deal