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Post by clone on Oct 21, 2013 19:39:27 GMT -8
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Post by Guest on Aug 13, 2014 14:11:02 GMT -8
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Post by clone on Nov 24, 2014 7:17:12 GMT -8
Government in supreme court bid to keep Prince Charles letters secret | Monday 24 November 2014 Judges to hear legal arguments as Guardian fight for release of future king’s ‘black spider memos’ enters latest round Barristers representing the government are due to go to the supreme court in the latest attempt to keep secret a series of letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers. They will argue on Monday morning that the then attorney general, Dominic Grieve, acted lawfully when he overrode a court two years ago to veto the publication of the letters written by the prince to influence official policies. For nine years, the Guardian has been pressing the government to release the letters under the freedom of information act, but ministers, supported by the Prince of Wales, have refused. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/24/prince-charles-letters-black-spider-memo-supreme-court
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Post by clone on Apr 10, 2015 20:52:53 GMT -8
Queen's staff could 'strike' for the first time as Windsor Castle workers vote on action over 'appalling' low pay | 11:09AM BST 30 Mar 2015 Staff working at Windsor Castle are 'paid below the living wage' and start on as little as £14,400 per year The Queen is facing the first ever industrial action by staff when workers at Windsor Castle vote on working to rule over "appalling" low pay and allowances. Castle staff start on as little as £14,400 per year, meaning they earn less than the living wage, but are expected to carry out extra duties for no extra pay, such as giving guided tours to paying visitors and acting as interpreters and first-aiders. The Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents 120 of the 200 staff at Windsor, says the Royal household has broken promises over giving the staff extra allowances for carrying out the extra duties. The union will ballot its members between Tuesday, March 31 and April 14, with industrial action planned from the end of April. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11503795/Queens-staff-could-strike-for-the-first-time-as-Windsor-Castle-workers-vote-on-action-over-appalling-low-pay.html
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