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While not opposed to the new focus on next-day parcels, the Communication Workers Union sees no justification for shifting delivery rounds from the morning toward late afternoon and early evening.
The spate of cancellations in October marks a sharp reversal from a few months ago, when shipping lines commanded premium prices and booked record profits.
The plan includes a levy on fossil fuel firms' surplus profits and a levy on excess revenues made from surging electricity costs. The cash raised is expected to go to families and businesses.
"They have put the entire U.K. economy on the 3:30 at Epsom," said Sir Stuart Rose
. "If it comes in, people will cheer but if it doesn't, people will be in a very difficult position indeed."
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