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@DaveWardGS @CWUnews What pay rise are we getting and is it being paid on 1st April? Thanks

27,000 new starters gone. Services collapsing. And the government just waved it through. This isn’t mismanagement, it’s asset stripping a 500-year-old public institution. Enough. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

@CWUnews @VikkiSlade72 Post Office and Royal Mail are 2 separate companies one owned by government and the other owned by a Czech billionaire!

- No overtime - Ridiculous workloads - Managed decline @VikkiSlade72 breaks down the crisis facing our postal workers #StandByYourPostie

@London_W4 I’m one of them 👍

And as I sit here on the tube, pondering life, the universe and everything, I find it interesting that I have had 7,000 new followers on here in the last 12 hours. Yes, seven thousand new followers in twelve hours. Has uncle Elon retweeted me and I missed it, or something?

@Blobbyblue @BBCBreakfast Why do you assume this person isn’t doing their job properly there are many reasons why this happened 😡

@BBCBreakfast Why does no one do their job properly any more or have pride in their work? Everyone seems to have given up providing the services they should provide.

'Minutes after this Natalie got an email saying 'Sorry we weren't able to deliver your parcel'' On #BBCBreakfast Peter Ruddick explained that a viewer has shared footage of a Royal Mail delivery not going as planned! bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cp…

@Stuart79127363 @narindertweets @BBCBreakfast @RoyalMail Or maybe wants to finish on time for once 😡

@narindertweets @BBCBreakfast @RoyalMail Driver wants to get home quicker. Laziness

@London_W4 Could I ask the name of hotel as I am planning a trip to Dubrovnik and it looks stunning? Thanks

Mornin’. Just woken up and walked onto my private roof terrace to admire the sunrise over the sea and listen to the birds tweeting. It’s a pleasant way to start a Wednesday. Right, I need to go and put some clothes on now. Can’t stand here all day in just my boxer shorts.

@LisaNhpond @wheelob @HustleBitch_ Same here x

@wheelob @HustleBitch_ 🤣 im 60 and no meds. A little thigh fat isn't the end of the world

🚨 SKELETAL DEMI MOORE TREMBLING ON THE RED CARPET — FANS PANICKING OVER “OZEMPIC TREMORS” Actress Demi Moore stepped out at the Actors Awards and within minutes the alarming clips started circulating. Her mouth appeared to be frozen. Her body visibly trembling under the lights. Her frame looked extremely lean — ribs and bones sharply defined from certain angles. Almost skeletal with her veins pronounced. Now timelines are exploding with people connecting it to Hollywood’s GLP-1 era and the relentless pressure to stay razor thin. No confirmation. Just viral footage and a comment section full of fans dissecting every second. Is this harsh lighting and red carpet nerves… or are we watching the physical cost of an industry that rewards shrinking? What do you see?

@BlancoGoGo I had the same after my mum died I ignored the letters never paid it just ignore

Received a letter from the #DWP Apparently they overpaid mum’s pension by £365 and they want it back. It’s the middle of February. She died at the beginning of November. Just when I think I’ve dealt with everything….. *pours another 🍷

@DreyfusJames Absobloodylutely x

This is my dog. There are many like him but this one is mine. And his welfare trumps your beliefs, feelings, & opinions. No debate. Fin. Fight me.

@mightywhitesfc @CWUnews They never engage with comments anymore which I guess speaks volumes!!!!

@Ofwatson1 @CWUnews Yeah, not a peep is there. The silence is deafening.

Let’s end this race to the bottom.

@myeyemyview @NHSEngland It’s just rinse and repeat every year!

@NHSEngland And yet you've been jabbing folk like there's no tomorrow are you saying the jabs are a waste of time 😲

An average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 55% up on last week. Read more: england.nhs.uk/2025/12/nhs-fa…

@marycatedelvey @Ivantheboomer If you can make it to 36 then pushing to 72 is actually easy I do it every 3 months good luck 🤞

@Ivantheboomer Thank you! My prediction is that I will last approximately 36 hours, and then cave to guacamole

If Jesus could go for 40 days without food, so can I ✝️

@jemmm85517813 @SereneSquirrel How much of each please?

@SereneSquirrel Maybe you got it from someone who had flu spray? Take Vit D & C & zinc stops you getting ill.

Flu spray was rolled out in schools & now the kids all have flu.

@DreyfusJames Adorable Emmy says hello 👋

My god… You could bottle this look, flog it on the shelves of Selfridges, call it “L’Attitude”, & it still wouldn’t convey the level of absolute seething apathy being zapped my way… Astonishing entitlement…

@CWUnews @MatthewFraser5 I think you mean you aren’t responsible?.

Every year as recognition of the work undertaken by Postal Workers across the UK, they are given Christmas stamps by Royal Mail. This year, for the first time those stamps are second class. If ever there was a message that summed up how they feel about our members this is it.

@Oldboatie @BBCHughPym I haven’t had one in over 10 years didn’t catch covid despite not wearing a mask and being at work with over 100 people every day it’s not complicated

@BBCHughPym I haven’t had a symptomatic viral infection in 2.5 years. I teach undergraduates who are constantly ill. I wear an N95 when teaching. It’s not complicated.

Sir Jim Mackey, head of NHSE, has warned that this winter will be “ one of the toughest ever faced” - he said fears of a long drawn out flu season are becoming reality. He added that “from December through to March our hospitals will be at capacity”

@StevenP83166688 @CWUnews If you register on the online portal it will give you your current figures I did for mine

@CWUnews been over a year now in new pension scheme when do we get details of how much i have in my pot?

NATIONAL BRIEFING - UPDATE ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH ROYAL MAIL GROUP / EP GROUP TO ALL POSTAL BRANCHES An online National Briefing will be held on Monday 20th October from 11:00-13:00. It is crucial we deliver a full and comprehensive update on: - New Entrants’ Terms and Conditions - CWU / EP Agreement - USO - Quality of Service / OFCOM fine - Compensation for CWU members and representatives targeted during and after 2022 dispute - Membership engagement plan We ask all senior representatives to treat this as a priority engagement and stand down all other planned work. Following the national briefing we will be embarking on an extensive membership engagement exercise which will include workplace meetings, written updates and a live broadcast. The link for the national briefing will be shared privately with Branches before the end of the week. Yours sincerely, Martin Walsh Deputy General Secretary Postal Dave Ward General Secretary

@dontdelay @spicymutant The taxman will definitely benefit from me but I just didn’t want to lose my 25% tax free lump sum amount but I have planned to retire at 60 and my state pension is at 67

@Ofwatson1 @spicymutant Oh I didn't realise you were talking about a defined benefit pension. Because that's a whole other (and much bigger) decision, if you also have to start the pension income, at the same time as taking the tax free cash.

Increasing state pension above inflation Is itself inflationary Just saying

@dontdelay @spicymutant Thanks for replying much appreciated I am just going to leave it alone for now as it will increase in value and there is a 5% decrease for every year taken before SRA but this rumour keeps circulating and I know some colleagues have cashed in

I don’t think it’s likely It’s rumoured most years but rarely happens and when it has there have been protections offered to retain the previous higher figure But you’d have to think what you would do with it if you took it. Would you moving it from your pension where is grows tax free to somewhere it would become taxable