MIRROR SORTS IT

The power of the Daily Mirror.

Ysterday the paper carried a front page story with an exclusive that

"ROYAL Mail workers will have their pensions slashed
unless they work five years longer under secret plans revealed by the Mirror
today.
The move would cost staff members thousands of pounds a year. Some
could see their retirement pay halved.
In addition the posties' final salary
scheme would be closed to new members from next year."

24 hours later the paper is claiming victory

" bosses did a U-turn after a hostile reaction from
union leaders and negative publicity.
Last night management admitted they had
abandoned plans to send out the documents and said they would be
shredded."

and

They insisted the backtrack had nothing to do with the
Mirror's story and claimed the decision was taken earlier this month.
Yet,
strangely, they had failed to communicate this to anyone, including the union,
until Monday

.