The cheque is not in the mail - papers 1 June

The Guardian reports Steve Lamey, chief information officer, apparently made the comments at a meeting of government heads of IT. Lamey has subsequently denied the figures, as reported in trade publication Computer Weekly, saying the figures were unofficial estimates based on a small sample size. Instead, the official line is that 95% of addresses will be correct by April for the estimated 160 million letters to be mailed annually by the newly combined department. ALSO ON THE ISSUE of mail, The Times notes Royal Mail asked its regulator Postcomm for permission to raise the price of...