The cost of sending a large letter up to 100g by second-class post rose from 58p to 69p at the end of April.

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They are fed up with being treated like second-class workers by the Post Office and they want their concerns to be listened to.

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"We would urge people to start thinking about Christmas post and stocking up on second-class stamps now, " said Robert Hammond, of Consumer Focus.

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Of those completing post-graduate teacher training courses last year, 56% had achieved an upper-second-class degree or better as an undergraduate - up from 55% in 2004.

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