The Communication Workers Union has just confirmed that there will be a national postal strike tomorrow and on Friday, effective as of midnight tonight. From a purely political perspective, this largely vindicates David Cameron’s decision to major on the strikes during PMQs earlier. You imagine that the story will dominate news broadcasts later, and the Tory leader can expect to have some of his attacks on Brown inserted into the coverage.

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