Vince Cable was correct to ignore investment bankers' efforts to value Royal Mail at billions of pounds more than the company was eventually privatised for, the public spending watchdog will say this week. … More: continued here

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NAO Delivers Verdict On £3bn Royal Mail FloatYahoo News UKVince Cable was correct to ignore investment bankers' efforts to value Royal Mail at billions of pounds more than the company was eventually privatised for, the public spending watchdog will say this week. Sky News has learnt that the National Audit …

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Another round of food stamp cuts in statesDetroit Free PressA fresh round of food stamp cuts at the state level are underway, on top of federal food stamp reductions that hit millions of Americans twice since November. In some states, policymakers have imposed additional cuts that jeopardize benefits for …and …

MSP hits out at Royal Mail job cutsCarrick Today“The privatisation of Royal Mail was a deeply flawed Westminster decision – opposed by the vast majority of Scottish MPs – which threatens to have particularly harmful consequences for Scotland, where so many of our rural communities and so much of our … …

Banking group announces 'extended services', while critics warn of possible branch closures Millions of NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers will soon be able to do more of their banking at the post office, the banking group has announced. However, the move has raised fears that it will now …

Rivals including TNT are now using more cycles to push mail – so why is the UK's iconic postal service giving up? The new year will mark the end of an era for the Royal Mail. Its postal staff will stop using the red Pashley Mailstar, once a common sight …

Descrier Royal Mail to axe 1600 jobs in cost-cutting drive as unions threaten strikesDescrierRoyal Mail has announced that they are planning to axe 1,600 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive. The job cuts will mostly involve operational and head office managerial positions, with no impact on frontline employees such …