• Mandelson releases letter from Royal Mail trustees • Ministers want to sell 30% stake to private sector Lord Mandelson tonight raised the stakes in the battle over the future of the Royal Mail by releasing a letter from its pension trustees warning that if part privatisation does not go …
Read More »City, post office reach deal on lot (The Leader-Herald)
GLOVERSVILLE – The city and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a tentative agreement regarding the ownership of the parking lot next to the post office, Mayor Tim Hughes said at a Common Council meeting Tuesday. Hughes said city and post office officials met Monday to discuss the lot and …
Read More »Mandelson backs Royal Mail plan (BBC News)
Lord Mandelson defends plans to sell 30% of Royal Mail, insisting overall ownership will stay in public hands. More: continued here
Read More »EBay, Online Trade Groups Oppose Retail Crime Bills (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. and online trade groups are bracing for a fight over three bills that lawmakers plan to introduce today aimed at stemming sales of stolen goods on the Internet. More: continued here
Read More »France’s Sarkozy finds time in busy schedule to collect stamps (BBC News)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is still finding time in his busy schedule to collect stamps, it has been revealed. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail plans spark row (Evening Standard)
The Government has launched controversial proposals to part privatise the Royal Mail, sparking a fresh row over its plans to sell off part of the business. More: continued here
Read More »65% of voters oppose Royal Mail plan (Guardian Unlimited)
It’s not really a day for hard-edged politics at Westminster. That’s probably just as well for Lord Mandelson, because the death of Ivan Cameron has coincided with the release of three new stories about the unpopularity of his plans for the partial privatisation of the Royal Mail. Taken together, they …
Read More »Mandelson Launches Royal Mail Sell-Off Bill (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Lord Mandelson has introduced controversial proposals to part-privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Postal workers join Royal Mail rally in London – Coventry Telegraph
Postal workers join Royal Mail rally in LondonCoventry Telegraph, UKPOSTAL workers from Coventry joined a massive rally in London yesterday, protesting against the government’s plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. The 10 representatives from the city joined hundreds of protesters from across the UK to campaign against … More: continued here
Read More »Community involvement and bravery put Carrick duo in running for … – Carrickfergus Today
Community involvement and bravery put Carrick duo in running for …Carrickfergus Today, UKBy Staff reporter TWO Carrick postal workers have been shortlisted for Royal Mail's annual '1st Class People Awards'. Postman Stephen McCleary and colleague Alex Short, who lives in the borough but works at the Northern Ireland Mail Centre, Mallusk, …
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