Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail must deliver the goodsTimes Online, UKSir, As the chairman of the Independent Review of the Postal Services Sector, I was interested to read about the Royal Mail Group's increased £321 million operating profit for 2008-09 (Business, report, May 15). Some of those who are opposed to our …Royal …
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