The Week UK Royal Mail remains top dog as new share sell-off loomsThe Week UKA de jure monopoly for 350 years, the UK mail industry was opened up to full competition in 2006. Nimble competitors Yodel, Hermes, UK Mail and Whistl now vie toe-to-toe with Royal Mail on its traditional mail patch – as well…
Should You Join In The Next Royal Mail PLC Share Offer?The Motley Fool UKOnly a week after we heard there's going to be a new sale of Lloyds Banking Group shares to retail investors, we now have the news that the remaining 30% of Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) that's still in public hands is to…
Save The US Post Office Before It's Too LateCenter for Research on GlobalizationPerhaps you've noticed there are fewer post offices around. In the past decade, the United States Postal Service has closed almost 200 facilities nationwide in an aggressive effort to do away with and eventually privatize an institution that is older …and more » More:…
Arkansas Online Basketball: Stamps hired as Fayetteville assistantArkansas OnlineThe move also makes Stamps the odds-on favorite to become Fayetteville's next head coach when Adams decides to retire, positioning himself to be promoted from within similar to how Fayetteville baseball assistant Scott Gallagher was named head coach …and more » More: continued here
Huffington Post UK George Osborne Leaves Note For UK Taxpayer Over Royal Mail SaleHuffington Post UKQuite! This one of his efficiency savings? No. Just another sell-off of the rest of a public-owned asset. What next – Cameron. The NHS? Oh ….. yes that's well down the road. Thank goodness for the interweb and sending maul…
DIY Magazine The eBay buyer for Mac DeMarco's old shoes never paid upDIY Magazine“It was a joke to put the shoes on eBay in the first place, I wasn't going to keep the money for myself.” Mac DeMarco releases his mini LP 'Another One' on 7th August via Captured Tracks. This weekend he plays Parklife…
Douglas Coupland: StampsFinancial TimesI collected stamps in my early teens, preferably those from remote underpopulated islands such as Pitcairn, the Falklands or Nauru (I have three brothers; I think I was simply looking for peace) or from countries where postage stamps were maybe the … More: continued here
KSFY Woman pleads not guilty in post office petition caseKSFYRAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – A 68-year-old Black Hawk woman arrested after attempting to collect petition signatures at a Rapid City post office has pleaded not guilty. Sixty-eight-year-old Roberta Helmerick is charged in federal court with soliciting … More: continued here
This is Money Government to sell off remainder of Royal Mail shares to raise another £1.5bnThis is MoneyThe government is set to sell off its remaining stake in Royal Mail in a move it hopes will raise around £1.5billion. The Treasury will start selling off its 30 per cent holding this year, although no decision…
The Independent Royal Mail to be fully privatised with sale of final government stake worth £1 …The IndependentThe sale will complete the privatisation of Royal Mail, which began with an initial public offering of shares in October 2013. Employees now hold 10 per cent of the shares already sold off, while the remaining 70 per…