Mirror.co.uk Stamps could cost £1 if newly privatised Royal Mail loses VAT-free status in …Mirror.co.ukMartyn Forsyth – a campaigner who argued against the Royal Mail sale – said: “Such a price increase would hit vulnerable people hard, particularly the elderly and those in rural communities. “A recent survey showed half …
Read More »TUC boss raps Royal Mail privatisation sale – Daily Star
Daily Star TUC boss raps Royal Mail privatisation saleDaily StarThe increase boosted Royal Mail's value from £3.3bn to nearly £4.5bn. TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said: “Privatising Royal Mail has become little different from selling five pound notes for four quid.” PM David Cameron said the sale was good … …
Read More »School bid submitted for former Royal Mail sorting office in Northampton – Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton Chronicle & Echo School bid submitted for former Royal Mail sorting office in NorthamptonNorthampton Chronicle & EchoAn application has been put in to the Department for Education to build a new secondary school in Northampton, with the former Barrack Road Royal Mail sorting office the preferred choice of site. …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation: Labour calls for two inquiries into sell-off which … – Mirror.co.uk
Scotsman Royal Mail privatisation: Labour calls for two inquiries into sell-off which …Mirror.co.ukLabour last night called for two inquiries into the Royal Mail sell-off which may have lost taxpayers £750million. The move comes after frenzied trading of more than 100 million shares pushed the 378-year-old company up from the Government's …
Read More »Royal Mail shares are set to soar – Express.co.uk
Royal Mail shares are set to soarExpress.co.ukRoyal Mail shares are set to soar. THE price of Royal Mail shares is expected to rocket today as the first day of trading triggers a buying frenzy. Published: Fri, October 11, 2013. Tweet · 5 Comments. It-is-red-letter-day-for-Royal–Mail– It is red … More: continued …
Read More »George Osborne’s best man Peter Davies to make millions from Royal Mail shares – Daily Mail
Daily Mail George Osborne's best man Peter Davies to make millions from Royal Mail sharesDaily MailA Labour source told The Telegraph: 'By selling off the Royal Mail on the cheap the taxpayer was short changed while hedge funds and friends of the Chancellor are set to rake it in. 'Once …
Read More »Royal Mail: First-class sale or dead letter? – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail: First-class sale or dead letter?Telegraph.co.ukAs St Paul's struck 8am, Royal Mail shares made their historic stock market debut, finalising a privatisation that generations of politicians have mooted but even Margaret Thatcher refused to sanction. Yet, in the stock exchange at least, it was hard … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail Shares Soar In First Trades – Sky News
Royal Mail Shares Soar In First TradesSky NewsThe value of the Royal Mail jumps more than £1.2bn as shares surge during their first day on the London Stock Exchange. 5:22pm UK, Friday 11 October 2013. A postman empties a postbox. Video: The Business Secretary says the flotation is encouraging. More: …
Read More »Royal Mail: sell now, or buy more? – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail: sell now, or buy more?Telegraph.co.ukHe added: “Some analysts don't expect Royal Mail to be debt free before 2017 but I think property sales could bring the date forward to 2015 or 2016. It then has the option of paying special dividends or buying back shares – both …
Read More »Why moan? The Royal Mail flotation went well – The Guardian
The Guardian Why moan? The Royal Mail flotation went wellThe GuardianIn 51 years working in the City of London rarely have I heard such drivel spoken by senior politicians, trade union leaders and fully paid-up members of the bleeding-heart club over the valuation of the Royal Mail's flotation. It is …
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