Royal Mail

Royal Mail sell-off good for taxpayers, argues Morecambe MPvirtual-lancaster (blog)Morecambe and Lunesdale MP David Morris has been reassuring constituents the Royal Mail privatisation is not being rushed as campaigners claim – and that there will be no closure programme of local post offices. "As one of Britain's biggest companies … …

I fear that your future scenario for Royal Mail ( Editorial , 13 September) is over-optimistic. My guess is that by 2020 the company will have fallen into the hands of private equity who, by 2023, will have burdened it with debt to line their pockets so that by 2025 …

Six weeks to stop Tories selling off Royal MailSocialist WorkerPostal workers are building for strikes against government plans to sell off Royal Mail. Ministers have announced that it could be privatised in as little as six weeks. The sell-off goes further than even Margaret Thatcher dared. The government wants … …

The government has announced its intention to float Royal Mail on the stock exchange to overarching grumblings and resentment. But it could be a massive opportunity. More: continued here

Is the Royal Mail privatisation a mistake?Money ObserverThe government has announced its intention to float Royal Mail on the stock exchange to overarching grumblings and resentment. But it could be a massive opportunity. In just three years, Royal Mail will celebrate its 500th birthday, yet long before … More: continued …

Royal Mail looking to take on more than 200 extra staff in time for Christmas at its Medway centre. More: continued here

Lancashire Evening Post Royal Mail staff sent shares offerLancashire Evening PostMore than 1,000 Royal Mail employees in Lancashire have now received details of their free shares offer following the Government's decision to privatise the company. Overall, around 150,000 eligible Royal Mail employees will receive an information … More: continued here

Northampton Chronicle & Echo Union to protest against Royal Mail sale outside Northampton's GuildhallNorthampton Chronicle & EchoUnion members are set to gather outside Northampton's Guildhall to protest against the planned privatisation of Royal Mail. The Northampton branch of the Communication Workers Union are gathering outside the Guildhall at 5.30pm today, …

Ipswich Royal Mail workers vote for industrial actionBBC NewsRoyal Mail workers in Ipswich have voted for industrial action over the proposed transfer of posts to Essex. The company said it was looking to move processing jobs to Chelmsford as part of a national reorganisation, although no final decision had been …

Ipswich: Royal Mail workers in town vote for industrial action over relocation …East Anglian Daily TimesRoyal Mail– which is preparing for privatisation – has told staff that 139 sorting office jobs will be affected when all sorting currently undertaken in Ipswich is moved to Chelmsford. A spokesman for the CWU …