IBTimes.co.uk Royal Mail Shares: Vince Cable and Lazard Bankers to Face Parliamentary …IBTimes.co.uk"Our priority has always been protection of the consumer through the universal service obligation, good value for money for the taxpayer, and a stable long term ownership structure that will enable Royal Mail to be a successful enterprise …
Read More »Royal Mail offers £300 to postal workers to cross picket lines – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail offers £300 to postal workers to cross picket linesThe GuardianRoyal Mail's shares rose to 489p on Tuesday – 48% more than the government sold them for on Friday. If the government had sold the shares at 450p, rather than 330p, it would have made an extra …
Read More »Small investors poised for bigger role in wake of Royal Mail sale
Strong public demand for Britain's Royal Mail sell-off could mark the retail investor's return as a more regular player in share sales, potentially giving firms another source of cash and broadening share … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail was not floated too cheaply, says boss – Telegraph.co.uk
Royal Mail was not floated too cheaply, says bossTelegraph.co.ukSpeaking as Royal Mail officially listed on the stock exchange, Moya Greene, chief executive, echoed Business Secretary Vince Cable's view that the surge in Royal Mail's share price thus far was largely “froth”. She said: “I think he has called that … …
Read More »Union likely to announce strike at Royal Mail – BBC News
Union likely to announce strike at Royal MailBBC NewsPlans for a national strike at Royal Mail are expected to be announced by the main postal union later today. Polling by the Communication Workers Union suggests there will be both a large turnout in the ballot and an overwhelming vote for …
Read More »Royal Mail boss Moya Greene calls for protection from strikes – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail boss Moya Greene calls for protection from strikesThe GuardianRoyal Mail boss Moya Greene has called for "protections" from strikes as more than 100,000 postal workers prepare to announce plans for industrial action that could take place as soon as 23 October. In an interview to mark …
Read More »MPs launch Royal Mail inquiry as share rise continues – Reuters UK
The Guardian MPs launch Royal Mail inquiry as share rise continuesReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Shares in Royal Mail peaked 48 percent above their privatisation price on Tuesday as a committee of MPs said it planned to summon bankers and the business minister to a parliamentary inquiry into the sale. The …
Read More »Royal Mail likely to face strike
Polling by the Communication Workers Union suggests there will be an overwhelming vote for strikes by Royal Mail staff. More: continued here
Read More »Stamp prices may have to rise, Royal Mail boss admits, as postal operator … – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Stamp prices may have to rise, Royal Mail boss admits, as postal operator …Telegraph.co.ukSpeaking as Royal Mail officially listed on the stock exchange, Moya Greene, chief executive, said that compared with other countries in the EU its prices were "low to middle of the spectrum". Asked by Sky News …
Read More »Royal Mail investors struggle to cash in as sellers swamp official trading service – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail investors struggle to cash in as sellers swamp official trading serviceThe GuardianThousands of Royal Mail investors have been unable to sell their shares after the government's official trading service struggled under the pressure of tens of thousands of people trying to cash in their stakes, which …
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