Telegraph.co.uk Taxpayers face £300 million Royal Mail bill if Scotland votes for independenceExpress.co.ukTaxpayers face £300 million Royal Mail bill if Scotland votes for independence. ALEX Salmond has pledged to re-nationalise the Royal Mail in an independent Scotland in a move that could cost taxpayers more than £300 million. By: Paul …
Read More »Royal Mail finances rated better than rivals – Financial Times
Royal Mail finances rated better than rivalsFinancial TimesRoyal Mail has been given a cleaner bill of financial health than any of the world's post or parcels companies, giving a boost to the government's hopes for a successful flotation in the next few weeks. Rapid Ratings, an independent US-based rating … …
Read More »Dragons would snarl at the Royal Mail sell-off – The Guardian
The Guardian Dragons would snarl at the Royal Mail sell-offThe GuardianStill, even if you ignore the risks of Royal Mail shares, who's to say the decline needs reversing? If, 13 years ago, you invested in the FTSE 100, you are still waiting for a profit. As Bannatyne might observe to …
Read More »Salmond Royal Mail vow challenged
A senior member of the UK Government has challenged Scotland's First Minister to set out his plans for renationalising the Royal Mail as Alex Salmond wrote to the Labour leader calling for him to match the SNP's public ownership pledge. More: continued here
Read More »Scottish News: Salmond Royal Mail vow challenged
A senior member of the UK Government has challenged Scotland's First Minister to set out his plans for renationalising the Royal Mail as Alex Salmond wrote to the Labour leader calling for him to match the SNP's public ownership pledge. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail backs down on pensions
ROYAL MAIL has caved in to pressure from staff and offered them a new pension deal to save its £3bn privatisation. Employees, represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), oppose the sell-off and are threatening to strike over pay, conditions and pensions. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail sell-off shows Cameron ‘cannot be trusted with countryside’ – This is Cornwall
Tamworth Herald Royal Mail sell-off shows Cameron 'cannot be trusted with countryside'This is CornwallHuw Irranca-Davies, Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs, says the Royal Mail sell-off shows how out of touch the Government is with rural communities. The Government's proposed sell-off of Royal Mail shows how out of touch David Cameron's …
Read More »Salmond scores a massive own goal on Royal Mail – Liberal Democrat Voice
Hartlepool Mail Salmond scores a massive own goal on Royal MailLiberal Democrat VoiceThis week, Alex Salmond told Scots that their postal service would get worse if they voted for independence. Of course he didn't actually say those words, but it's the effect of his proposal. At First Minister's Questions on …
Read More »Royal Mail staff ballot on industrial action – News Shopper
Royal Mail staff ballot on industrial actionNews ShopperTHE threat of a national strike by postal workers over the Government's controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail has come a step closer with formal notice of an industrial action ballot. The Communication Workers Union served formal legal notice … More: continued …
Read More »Union labels Royal Mail strike pay poll as 'desperate' and 'spurious'
Union chiefs accused Royal Mail of “desperation” after the firm published a poll showing most people opposed a postal strike. The company released results of a MORI survey showing 72% of respondents thought the Communication Workers Union should accept a pay offer and call off plans to strike. More: continued …
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