Mirror.co.uk Nick Clegg branded “worse than Thatcher” for backing Royal Mail privatisationMirror.co.ukDeputy PM Nick Clegg was branded “worse than Thatcher” for backing privatisation of the Royal Mail today. The coalition wants to flog the organisation off by next March in moves campaigners fear will jack up stamp prices and cut …
Read More »The British Mail Service Does Not Suffer Your “Crackhead Oompah Loompah … – The Frisky
The Frisky The British Mail Service Does Not Suffer Your “Crackhead Oompah Loompah …The FriskyAfter being the victim of one too many pranks by a mail customer, the Royal Mail service (allegedly!) sent one postal customer a letter, asking him to lay off with the post-related comedy. So far as …
Read More »Royal Mail could be sold to foreign buyer – report | Reuters – Reuters UK
Royal Mail could be sold to foreign buyer – report | ReutersReuters UKHe added that Royal Mail boss Moya Greene had already embarked on a global roadshow promoting the business to sovereign wealth funds, foreign trade buyers and institutional investors. Fallon said that the government's preferred option for the … …
Read More »In the papers: Royal Mail sell-off would be ‘poisonous’, warns think-tank – Proactive Investors UK
In the papers: Royal Mail sell-off would be 'poisonous', warns think-tankProactive Investors UKSell-off of Royal Mail would be 'poisonous': An influential Conservative think-tank has warned the Tory-led coalition that it must think again about privatising Royal Mail, warning that a sell-off would be unpopular with the public. The Bow Group …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation will drag down standards
Tory plans to sell off Royal Mail will make things worse for everyone who uses the postal service as well as everyone who works in it. This will be the biggest single privatisation since Margaret Thatcher sold British Gas 26 years ago. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation will drag down standards – Socialist Worker – Socialist Worker
Socialist Worker Royal Mail privatisation will drag down standards – Socialist WorkerSocialist WorkerTory plans to sell off Royal Mail will make things worse for everyone who uses the postal service as well as everyone who works in it. This will be the biggest single privatisation since Margaret Thatcher sold British …
Read More »Postal union seeks unholy alliance of left and right to block Royal Mail sale
CWU seeks help of rural Tory MPs, Countryside Alliance and even Ukip as the prospect of privatisation looms More than 100 postboxes were painted gold to celebrate Britain's medal haul at the 2012 Olympics, but those vivid symbols and thousands of others may not be British for much longer. Three …
Read More »Royal Mail could be sold to foreign buyer
Business minister Michael Fallon warns union that ownership could go overseas if it continues to oppose flotation The Royal Mail could fall into foreign hands if trade unions continue to fight its flotation on the London Stock Exchange, the business minister, Michael Fallon, has warned. Fallon said the government would …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘Stop Answering The Door Naked Claiming To Be Attacked By … – Huffington Post UK
Royal Mail'Stop Answering The Door Naked Claiming To Be Attacked By …Huffington Post UKA letter purportedly from the Royal Mail has warned one householder he must stop "repeatedly answering the door naked asking if it's 'first class'" because he is making postal staff nervous. In what could be the most …
Read More »Post Offices refuse to sort mail in first industrial action for over 100 years – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Post Offices refuse to sort mail in first industrial action for over 100 yearsTelegraph.co.ukHe said: “At the time when Royal Mail and Post Office Limited are going through a major transformation this has the potential to affect deliveries, and this is the last thing that Royal Mail or Post …
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