Yahoo! News UK Fears Over Royal Mail'£1 First Class Stamps'Yahoo! News UKFirst class stamps could soon cost £1 each, according to a new campaign group which opposes Royal Mail privatisation. Save Our Royal Mail (SORM), set up by groups representing the countryside, the elderly, small firms and the blind, urged …
Read More »Costs warning on post privatisation
A new campaign group launched to protect postal services has warned that privatising the Royal Mail could lead to higher stamp prices, fewer deliveries in the countryside and “rocketing” costs to small businesses. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail customer enquiry office moves to Hanson Street – Fitzrovia News
Fitzrovia News Royal Mail customer enquiry office moves to Hanson StreetFitzrovia NewsRoyal Mail told Fitzrovia News: “This move precedes the planned relocation of Royal Mail's West End (W1) delivery operations to Mount Pleasant mail centre later in the spring 2013. This was first announced in March 2011 as part of …
Read More »Price of a first class stamp ‘could soar to £1 in just three years if Royal Mail is privatised’ campaign group warns
Save Our Royal Mail – set up by charities and pensioner groups to fight the expected sell off – said the cost would increase because other companies would be able to challenge Royal Mail ‘s VAT-free status under competition law. More: continued here
Read More »Cost of sending a first class letter ‘to hit £1 within a few years’
Consumers could be faced with having to pay one pound to send a first class letter within three years if Royal Mail is privatised, it is said. More: continued here
Read More »Cost of sending a first class letter ‘to hit £1 within a few years’ – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Cost of sending a first class letter 'to hit £1 within a few years'Telegraph.co.ukThe claims come from Save Our Royal Mail, a campaign set up on Monday by a number of charities and pension groups to fight this year's expected sell-off of Royal Mail. The campaigners said the price …
Read More »Ottawa to probe Royal Bank job outsourcing – Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail Ottawa to probe Royal Bank job outsourcingGlobe and MailOttawa is examining whether Royal Bank of Canada broke the rules by subcontracting work to an offshoring firm using foreign workers to replace some of the bank's Canadian staff. About 45 of Royal Bank's employees in Toronto are losing …
Read More »State Assets Body Names Russell As New Boss
The body which manages tens of billions of pounds worth of state-owned assets will on Monday name a new boss as it steps up plans for a £4bn privatisation of the Royal Mail . More: continued here
Read More »It is too late to preserve the old Royal Mail – Telegraph.co.uk
It is too late to preserve the old Royal MailTelegraph.co.ukA campaign to block the proposed privatisation of the Royal Mail is launched today amid concern that a sale will lead to a big rise in the price of stamps and will be especially problematic for people living in isolated areas. …
Read More »Royal Mail postmen delivering giant tarantulas and scorpions – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail postmen delivering giant tarantulas and scorpionsTelegraph.co.ukHe said: "I'm sure there are incidents that have happened on a regular basis and the police, the UK border force and Royal Mail have not identified them." Royal Mail spokeswoman Val Bodden said it was up to customers to check what …
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