Uttoxeter News Election heat rises as Uttoxeter candidates row over Royal Mail saleUttoxeter NewsUTTOXETER'S parliamentary candidates have broken into a fierce row over the 'fire sale' of Royal Mail as the 2015 general election race intensifies. A scathing report from the National Audit Office this week stated the coalition had undervalued Royal… More: continued here
stv.tv Tories warn Royal Mail in independent Scotland may increase chargesstv.tvThe postal service in an independent Scotland may need to increase charges for customers or rely on government subsidies, the Tories have warned. Conservatives fear SNP plans to renationalise the Royal Mail if there is a Yes vote in September's …and more » More: continued here
BBC News 'We were right to be cautious' on Royal Mail – CableBBC NewsBusiness Secretary Vince Cable has defended the timing of the sale of Royal Mail following a report by the National Audit Office that said the government did not secure the best value for money. The report's findings were brought to the Commons…
Telegraph.co.uk Cable delivers home truths in Royal Mail defenceTelegraph.co.ukIt must therefore have been very uncomfortable for him to have to defend his own department's handling of the privatisation of Royal Mail, the object last week of a scathing report by the National Audit Office which accused the Government of selling … More: continued here
Ministers were naive to swallow the self-serving bluster from 'long-term' investors who turned out to be nothing of the sort Continue reading… More: continued here
And while we're at it, Vince Cable can come clean about these 16 'priority investors' who sold their shares so quickly Despite his best efforts, David Cameron couldn't bluster his way through the questions asked of him about his government's handling of the Royal Mail sell-off at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. The fact of…
Express.co.uk Stamp out rivals' cherry-picking: Royal Mail call for an industry shake-upExpress.co.ukRoyal Mail has stayed quiet on the controversy. “That's a matter for the Government,” the spokesman said. Under competition regulations, Royal Mail has to offer access to its services to rivals, including delivering bulk mail collected and sorted by … More: continued here
Miliband brands PM 'dunce of Downing Street' after NAO report says government dramatically undervalued Royal Mail David Cameron has falsely claimed the Labour party pledged to privatise Royal Mail in its manifesto for the 2010 general election. Cameron just wrong that 2010 Labour manifesto included commitment to sell off Royal Mail. Here's what it said….
Labour Urge Vince Cable To Answer Royal Mail'Fire Sale' QuestionsHuffington Post UKVince Cable has come under pressure to explain a number of "unanswered" questions over the government's controversial part-privatisation of Royal Mail. Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said 16 priority investors picked by the government to buy … More: continued here
Chuka Umunna writes to business secretary demanding names of 16 investors, six of whom sold all shares weeks after flotation More: continued here