Royal Mail

By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) – Britain embarked on its largest privatisation in decades on Thursday as the government unveiled plans to sell the majority of the near 500-year-old state-owned Royal Mail postal service. The Department for Business said a stock market flotation would take place in coming weeks, giving …

The government announces that it will privatise the Royal Mail in the coming weeks, with shares offered to employees, institutions and the public. More: continued here

The Government has launched a £3bn stock market listing of Royal Mail in a move heralding the most ambitious privatisation for decades. More: continued here

Members of the public will be able to apply for stock as well as big institutional investors in a sell-off estimated to be worth £3billion. More: continued here

BBC News TUC condemns Royal Mail flotationBBC NewsThe TUC's head of economics, Nicola Smith, has condemned the Royal Mail stock market flotation, which is set to begin on Thursday. Business Secretary Vince Cable announced the government's intention to privatise the postal service through a stock … More: continued here

The sale of a majority stake in Royal Mail was due to be announced on Thursday, the BBC reported, sparking an angry response from unions. More: continued here

The Government came under fresh attack over its controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail ahead of an expected announcement on the sell off. More: continued here

Royal Mail sell-off 'threatens thousands of Post Offices'ITV NewsThe head of the National Federation of SubPostmasters (NSPP), said his members are "bitterly disappointed" by today's expected flotation of Royal Mail, as it puts the future of thousands of Post Offices across the UK in danger. Speaking on Daybreak … More: …

Call to halt Royal Mail sell-offexpressandstar.comThe Government came under fresh attack over its controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail ahead of an expected announcement on the sell off. 3d9a6f64-1b04-11e3-8b91-0a0c02230000 Government plans to privatise Royal Mail have come under fresh … More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail set for stock market flotationThe GuardianMargaret Thatcher, who privatised British Gas, British Airways, British Telecom and dozens of other state-owned institutions in the 1980s, famously refused to countenance a sale of Royal Mail, saying she was "not prepared to have the Queen's head …Royal Mail stock market …