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 Gilbride …Scottish independence: Salmond 'would…
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 … More: continued here
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 Fallon: the City is welcome…
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
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
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
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 government is …INVESTMENT EXTRA: Will Royal…
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 Thursday, he said that an…
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 here
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 here