Royal Mail

Sell-off of Royal Mail would be 'poisonous'The Times (subscription)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 has joined a chorus of voices opposing the … More: continued …

The Guardian Postal union seeks unholy alliance of left and right to block Royal Mail saleThe GuardianThree decades after Margaret Thatcher refused to countenance a sale of Royal Mail, the coalition has committed to selling off the 497-year-old postal service within a year. The about-turn was underlined during last week's …

Will the royal baby be born during Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Festival in July? More: continued here

The highly anticipated arrival of the royal baby could come in the middle of Queen Elizabeth’s four-day Coronation Festival this summer, according to a report. A friend of the Duke and Duchess and Cambridge told the Mail on Sunday that Kate Middleton’s official due date…         More: …

Telegraph.co.uk Ben Harris-Quinney Royal Mail Privatisation – where is the debate?Conservative Home (blog)Since that time there has been little political debate about the merits of privatising Royal Mail. We have gone from an unheralded Act of Parliament to an equally unheralded privatision without fully considering the impact this might have …

Portsmouth News Optician incensed at Royal Mail's latest price hikePortsmouth NewsA BUSINESSMAN has criticised Royal Mail after the price to send a light parcel shot up by nearly 20 per cent. Andy Bevis makes a living as a mail order optician. He creates glasses to order and posts them to …

Press TV Royal Mail could be sold to foreignersPress TVThe British government has warned the Royal Mail staff and unions fighting closures and privatizations at the company that it could be sold to a foreign party is they resist plans to sell its shares on London Stock Exchange. British business …

The privatisation should be halted because it will cost the Tories votes at the next general election, a leading rightwing think-tank tells Conservative MPs.         More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk 'Poisonous' privatisation of Royal Mail will cost the Conservatives votes in …Telegraph.co.uk“It is likely to be deeply unpopular with the British public, prices will rise at a time we can least afford it, an amenity that many communities consider crucial will be removed and a sell off will also …

Australian governments of the left and right have privatized any number of formerly state-owned enterprises. Politically, the process has seen responses between grudging public acceptance to vehement opposition; the outcomes have been similarly mixed. But while everything from the Commonwealth […] More: continued here