Punchline Challenge: Cameron Wants to 'Set the Royal Mail Free'Huffington Post UKIt seems the latest institution to fall under the Government's gavel in the Great Austerity Auction is to be our beloved Royal Mail. The refund for George Osborne's faulty calculator clearly won't cover the shortfall for his budgetary balls-up so the … More: continued…
The campaign against the Government's controversial plan to privatise Royal Mail won more support as unions warned potential investors against buying into the sell-off. More: continued here
Daily Mail On offer to all, £750 of shares in the Royal Mail after Government starts …Daily MailEvery British adult will be allowed to buy £750 worth of shares in the Royal Mail when it floats on the stock market, ministers said yesterday. The Government yesterday formally fired the starting gun on the flotation of…
MIDAS: UK leads the world on sell-offs … but will Royal Mail soar like …This is MoneyIf Greene can cope with the decline in traditional mail, stand up to the unions, improve efficiency and make Royal Mail a force to be reckoned with in the newly burgeoning parcel sector, the shares should do well. It…
Telegraph.co.uk Alex Salmond calls for moratorium on privatisation of Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk“The Royal Mail is an exact example of that, a debate that should take place against the different futures that Scotland has should include issues like the 'bedroom tax', like the Royal Mail, whether these are right or wrong for the Scottish people … More:…
Telegraph.co.uk Opposition to Royal Mail IPO growsTelegraph.co.uk“Royal Mail is committed to the on-going talks with the CWU to reach a new agreement and calls on the CWU to focus on these rather than preparing for industrial action.” The union had planned on disclosing the results of the strike ballot on October 3.Alex Salmond calls for…
Scotland on Sunday Alex Salmond calls for Royal Mail flotation delay until after referendumBBC NewsScottish First Minister Alex Salmond has called for a moratorium on the privatisation of Royal Mail until after the independence referendum. The UK government intends to privatise the service with a flotation on the London Stock Exchange "in the coming …Salmond: Royal…
Mr Salmond demanded the moratorium so people in Scotland can have their own say on what do with the 'public asset' in the event of a Yes vote next September. More: continued here
Opposition to the £3bn flotation of the Royal Mail mounted today, with the head of the Communication Workers Union claiming postal workers would definitely support a strike More: continued here
Royal Mail strike looks set to clash with planned flotation after delay in …This is MoneyA strike by Royal Mail staff at the same time as its planned stock market flotation looks more likely after a delay in sending out ballot papers. The Communication Workers Union says the delay was caused by administrative problems. The…