Shetland Times Online MP's reassurances over Royal Mail'scare stories'Shetland Times OnlineMP Alistair Carmichael has again moved to reassure concerned islanders that the rural postal service will be protected following the partial sell-off of Royal Mail. The coalition government last week unveiled plans for a £3 billion privatisation in the … …
Read More »Royal Mail: the rhetoric of privatisation – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail: the rhetoric of privatisationThe GuardianThose interested in the snakelike rhetoric of neoliberal political economy will have pricked up their ears recently when business minister Michael Fallon went on the Today programme to explain the imminent privatisation of the Royal Mail. He spoke, as … More: continued …
Read More »Hundreds of postcards given to Royal Mail in anti-sell off protest – This is Cornwall
Hundreds of postcards given to Royal Mail in anti-sell off protestThis is CornwallA TRURO-based anti cuts alliance has strongly opposed the privatisation of Royal Mail claiming it will be an “economic disaster.” The Cornwall Anti-Cuts Alliance has delivered over 250 post cards, all opposing privatisation plans, to Truro's Royal Mail… …
Read More »Royal Mail recruit nearly 500 workers to help with Christmas rush – stv.tv
Royal Mail recruit nearly 500 workers to help with Christmas rushstv.tvRoyal Mail are looking for nearly 500 people to help them get parcels to people's houses during the Christmas rush. The company needs 490 seasonal workers for two temporary parcel sorting centres in Livingston and near Motherwell. They are part …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to be balloted for strike action next week over pay … – Mirror.co.uk
The Guardian Royal Mail workers to be balloted for strike action next week over pay …Mirror.co.ukBallot papers calling for strike action will be sent to 120,000 Royal Mail workers next week. A notice from the Communication Workers Union to all branches, seen by the Mirror, says the ballot will open …
Read More »Read this before investing in the Royal Mail IPO – MoneyWeek
Read this before investing in the Royal Mail IPOMoneyWeekYou'll be bombarded with publicity about the Royal Mail share flotation in the next few weeks. A privatisation adds a political dimension to the whole thing, which would already have been a bit of a media frenzy. Hype is part and parcel …
Read More »Salmond gives his Cabinet a ‘surprise’ by promising to renationalise Royal Mail – The Times (subscription)
The Times (subscription) Salmond gives his Cabinet a 'surprise' by promising to renationalise Royal MailThe Times (subscription)Alex Salmond vowed yesterday that an independent Scotland would renationalise the Royal Mail— just a matter of hours after his Finance Secretary had publicly conceded that it was impossible to make such a commitment. …
Read More »Veterans honoured at Merchant Navy stamp launch
Veterans are honoured at the launch of a new collection of stamps by the Royal Mail depicting historic Merchant Navy ships. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation could hit rural communities worst – Farmers Guardian
Royal Mail privatisation could hit rural communities worstFarmers GuardianThe Royal Mail's services are safeguarded by its statutory minimum universal service requirements which sets its obligation to the public, including the collection and delivery of letters to every address in the UK from Monday to Saturday. This … More: continued here
Read More »Alex Salmond overrules John Swinney on Royal Mail
Alex Salmond has overruled his Cabinet by promising to renationalise Royal Mail in an independent Scotland without first calculating the cost. More: continued here
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