Royal Mail

The Guardian Royal Mail privatisation: the coalition goes where Thatcher feared to treadThe GuardianName: Royal Mail. Age: 497. You're joking. I was surprised too. Its forerunner was set up by Henry VIII in 1516. The General Post Office (GPO) was established in 1660. Adhesive postage stamps stuck in 1840. The …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail to be sold-off by next April in biggest privatisation for over two …Telegraph.co.ukAny sale to a rival like Holland's TNT or Germany's Deutsche Post could be controversial because of the status of Royal Mail as the UK's national postal service. Similarly a sale to a private equity …

IBTimes.co.uk Breaking News CVC Courted Over Royal Mail StakeSky NewsThe Government is courting some of the world's biggest private equity groups about a potentially controversial plan to acquire a major stake in Royal Mail. I have learnt that advisers to the Coalition have in recent weeks begun reaching out to …

Royal Mail sell-off plan 'a disaster'ScotsmanFrances O'Grady, speaking at the annual conference of the Communication Workers Union, which is fighting to stop a Royal Mail sell-off, vowed to co-ordinate industrial action against “attacks” on employees. She said previous sell-offs had led to higher … More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail could be sold to public in a yearThis is GloucestershireTHE Royal Mail could be sold to the public in 12 months, according to business minister Michael Fallon. The minister said it was his intention to finish the process by April 2014, according to reports this morning. …

Daily Mail Fallon readies Royal Mail for sell-offAol MoneyIt's unclear, because there is no clarity on who the Royal Mail would be sold to. Fallon's preference is for a public sale. However a trade sale to the likes of, for example, TNT or Germany, could also be on the table …

Daily Mail Royal Mail to be sold to the public this year in move echoing Margaret …Daily MailRoyal Mail will be sold off to the public within 12 months, echoing Margaret Thatcher's privatisation policies of the 1980s. Business minister Michael Fallon said it is his 'firm intention' for the process …

Business minister Michael Fallon said it is his ‘firm intention’ for the process to be finished by next April, with experts predicting a £2-£3billion flotation on the stock market this autumn. More: continued here

Post delivery times change in Royal Mail shake-upNews & StarRoyal Mail's delivery director, Bob Storey, said: “We are proud of the high regard in which our postmen and women are held in Cockermouth. The changes to delivery routes will mean that a member of our local and experienced team will …

People living in the rural areas around Cockermouth could be hit with later deliveries as Royal Mail makes changes to the way it operates. More: continued here