Royal Mail

The Royal Mail is an important institution to Glaswegians and the city’s businesses. More: continued here

Union leaders shrug off shares offer in Royal Mail privatisation fightSunderland EchoUNION leaders have rejected the offer of free shares for staff in Royal Mail and pledged to fight privatisation. About 150,000 employees are set to receive free shares as part of the plan to float Royal Mail on the Stock Market. Gerry O'Rourke, Royal……

Welcome for Royal Mail share planThe StarThe Government's decision to give postal workers a stake in the business when it is privatised has been welcomed by Ifs ProShare, the voice of the employee share ownership industry. The organsation says giving workers a stake results in better … More: continued here

The Royal Mail can trace its history back 500 years to the time of Henry VIII and its bright red “pillarboxes” grace streets across the UK – from the Scilly Isles to Scotland. More: continued here

Royal Mail invests £70m in barcodesLogistics ManagerThis is intended to add value to its service, by allowing firms to track bulk mail consignments through to delivery round, information which previously had only been available through higher cost tracked services. Firms will have to apply their own … More: continued here

Braintree and Witham Times Braintree: Royal Mail makes changes to delivery routesBraintree and Witham TimesRoyal Mail insist many customers will continue to receive their mail by lunchtime, but admit the time people receive mail will depend on mail volumes and where people live on the new routes. The changes have been made to improve efficiency…

BBC News Public facing battle for Royal Mail sharesThe SunORDINARY punters will find it hard to buy shares in Royal Mail when it is sold for an estimated £3billion, it was claimed yesterday. The Stock Market flotation is being touted as a return to the “Tell Sid” privatisation of British Gas in 1986 when the…

Britain's royal baby bides its timeCourier MailMeanwhile the Mail on Sunday published a poll revealing that 53 per cent of Britons think William and Catherine should not hire a nanny. A further 56 per cent think she should cut back significantly on her royal duties after the birth. The paper said …and more » More: continued…

Mario Dunn :Royal Mail Privatisation – The Point of No ReturnHuffington Post UKVince Cable has detailed what the government wants to do with our Royal Mail. For him in an ideal world the public will line up in droves to buy a few shares in the business they already own. In the real world that…

The Royal Mail must remain in British ownership and remodelled like Germany’s Deutsche Post Britain is 159th in the world league table that ranks investment as a share of GDP. This is not new. Owners of British companies have long been permitted a feckless lack of responsibility. Smart countries, from the US to Germany, make…