Royal Mail

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail will be given the freedom to thriveTelegraph.co.ukThis year will be one of the most significant in Royal Mail's history. Its iconic red pillar boxes have graced our streets since the 1850s and it has since become one of Britain's biggest companies. But if we are to secure …

The Times (subscription) Flotation of Royal Mail'will lead to strike action'The Times (subscription)Plans to give 150,000 Royal Mail workers shares worth up to £2,000 in the flotation of their company were thrown back at ministers last night as union leaders said that privatisation of the state postal network would provoke …

The Guardian Royal Mail privatisation plans to be unveiledFox NewsAt the same time however, Royal Mail has enjoyed a surge in a profits thanks to the increasing popularity of online shopping which generates parcel traffic, and owing also to deep cost-cutting and big increases in stamp prices. Union leaders meanwhile …Royal …

The private equity firm that tabled a bid for Royal Mail four years ago has told the Government that it will revive its interest if attempts to privatise the postal services group through a stock market listing are unsuccessful. More: continued here

Royal Mail Privatisation: Business Department Risks 'Chaos' In Announcement …Huffington Post UKLabour's postal services spokesman Ian Murray warned that privatising the Royal Mail would lead to a "cherry picking" of regional services. "The government is rushing this through in a fire sale to meet the demands of the Treasury," he …

Evening Standard Cable Said to Outline Plan for UK Royal Mail Shares SaleBloombergU.K. Business Secretary Vince Cable will today announce plans for the sale of shares in state-owned Royal Mail Group Ltd., with 10 percent of the stock to be given to staff, according to a person familiar with the …

Vince Cable will today reveal plans for Royal Mail’s privatisation. Here is what you need to know.         More: continued here

This mess of a privatisation shows a Thatcherite Tory party hellbent on destroying a national institution Come trade unionists, lefties inside and outside the Labour party, disillusioned Lib Dems, Ukippers, and any Tories still fond of the idea that there are some things – the “family silver” , as old-school …

Evening Standard Cable Said to Outline Plan for UK Royal Mail Stock SaleBloombergU.K. Business Secretary Vince Cable will today announce plans for the sale of shares in state-owned Royal Mail Group Ltd., with 10 percent of the stock to be given to staff, according to a person familiar with the …

The Business Secretary will announce plans for one of the biggest UK privatisations in decades when he makes a statement on the future of the Royal Mail later. Vince Cable will tell the House of Commons … More: continued here