Royal Mail

Tory plans to sell off Royal Mail will make things worse for everyone who uses the postal service as well as everyone who works in it. This will be the biggest single privatisation since Margaret Thatcher sold British Gas 26 years ago. More: continued here

Socialist Worker Royal Mail privatisation will drag down standards – Socialist WorkerSocialist WorkerTory plans to sell off Royal Mail will make things worse for everyone who uses the postal service as well as everyone who works in it. This will be the biggest single privatisation since Margaret Thatcher sold British …

CWU seeks help of rural Tory MPs, Countryside Alliance and even Ukip as the prospect of privatisation looms More than 100 postboxes were painted gold to celebrate Britain's medal haul at the 2012 Olympics, but those vivid symbols and thousands of others may not be British for much longer. Three …

Business minister Michael Fallon warns union that ownership could go overseas if it continues to oppose flotation The Royal Mail could fall into foreign hands if trade unions continue to fight its flotation on the London Stock Exchange, the business minister, Michael Fallon, has warned. Fallon said the government would …

Royal Mail'Stop Answering The Door Naked Claiming To Be Attacked By …Huffington Post UKA letter purportedly from the Royal Mail has warned one householder he must stop "repeatedly answering the door naked asking if it's 'first class'" because he is making postal staff nervous. In what could be the most …

Telegraph.co.uk Post Offices refuse to sort mail in first industrial action for over 100 yearsTelegraph.co.ukHe said: “At the time when Royal Mail and Post Office Limited are going through a major transformation this has the potential to affect deliveries, and this is the last thing that Royal Mail or Post …

It is strange that with the sale of the postal service just months away the public has no idea of the details of the sell-off Dennis Skinner's annual heckle at the state opening of parliament this year was a rallying cry for all those who worry about the little-discussed but …

Sell-off of Royal Mail would be 'poisonous'The Times (subscription)An influential Conservative think-tank has warned the Tory-led coalition that it must think again about privatising Royal Mail, warning that a sell-off would be unpopular with the public. The Bow Group has joined a chorus of voices opposing the … More: continued …

The Guardian Postal union seeks unholy alliance of left and right to block Royal Mail saleThe GuardianThree decades after Margaret Thatcher refused to countenance a sale of Royal Mail, the coalition has committed to selling off the 497-year-old postal service within a year. The about-turn was underlined during last week's …

Will the royal baby be born during Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Festival in July? More: continued here