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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

The highly anticipated arrival of the royal baby could come in the middle of Queen Elizabeth’s four-day Coronation Festival this summer, according to a report. A friend of the Duke and Duchess and Cambridge told the Mail on Sunday that Kate Middleton’s official due date…         More: …

Telegraph.co.uk Ben Harris-Quinney Royal Mail Privatisation – where is the debate?Conservative Home (blog)Since that time there has been little political debate about the merits of privatising Royal Mail. We have gone from an unheralded Act of Parliament to an equally unheralded privatision without fully considering the impact this might have …

Portsmouth News Optician incensed at Royal Mail's latest price hikePortsmouth NewsA BUSINESSMAN has criticised Royal Mail after the price to send a light parcel shot up by nearly 20 per cent. Andy Bevis makes a living as a mail order optician. He creates glasses to order and posts them to …