Royal Mail

MPs criticised for not blocking Royal Mail saleSwindon Advertiser, UKBy Jeremy Grimaldi » A UNION representative has slammed Swindon’s Labour MPs for failing to back Parliamentary moves to stop the ‘part-privatisation’ of Royal Mail. Chris Rye, branch secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), hit out at North … More: continued …

The Prime Minister faces a backlash tomorrow against plans to part-privatise Royal Mail after a series of concessions to Labour critics failed to head off a growing rebellion. More: continued here

The Government’s Royal Mail revot gre today as more figures joined the protest against plans for part-privatising the service. At least seven ministerial aides have now put their names to a Commons motion opposing the controversial policy – with several indicating they might quit over the issue. More: continued here

GORDON BROWN is facing an ambush from furious Labour and trade union chiefs over Business Secretary Lord Mandelson’s “snake-oil salesman” plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here

Angry union chiefs yesterday warned Peter Mandelson his bid to sell off part of Royal Mail will split the Labour movement. More: continued here

This Royal Mail BuisnessFansOnLine.net, UKWhat exactly is the big deal about this privatisation of Royal Mail? As far as I can see the thing is a dinosaur and in massive need of bringing forward in the modern day. The pension black hole could increase to £8 billion, The Royal Mail is …

GOVERNMENT pledges about the Royal Mail’s future following any partial sell-off were yesterday dismissed as only being worthy of “toilet paper”. More: continued here

Plans to sell off around 30% of the Royal Mail have been described as the only credible way to save the postal operator by business secretary Lord Mandelson. More: continued here

Business secretary offers concessions to appease Labour rebels The scale of the backlash against Lord Mandelson’s proposals to partly privatise Royal Mail is laid bare today in a warning from Labour’s eight largest unions that the proposals are electorally unpopular, politically unwise and damaging to the postal service. In a …

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