The Guardian This cynical Royal Mail and Post Office divorce will bring only miseryThe GuardianTomorrow, without any political discussion and through the administrative fiat of a business plan, the Post Office and Royal Mail will be severed from each other. It is a transformation of an important and meaningful public …
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BBC News Guernsey Post stamp prices increaseBBC NewsA local stamp will rise by 3p to 39p and for mail sent to the UK it will increase by 6p to 53p. Boley Smillie, chief executive, said the move had been forced on them by the challenges facing the business. Issues such …
Read More »Freshfields and Slaughters advise as Royal Mail gets set for privatisation – Legal Week
Legal Week Freshfields and Slaughters advise as Royal Mail gets set for privatisationLegal WeekFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May are playing key advisory roles in the ambitious restructuring of Royal Mail as the UK Government prepares to take on the company's multibillion-pound pension deficit ahead of a potential float.DB …
Read More »Stamp duty – The Guardian
Stamp dutyThe GuardianRob Tresidder Oread Mountaineering Club, Derby • I now take it that since Royal Mail is allowed to increase postal charges and will soon be making a profit (Report, 28 March), there will be no need to sell it off to the private sector. More: continued here
Read More »St. Helena, ‘Cursed Rock’ of Napoleon’s Exile – New York Times
New York Times St. Helena, 'Cursed Rock' of Napoleon's ExileNew York TimesI STOOD on the aft deck of the 128-passenger Royal Mail Ship St. Helena in the gloom of a predawn morning last fall, my eyes riveted to an island that seemed to rise from the scalloped sea, a ruined …
Read More »News roundup–Findel, Kitbag, Royal Mail, more – Catalogue e-business
News roundup–Findel, Kitbag, Royal Mail, moreCatalogue e-businessFollowing Ofcom's announcement of a new regulatory framework to safeguard the universal service, Royal Mail confirmed that from 30th April, the price for a first class stamp for a standard letter will rise from 46p to 60p. The price for a second class …and …
Read More »Residents and traders report Brighton post problems – The Argus
Residents and traders report Brighton post problemsThe ArgusResidents and traders have been contacting The Argus to complain about the service they are receiving from Royal Mail. It comes after we revealed that hundreds of parcels are lying dumped in a sorting office in North Road, Brighton, because postmen say …and …
Read More »Raising cost of stamps will help to secure mail service – This is Nottingham
Raising cost of stamps will help to secure mail serviceThis is NottinghamOVER the past four years, the Royal Mail has made a loss of almost £1bn on its core letter and parcels services. To secure the service into the future, we need financial stability. The increases we have announced in …
Read More »Eric sounds the ‘last post’ after 33 years – Fife Today
Fife Today Eric sounds the 'last post' after 33 yearsFife TodayEric Paterson officially retires from the Royal Mail sorting and delivery office next month, but finishing up a few weeks beforehand to enjoy a sunshine-filled holiday in Lanzarote with wife Linda. Eric left school to work as a mechanic for …
Read More »A short history of privatisation in the UK: 1979-2012 – The Guardian
The Guardian A short history of privatisation in the UK: 1979-2012The GuardianRoyal Mail is being auctioned, and not necessarily to the highest bidder (and stamp prices are going up). The London fire brigade is outsourcing 999 calls to a firm called Capita, at the behest of the oleaginous chair of …
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