Royal Mail

PublicServiceEurope.com Royal Mail move 'shoddy accounting' by UK governmentPublicServiceEurope.comby Philip Booth The government's decision to nationalise the assets of the Royal Mail pension fund while taking on all future liabilities is another example of accounting sleight-of-hand by an administration that really should know better. More: continued here

Ministers pave way for Royal Mail saleMorning Star Onlineby John Millington Ministers were reported on Monday to be poised to take on the Royal Mail's pensions scheme next month in a bid to make the postal service more attractive to privateers. The Communication Workers Union welcomed the plan to protect …

How the government's proposals to take over the Royal Mail Pension Plan will affect its members … past, present and future The Royal Mail Pension Plan's enormous deficit, which currently stands at £9bn, has deterred prospective buyers from making offers for the business. However, the government plans to take over …

The man who posted himself: The suburban accountant who tested the Royal Mail…Daily MailHis patient father Edmund Bray is standing in the doorway accepting the receipt from the postman This is certainly not a facility provided by the Royal Mail today. It still permits the carriage of live bees — …

Royal Mail Pension Windfall To Go On Deficit106 JACK fmA £28bn windfall from transferring Royal Mail pensions to the state will be used to pay down the deficit rather than to invest in major projects, according to the Treasury. Officials believe the deal may be approved in time for Chancellor …

Telegraph.co.uk UK borrowing seen below 100 bln pounds next yearReuters* Underlying UK borrowing broadly in line with forecasts * Royal Mail pension assets to help 2012/13 deficit * Growth may nudge higher, Queen's Jubilee to weigh By Matt Falloon LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – British government borrowing next year is …

Royal Mail has been criticised by Labour for failing to keep keeping a record of nearly £1m of undelivered letters and parcels, including birthday and Christmas presents, which it sells off every year. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail keeps no records of £1million-worth of undelivered presents it …Telegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail has been criticised by Labour for failing to keep keeping a record of nearly £1m of undelivered letters and parcels, including birthday and Christmas presents, which it sells off every year. By Christopher Hope, Senior Political …

Royal Mail online postage hit by more IT problemsComputerworldUKBy Anh Nguyen | Computerworld UK | Published 17:25, 19 March 12 Royal Mail has today suffered another outage in its online postage service due to “technical issues”. The Royal Mail Twitter feed notified customers of the problem at around 10.30am, … …

Ministers take pains to avoid the p-wordFinancial TimesBy George Parker, Kiran Stacey and Helen Warrell Even Margaret Thatcher did not dare hand over the roads or the Royal Mail to the private sector, but suddenly David Cameron's government appears gripped by a privatisation zeal. Stories abound about the … More: …