Royal Mail

TNT eyes Royal MailThe Journal of Commerce Online, NJThe UK government last week published proposals for the sale of an initial 30 percent of Royal Mail, provoking fierce protests from its own Parliamentary lawmakers and labor unions. "Equity could be swapped, businesses merged or a partner could take a … More: …

Telegraph.co.uk Mandelson is wrong – Royal Mail isn't a lame-duck industryguardian.co.uk, UKPeter Mandelson correctly reminds us that this government was "elected on a manifesto commitment to preserve Royal Mail in public ownership" (The postal priority, 26 February). Indeed, since the 2005 general election the Labour party has firmed up its …Barack …

Royal Mail on the mat for private buyersFinancial Times, UKBy Jim Pickard The Royal Mail has been in the hands of the British state since Charles I set up Britain’s postal delivery service in 1635, but that is about to change. Maintaining the service and its 160000 workers in public ownership …

De PostLa Poste is considering a bid for a stake in Royal Mail. More: continued here

Downing Street yesterday denied that Lord Mandelson had effectively become “deputy prime minister” as the row over his Royal Mail plans grew. No 10 tried to appease Labour MPs amid warnings that Gordon Brown should “rein in” his business secretary’s influence over government. More: continued here

Royal Mail defends sustainable direct mail standardpackagingnews.co.uk, UKRoyal Mail has hit back at the Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) for its criticism of the sustainable mail standard. Matthew Neilson, Royal Mail head of environmental solutions, defended the standard for "reflecting the primary aim of increasing … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Gordon Brown helped create Harriet Harman and he's stuck with herTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomShe's opposed to Royal Mail privatisation. Tick. She's anti-Heathrow's third runway. Tick. She's the most out-spoken about Fred the Shred's pension. Tick. She thinks Labour got to close to bankers. She starts to look like an activist's dream. …

SNP Postal Affairs spokesperson Mike Weir MP has warned that private stakeholder plans for Royal Mail “open the door” for full privatisation, after it emerged legislation being introduced by Lord Mandelson could lead to a sell-off of almost 50%. More: continued here

Gordon Brown was booed and jeered by Royal Mail protesters today as he arrived to speak at Labour’s national policy forum. But their anger failed to deflect him as he told the conference that the state of the public finances meant it was vital part-privatisation of Royal Mail went ahead. …

GORDON BROWN was urged to “rein in” Lord Mandelson today amid claims that the Royal Mail row proves that he has too much influence over government strategy. More: continued here