Royal Mail

The government has come under pressure to explain what it will do about the pensions deficit at Royal Mail after privatisation plans came through. More: continued here

Failure to resolve the Royal Mail’s huge pension deficit threatens the UK’s universal postal service, it has been claimed. More: continued here

Royal Mail workers pledged on Thursday to go ahead with three days of strikes in London next week despite condemnation from a minister who accused them of sticking their head in the sand. More: continued here

Royal maelstromFinancial TimesBut one of the few areas where the Labour administration was still making progress was in pressing the case to part-privatise the Royal Mail. No longer. …and more » More: continued here

London – The UK government scrapped controversial plans to partially privatize Royal Mail, the state-owned postal company, citing “market conditions.” More: continued here

Daily Mail Straw denies 'loss of authority'BBC NewsJack Straw has denied the apparent U-turn over Royal Mail and a defeat over part of a bill to "clean up" Parliament shows ministers have lost authority. …Govt Defeated On Bill To Clean Up ParliamentSky NewsBrown suffers shock Commons defeat over MPs expenses …

Royal Mail strike boosts business at courier websiteRoad TransportCourier website Parcel2Go.com expects its turnover in June to be nearly 50% higher than the same month in 2008, partly as the result of Royal Mail strikes …and more » More: continued here

New era for Theale Royal MailReading PostTheale Royal Mail start training under their new name on Sunday and are keen to add to their Saturday and Sunday squads. Full backs, strikers and …and more » More: continued here

MP welcomes Government scrapping Royal Mail sell-off plansCrewe ChronicleCREWE & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has welcomed the news the sell-off of Royal Mail has been put on hold. Lord Mandelson has announced the partial sell-off …and more » More: continued here

Channel 4 News Pensions 'threat' to Royal MailBBC NewsFailure to resolve the huge pension deficit at the Royal Mail threatens the future of the UK's universal postal service, it has been claimed. …Britain shelves plans to sell part of Royal MailReutersRoyal Mail Bids Come in Under TargetThe Journal of Commerce …