Lord Mandelson has said that “market conditions” mean that part-privatisation of the Royal Mail cannot proceed. More: continued here
Read More »Plans to sell part of Royal Mail shelved (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The government has suspended plans to sell part of Royal Mail, the state-owned postal service, due to adverse market conditions, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »NS&I takes up Royal Mail's Sustainable Mail for DM campaigns – PrintWeek
NS&I takes up Royal Mail's Sustainable Mail for DM campaignsPrintWeekNational Savings and Investments (NS&I) has become Royal Mail's first Government customer to take up its Sustainable Mail service for its direct mail…and more » More: continued here
Read More »No TNT For Royal Mail (Air Cargo World)
The British government has abandoned plans to sell 30 percent of Royal Mail to TNT Post. More: continued here
Read More »UK's Brown readies for election with policy U-turns – Reuters
UK's Brown readies for election with policy U-turnsReutersThe government announced it would shelve a partial sale of the state-owned postal service, Royal Mail, just a day after it watered down a controversial plan …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Govt Will Not Sell Off Any Part Of Royal Mail (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
The Government has ruled out the part-privatisation of Royal Mail in the current economic climate, the Business Secretary has told the House of Lords. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation binned (ITV.com)
The controversial part-privatisation of the Royal Mail has been shelved because of the recession. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said finding a buyer who could give value for money for the taxpayer would be “impossible” in the current climate. More: continued here
Read More »Peter Mandelson abandons plan for part-privatisation of Royal Mail (Guardian Unlimited)
The government today abandoned its controversial bill to part-privatise the Royal Mail before the general election, the day after it dropped plans for compulsory ID cards. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson shelves sale of Royal Mail stake (Times Online)
The Government has suspended plans to sell part of Royal Mail, the state-owned postal service, due to adverse market conditions, Peter Mandelson, the Business Secretary, said. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson ditches Royal Mail selloff (Daily Telegraph)
The Government has shelved its controversial plan to partprivatise the Royal Mail because it cannot find a bidder willing to pay enough. More: continued here
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