Royal Mail

Unions back 'Post Bank'Shares.ieA new option for securing the future of Northern Rock and Royal Mail has been put forward: the formation of a 'Post Bank'. The Communication Workers' Union, …and more » More: continued here

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s main militant group says it has attacked a Royal Dutch Shell oil facility in southern Nigeria. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail's pension scheme could be closedTimes OnlineThe chairman of Royal Mail's pension trustees is considering plans to close its retirement scheme to existing members after legislation to part-privatise …Royal Mail bosses hit out at MandelsonThis is MoneyRoyal Mail in a falling marketBBC NewsRoyal Mail strike threat after sorting …

Lynda Harris: Can I speak plainly? It's time to jettison the gibberishNew Zealand HeraldIn 2005, the Royal Mail in Britain surveyed the public about the writing they receive from businesses. It found that badly designed and poorly written …and more » More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail bosses hit out at MandelsonThis is MoneyRoyal Mail management has hit out at criticism from Lord Mandelson that the organisation has failed to modernise, arguing that the Business Secretary is …Royal Mail in a falling marketBBC NewsRoyal Mail strike threat after sorting office rowStoke & StaffordshireMinisters …

Royal Oak woman eating up her winningsMirrorIt's just a little easier, not having to apply a stamp and mail a letter. “I used to mail in the Publisher's Clearing House — you know, the famous envelope …and more » More: continued here

guardian.co.uk Have we reached the end of the line for privatisation?guardian.co.ukRoyal Mail, he adds, could become a showcase for employee-share ownership in the same mould as John Lewis, the department store chain. …Has privatisation hit the buffers in UK?Peninsula On-lineall 3 news articles » More: continued here

Make city's MP see we must save Royal MailPeterborough TodayCurrently, there has been only one company that has expressed a desire to buy into Royal Mail, CVC Capital Partners, which is a private equity firm which …and more » More: continued here

Translating governmentspeak … this week: market conditionsSunday HeraldWhen he first offered up the sale of Royal Mail earlier this year as something that was necessary and had to happen with a degree of haste, it was suggested …and more » More: continued here

ITV.com UK government puts Royal Mail stake sale plans on holdAltAssetsThe part-privatisation of Royal Mail has been postponed by the UK's business secretary Peter Mandelson, the Financial Times reports. …Pensions 'threat' to Royal MailBBC NewsBritain shelves plans to sell part of Royal MailReutersPeter Mandelson abandons plan for part-privatisation of Royal …