Daily Mail How UK defence firms suffer for MoD Euro-maniaTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomIn all the coverage of a possible Labour revolt over Lord Mandelson’s plans to sell off a third of Royal Mail, everyone seems to have forgotten the report from his department last year explaining why our postal service is facing …
Read More »PM: Royal Mail needs private cash (BBC News)
Outside investment is necessary to safeguard the Royal Mail’s future, the prime minister tells Labour Party members. More: continued here
Read More »Belgians join rush for stake in Royal Mail (Daily Telegraph)
The private equitybacked Belgian postal group De PostLa Poste is the latest overseas company to register interest in Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »UPI NewsTrack TopNews – United Press International
UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUnited Press International28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at the Labor Party's National … More: continued here
Read More »PM faces Royal Mail 'ambush' – TeleText
PM faces Royal Mail'ambush'TeleText, UKGordon Brown is set for a showdown with critics of his controversial plans to part-privatise Royal Mail at a meeting of Labour's national policy forum. Union leaders plan to tackle the Prime Minister after he has delivered his keynote speech to the … More: continued here
Read More »Protesters angry over Royal Mail sale – MarketWatch (press release)
Protesters angry over Royal Mail saleMarketWatch (press release)LONDON, Feb 28, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at … …
Read More »Royal Mail is next in line for a private sector free-for-all – Sunday Herald
Royal Mail is next in line for a private sector free-for-allSunday Herald, UKIn the week that it finally nationalised the losses of the World's Worst Bank, RBS, the government pressed ahead with a pointless privatisation of the Royal Mail. No one was able to give a coherent explanation of why the …
Read More »Brown defends part-sale of Royal Mail (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail on Saturday, saying bringing in new investment was the best way to safeguard the future of state-owned postal services firm. More: continued here
Read More »Defiant Brown jeered and booed over Royal Mail sell-off (Daily Mail)
Defiant Brown jeered and booed over Royal Mail sell-off More: continued here
Read More »UPI NewsTrack TopNews – MarketWatch (press release)
UPI NewsTrack TopNewsMarketWatch (press release)28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at the Labor Party's National … More: continued here
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