Royal Mail

Small businesses join opposition to Royal Mail saleCityWire.co.uk, UKBy Deborah Hyde | 15:43:13 | 25 February 2009 Nearly half of small businesses in the UK are opposed to plans to part privatise the Royal Mail, saying such a move could harm their business. The government is pushing through plans to sell …

Postal giant to fund new direct mail industry bodyMarketing Week, UKA new free-of-charge industry body focusing on direct mail will provide news, research and case studies for an audience consisting of the UK’s top 3000 advertisers and 500 key agencies. Royal Mail will fund the Mail Media Centre (MMC) on behalf …

ProLogis parcels up Swan Valley hub for Royal MailProperty Week News, UKBy Jennifer Rigby ProLogis and Aviva Investors have completed a deal to build Royal Mail a new distribution centre and mail hub at a 200000 sq ft facility in Northampton. Royal Mail has signed up to occupy 200000 sq ft …

Politics.co.uk Cabinet split over Royal MailPolitics.co.uk, UKBy Matthew West The Cabinet is split over the future of the Royal Mail it has emerged as Harriet Harman was revealed as having attempted to delay the publication of tomorrow's bill before Parliament that will part-privatise the service. … More: continued here

The government’s proposal to part-privatise the Royal Mail receives support from most UK newspapers. More: continued here

Lord Mandelson's latest weapon in the battle to part-privatise …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomLord Mandelson is desperately trying to crank up pressure on left-wing Labour MPs to support his plans for the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. His latest weapon is a leaked letter from the chairman of the trustees of Royal Mail's pension …

Lord Mandelson defends plans to sell 30% of Royal Mail, insisting overall ownership will stay in public hands. More: continued here

BBC News 'I may have to work beyond 65'BBC News, UKBy Callum May Government plans to sell their stake in Royal Mail have met with angry opposition. But trustees of the company's pension fund have also warned there will be devastating consequences if the sale does not go ahead. …Royal Mail …

UK postal workers have denounced plans to sell off part of the publicly-owned Royal Mail. Unions claim the move will mean job losses in a service which has been around for more than 350 years. More: continued here

Part-privatisation plans for Royal MailAberdeen Press and Journal, UKGORDON Brown will almost certainly face an embarrassing rebellion within his own ranks again as anger grows over plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. It is one the last publicly-controlled bastions of the British way of life – a service still held in … …