Royal Mail

BBC News UK Stocks Fall to Two-Month Low; Barclays, Lloyds Lead DropBloomberg –2 hours agoRoyal Bank of Scotland Group Plc lost two thirds of its value on Jan. 19 after forecasting the biggest loss ever reported by a UK company and the government …FTSE under pressure after Dow slumpThe Press AssociationSterling …

Rock staff to get bumper bonusThe Sun, UK –5 minutes agoMeanwhile Royal Mail is on track to DOUBLE profits this year after defying the credit crunch. Bosses said controversial cost-cutting programmes had paid off … More: continued here

BBC News MoD probes virus security breachBBC News, UK –Jan 19, 2009Up to 70 sites, including several Royal Navy ships and RAF bases, have been affected by the bug, which has shut down computers and knocked out e-mails. …Royal Navy loses e-mail in virus infectionLegalbrief (subscription)Virus may have come from RussiaPublic ServiceMinistry …

No post delivered to street for two months after dog bit postwomanThis is North Devon, UK –3 minutes agoA spokesman for Royal Mail said: "As a caring and responsible employer, Royal Mail takes very seriously the safety of its employees. … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Union attacks plans to part-privatise Royal Mailguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoControversial plans for the partial privatisation of Royal Mail risk "nationalising its debt and privatising its profits," MPs were told yesterday. …Richard Hooper and MPs accuse Royal Mail of giving householders a …Telegraph.co.ukUnion's fears over plans for Royal MailScotsmanCWU Tells Committee …

Householders get a raw deal from Royal Mail which is more interested in its commercial clients than delivering letters to homes it has been claimed. More: continued here

Mandelson resists wage subsidies to save jobsTimes Online, UK –3 minutes agoYesterday Lord Mandelson came under further attack when the main postal union increased its opposition to his plans to sell a stake in Royal Mail to a rival … More: continued here

THE Communication Workers Union accused the government on Tuesday of planning to “nationalise the Royal Mail’s debts and privatise its profits” under controversial plans to allow a private firm to take a minority stake in the business. More: continued here

The Government was accused today of planning to nationalise the Royal Mail’s debts and privatise its profits under controversial plans to allow a firm to take a minority stake in the business. More: continued here

Any investigation into their future must look beyond tired …guardian.co.uk, UK –36 minutes agoThis review (with its recommendation that up to a third of Royal Mail be put for sale to other organisations) plaintively said that the future of post … More: continued here