The chairman of the Commons committee looking into the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail today questioned whether the sell-off would be limited to a 30 per cent stake. More: continued here
Read More »Case for Royal Mail sale not made (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The government has failed to make a case for a 30 percent sale of Royal Mail as there is no clarity around how the proceeds would be used, a parliamentary committee said on Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »MPs attack plan to part-privatise Royal Mail (The Herald)
The Government’s controversial plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail has come under attack from a cross-party committee of MPs which complained about a “lack of transparency”. More: continued here
Read More »Lord Mandelson’s Royal Mail privatisation plans ‘would not get through Dragon’s Den’ (Daily Telegraph)
Lord Mandelson’s controversial plans to sell off a stake in Royal Mail could lead to full privatisation of the country’s postal service MPs have warned. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation plans in peices – SNP (press release)
Royal Mail privatisation plans in peicesSNP (press release), UKControversial UK Government plans for part-privatisation of Royal Mail are “in pieces” after a Commons Committee said the government has not made the case for the move, and criticised the worrying lack of transparency over Lord Mandelson’s proposals. … More: continued here
Read More »Halt to mail sell-off called for – BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk Halt to mail sell-off called forBBC News, UKThe government must halt plans to sell-off part of the Royal Mail until it has explained what the deal involves, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. The Business and Enterprise Committee said there was a "worrying lack of transparency" to the deal …
Read More »MPs blast plans to sell off Royal Mail – Glasgow Daily Record
MPs blast plans to sell off Royal MailGlasgow Daily Record, UKGOVERNMENT plans for the Royal Mail were dealt a huge blow yesterday after MPs blasted the proposed sell-off as a dodgy deal. A blistering report by the all-party business select committee accused Business Secretary Peter Mandelson of covering up his … …
Read More »Delivery changes on the cards as five posties axed – Stoke & Staffordshire
Delivery changes on the cards as five posties axedStoke & Staffordshire, UKRoyal Mail says delivery times may be slightly altered in the ST1, ST2, ST4, ST9 and ST12 areas as part of the changes to postal rounds in the region. The company says the alterations were because of a rise in …
Read More »Royal Mail plan under fire from MPs – This Is The Westcountry
Royal Mail plan under fire from MPsThis Is The Westcountry, UKThe Government's plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail has come under attack from a cross-party committee of MPs which complained about a "lack of transparency" about the proposals. The Commons Business and Enterprise Committee said it did not believe … More: …
Read More »Unsung Heroes With The Royal Mail – Hell Mail
BBC News Unsung Heroes With The Royal MailHell Mail, UKEvery year Royal Mail holds a competition to find the postman or postwoman of the year and as always, those nominated have all accomplished something unique, and over and above the call of duty. This year Royal Mail chose Neil Chesebrough, …Fundraising …
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