Royal Mail

Telegraph.co.uk Bill allows increased private stake in Royal Mailguardian.co.uk, UKThe government has opened the door for a future Conservative administration to privatise up to 49.9% of the Royal Mail without further legislation. Details of a new bill, due before the Lords next week, are said to have delighted the Tories since …

Belgians consider offer for Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomDe Post-La Poste, the private equity-backed Belgian postal group, is considering a bid for a stake in Royal Mail. By Ben Harrington Straight delivery: a Royal Mail worker makes his views on the proposed part sell-off known. … More: continued here

Business minister Peter Mandelson warned opponents Sunday of plans to sell off the Royal Mail that they risked handing victory to the opposition Conservatives at the next general election. More: continued here

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. More: continued here

FURIOUS postal workers booed and jeered Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the sell-off of Royal Mail on Saturday as he arrived at a Labour National Policy Forum meeting in Bristol. More: continued here

Belgian postal workers strike against barbarian invasionguardian.co.uk, UKThe strike by more than 30000, followed by two further days of disruption, comes as Belgium's La Poste – and other continental operators – have been linked with buying the up-to-30% stake in Royal Mail to be auctioned by the UK government. … More: …

Business minister Peter Mandelson warned unions and party rebels on Sunday that their opposition to the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail could cost Labour votes at the next general election. More: continued here

Lord Mandelson remains on collision course with unions and Labour MPs after launching a furious attack on opponents of his plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here

Hell Mail Royal Mail QoS Falls Below Target LevelsHell Mail, UKLatest figures show that although the Royal Mail has continued to deliver a high quality of service, it has fallen just short of target levels for the third quarter. First Class mail achieved a target rating of 92.9% – just under …

Union calls on Obama's online team to fight Royal Mail privatisationTimes Online, UKThe team behind Barack Obama's online campaign network has joined the fight against the privatisation of Royal Mail, The Times has learnt. Campaigners say that they have gathered 30000 e-mail addresses in a grassroots movement dedicated to defeating … …