BUSINESS Minister Peter Mandelson warned unions and party rebels yesterday that their opposition to the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail could cost Labour votes at the next general election. More: continued here
Read More »Unions warned in Royal Mail row (Evening Standard)
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has issued a stark warning to unions and MPs opposing his Royal Mail sell off plans: back me or put postal services at risk and let the Tories return to power. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson’s Royal Mail warning (ITV.com)
Lord Mandelson has warned that opposition to the Royal Mail’s part-privatisation could cost Labour votes at the next General Election. More: continued here
Read More »What does the Royal Mail sell-off mean for postcodes data? (Guardian Unlimited)
The government’s plans to sell off up to 30% of the Royal Mail to the private sector have attracted the opprobrium of scores of backbench MPs – but nobody seems to have asked what might happen in such a sell-off to the Postcode Address File (PAF), the list of all …
Read More »Mandelson warns Royal Mail sell-off opponents – AFP
AFP Mandelson warns Royal Mail sell-off opponentsAFPLONDON (AFP) — 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. Mandelson attacked the "scare tactics" of … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail doubles pension cash for fat cat boss Adam Crozier … – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail doubles pension cash for fat cat boss Adam Crozier …Mirror.co.uk, UKBy Stephen Martin 28/02/2009 Fat cat Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier has had his gold-plated pension DOUBLED while posties retirement benefits are in meltdown. Royal Mail paid s6million last year into a pension scheme open only to chief …
Read More »PM jeered over mail plans – TeleText
PM jeered over mail plansTeleText, UKGordon Brown refused to bow to pressure from unions and Labour MPs to axe plans to sell part of Royal Mail, warning it is the only way to secure the service. The PM, who was booed and jeered on his way to make a speech in …
Read More »Papers gloomy on job prospects – BBC News
BBC News Papers gloomy on job prospectsBBC News, UKThe Sunday Telegraph says the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has not won over Labour MPs opposed to the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. More than 80% of the rebel MPs questioned by the Telegraph say Lord Mandelson's concessions have not convinced … More: continued …
Read More »John Rentoul: Mandelson shock – there's no hidden agenda – Independent
John Rentoul: Mandelson shock – there's no hidden agendaIndependent, UKWhy is he trying to privatise the Royal Mail, a policy that is unpopular (intensely) with his own party and (less intensely) with the voters, with whom his party has an unavoidable rendezvous in the next 15 months? Which goes to show …
Read More »Mandelson raps mail union 'scare' – BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk Mandelson raps mail union 'scare'BBC News, UKLord Mandelson has accused postal union leaders of using "scare tactics" in the row over government plans to part- privatise Royal Mail. In an interview with the Observer, the business secretary said union leaders were fighting an "ideological" battle …Brown to Invest 1.9 Billion …
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