Royal Mail

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 …

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 …

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 …

BBC News Mandelson turns on mail criticsBBC 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 …

Mandelson’s package and the loss of Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomRoyal Mail is suffering because of its willingness to comply with EU postal service directives, says Christopher Booker. By Christopher Booker In all the coverage of a possible Labour revolt over Lord Mandelson’s plans to sell off a third of Royal Mail… …

Mirror.co.uk Gordon Brown facing protests over Royal Mail privatisation plansMirror.co.uk, UKBy James Lyons 28/02/2009 Gordon Brown faces furious protests over Royal Mail privatisation plans at a Labour gathering today. Party and union activists will attack the Prime Minister after Business Secretary Lord Mandelson published plans for … More: continued here

Avoiding the n-word is no way forwardguardian.co.uk, UKStrangely, when it comes to Royal Mail, that argument gets flipped on its head. Apparently, flogging a chunk of it to a private shareholder – most likely the Dutch group TNT – will magically transform a shabby, unprofitable, underfunded public service … More: continued …

UPI NewsTrack TopNewsTimes of the Internet, Ohio28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at the Labor Party's National … More: continued here

Times Online LISA BUCKINGHAM: Dodging Fred's payoff will cost RBS £8m moreDaily Mail, UKLeaking the letter from the Royal Mail pension trustee warning that only partial privatisation could save the institution may have galvanised support for Business Secretary Peter Mandelson's proposals. Clearly a deficit likely to reach about £9billion …Gordon Brown …

Daily Mail How UK defence firms suffer for MoD Euro-maniaTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomIn all the coverage of a possible Labour revolt over Lord Mandelson’s plans to sell off a third of Royal Mail, everyone seems to have forgotten the report from his department last year explaining why our postal service is facing …