Royal Mail

What does the Royal Mail sell-off mean for postcodes data?guardian.co.uk, UKThe 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 …

This is Money Government admits taking advice on cutting public sector pensionsTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomWhen trustees of the Royal Mail pension scheme told 450000 members this week that liabilities exceed assets by more than £5.9bn, people in other occupational and company funds may have wondered how safe their retirement savings are. …'I …

Royal Mail to establish major direct mail industry bodyBusiness Strata – Business News, UKA new organisation designed to improve information and research available to companies using direct mail is to be launched next month. Royal Mail has announced it is funding the creation of the free-of-charge Mail Media Centre, which will …

Telegraph.co.uk UK govt eyes sale of 30 pct Royal Mail stakeReutersLONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Britain could sell a 30 percent stake in Royal Mail under plans to restructure the state-owned postal services firm, the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) said on Thursday. …Brown Asks for Permission …

New lobby and old lobby at war as union strife returns to Westminsterguardian.co.uk, UKAnd in a week when New Labour and old Labour MPs have been in a state of civil war over Mandy's Royal Mail rumpus, so too – it seems – has the lobby been ferociously split on this …

Pressure piles on Brown as aides plot revolt over Royal Mail sell-offScotsman, United KingdomBy Gerri Peev GORDON Brown faced growing threats to his authority last night, after a number of ministerial aides signed up to campaign against the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. At least four parliamentary private secretaries (PPSs) – Gordon …

guardian.co.uk Snow in London earlier this month. Photograph: Andrew Parsons/Reutersguardian.co.uk, UKThe business secretary, Lord Mandelson, introduced controversial proposals to part-privatise the Royal Mail. Labour MPs are threatening a large revolt against the plans and Labour's Lord Clarke of Hampstead, a former postman, shouted "shame on you" as …UK & USA Today …

CWU unhappy over lack of concessions on Royal Mail privatisationBrand Republic, UKby Daniel Farey-Jones, Brand Republic 26-Feb-09, 14:45 LONDON – The leader of the Communication Workers Union has given a negative reception to the draft bill paving the way for the partial privatisation of the Royal Mail, claiming it contains no …

Royal Mail's second-class proposalsguardian.co.uk, UKWithin that Warwick agreement was a clear commitment to maintaining Royal Mail in the public sector: "We have set out a vision of a wholly publicly owned, integrated Royal Mail group in good health providing customers with an excellent service and its … More: continued here

Sky News Mandelson Bid To Head Off Postal RevoltSky News, UKThe Government will today attempt to head off a growing revolt over its plans to part privatise the Royal Mail. In a bid to appease critics it will pledge to enshrine in law that the organisation will remain publicly owned. … …