Royal Mail

The Government is to press ahead with the privatisation or sale of Royal Mail after a report it commissioned said “urgent action” was needed to save the postal service. More: continued here

“The SNP is scaremongering as usual. The Hooper review makes it clear that Royal Mail is in dire straits and we need to sort it out. If we sat back and did nothing, as the SNP would clearly prefer, the vital services Royal Mail provide would disintegrate,” Malcolm Bruce said. …

The Government is to press ahead with controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail after a report called for “urgent action”. More: continued here

The government has underlined its determination to part-privatise Royal Mail after being warned the postal market – and Royal Mail’s financial position – are continuing to deteriorate. More: continued here

Royal Mail will be privatised, the government has said today. More: continued here

The government is to press ahead with privatising or selling the Royal Mail, following a review of the postal service. More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail privatisation approved as report warns of financial crisisTelegraph.co.ukThe Government is to press ahead with controversial privatisation plans for the Royal Mail after a report it commissioned warned that ''urgent action'' was …Royal Mail to be floated or soldBBC NewsRoyal Mail in urgent need of private capitalFinancial …

Government publishes Hooper Royal Mail updateFresh Business ThinkingHooper believes the Royal Mail management, workforce and unions must accelerate the pace of modernisation. His recommendations are broadly similar to 2008: More: continued here

ITN Royal Mail to be privatised or sold, government saysBBC News… of private sector money and expertise. He also repeated his call for the Royal Mail's pension scheme, which has an £8bn deficit, to be nationalised.Ministers consider offering 20 per cent of shares in Royal Mail to staffTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail in …

Royal Mail Will Be Privatised, Says GovtSky NewsThe Government is to press ahead with controversial privatisation plans for the Royal Mail after a report called for "urgent action". … More: continued here