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Junior minister Jim McGovern has announced his resignation over government plans to sell off a significant part of Royal Mail. More: continued here

Gordon Brown was handed notice he faces a serious revolt over plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail today with the resignation of a ministerial aide. More: continued here

A member of the Government has resigned over its plans for Royal Mail. More: continued here

Which? Pay for postage online at ChristmasWhich?, UK –4 hours agoYou can buy online postage by registering on Royal Mail’s website, selecting which service you want and printing the postage yourself. … More: continued here

Times Online CWU will ask members to back split from Labour over Royal Mail planTimes Online, UK –27 minutes agoLabour faces losing a big union backer as the rebellion against Lord Mandelson’s plans to sell part of the Royal Mail gathers force. … More: continued here

A ministerial aide has quit his post in protest at the Government’s plan to partly privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — A member of Prime Minister Gordon Brown ’s government resigned in protest about plans to sell a share in the state-owned Royal Mail Group Plc, signaling a rebellion within the ruling Labour Party. More: continued here

A junior member of the Government resigned today as a Labour rebellion over plans to sell off almost half of the Royal Mail to a foreign company gathered pace. More: continued here

Footnote: What's the link between the Madoff fraud, the UK housing …PersonnelToday.com, UK –3 hours agoExpect a few more scams and frauds to be uncovered as the economy contracts (with the latest one being potentially the Royal Mail pensions……..). …From Paris to Tokyo, more Madoff victims emergeInternational Herald TribuneInvestors grapple with fallout …

Evening Telegraph Dismay at Post Office’s stanceEvening Telegraph, UK –27 minutes agoA Dundee councillor has branded claims by Royal Mail bosses that the city’s surviving Post Offices can cope with the extra pressure caused by this summer’s … More: continued here