Royal Mail

Study urges overhaul of Royal MailFinancial Times, UK –Dec 14, 2008By John Willman and Jimmy Burns The decline in Royal Mail’s letters business is so steep that radical surgery will be needed to preserve the … More: continued here

Royal Mail could be soldSunday Mirror, UK –8 minutes agoBy James Lyons And Graham Hiscott 16/12/2008 More than a third of the Royal Mail could be sold to a foreign company under Government plans, it was claimed … More: continued here

Grieving daughter angry at Royal Mail after shocking deliveryDerby Evening Telegraph, UK –44 minutes agoA GRIEVING daughter has told of her anger after the Royal Mail posted her a card from her father two-and-half years after his death. … More: continued here

AFP Britain mulls selling stake in Royal Mail to foreign firm: reportAFP –33 minutes agoLONDON (AFP) — The British government is considering selling a large stake of the struggling state-owned postal service Royal Mail to a foreign company, …Tories raise fears of raid on Royal Mail pension fundguardian.co.ukRoyal Mail faces call …

Susie Rushton: There's no magic in the mail nowIndependent, UK –5 hours agoOccasionally, it crosses my mind to make use of the Royal Mail's magisterial coverage and send a card to the other end of the country for a mere 36 pence … More: continued here

Sky News Tories raise fears of raid on Royal Mail pension fundguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoThe Conservatives warned yesterday that the government could be threatening a £22bn raid on Royal Mail's pension fund. Alan Duncan, the party's shadow …Royal Mail faces call to changeBBC NewsMinisters to clear way for Royal Mail part-privatisationFinancial …

Risk To 50000 Post JobsSky News, UK –3 minutes agoA large stake in the Royal Mail could be sold to a foreign postal company – putting 50000 jobs at risk, it is reported. In a deal worth around £3bn at least … More: continued here

Daily Mail We've exchanged the same Christmas card…for a staggering 33 yearsDaily Mail, UK –4 hours agoBy Daily Mail Reporter As friends and former Royal Mail colleagues, Raymond Pearson and Steve Ford have been exchanging Christmas cards since 1975. … More: continued here

AFP Government mulls selling stake in Royal Mail to foreign firm: reportAFP –4 minutes agoLONDON (AFP) — The government is considering selling a large stake of the struggling state-owned postal service Royal Mail to a foreign company, … More: continued here

PRESS DIGEST – Financial Times – Dec 16Reuters –2 hours agoPlans for the complete privatisation of Royal Mail were thrown out by ministers on Monday, the day before a report from Richard Hooper which will confirm … More: continued here