Royal Mail

Half of first class post arrives late at ChristmasThe Herald, UK –13 minutes agoRoyal Mail's Christmas postal service is anything but first class, an independent survey has found. Around half of all first class mail arrived late during … More: continued here

The interior of Lichfield Cathedral is chosen by Royal Mail for its new first class stamp. More: continued here

Postal workers this week got a reminder of how bosses use a different measure of inflation when negotiating wages to the one they use when setting prices. More: continued here

Manager insults strikers at WyboneSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoThe managing director jumped in his car and raced after a Royal Mail van that refused to cross the picket line in a desperate attempt to get his mail. … More: continued here

24dash Weir's concern over Royal Mail's judicial review moveSNP (press release), UK –3 hours agoMike Weir MP, SNP Spokesperson on Postal Services, has expressed deep concern at the decision of Royal Mail to seek a judicial review of the decision by …Striking postal workers showed the way to beat back privatisation …Socialistworker.co.ukWho …

Investigation into missing Latics ticketsWigan Today, UK –9 hours agoTNT says that all the tickets were accounted for at the point they were handed over to the Royal Mail for delivery. However, Royal Mail says it is unaware … More: continued here

Royal Mail canteen prices shoot up, reflecting real inflation rateSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoCanteen prices in Royal Mail offices have shot up to take account of “annual food inflation that has climbed to 7.4 percent”. … More: continued here

Mike Weir MP, SNP Spokesperson on Postal Services, has expressed deep concern at the decision of Royal Mail to seek a judicial review of the decision by Postcomm to refuse its application for the introduction of zonal pricing. More: continued here

Striking postal workers showed the way to beat back privatisation …Socialistworker.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoRoyal Mail is in crisis yet again. In 2005-6 Royal Mail Group made profits of £355 million. It has seen these shrink to £233 million in 2006-7, … More: continued here

24dash Blame the EUOxford Mail, UK –2 hours agoDirective 97/67 of 1997 meant that the Royal Mail lost its monopoly of postal services. Private companies cherry-picked the profitable parts The Government …Royal Mail profits fall 30%IBTimes United KingdomReport: Britain's Royal Mail in troubleUnited Press InternationalGraham Cooper, MD of ONEPOST, responds to the …