Royal Mail

Royal Mail’s £40m Chelsea delivery for Iranian TreasuryProperty Week News, UK –2 hours agoBy Jennifer Rigby and David Doyle An Iranian investor has snapped up a former Royal Mail sorting office in London’s Chelsea for £40m, in one of the postal … More: continued here

Report calls for Royal Mail reformRoad Transport, UK –3 hours agoA government-commissioned review claims Royal Mail's finances are so precarious they could destabilise its commitment to the universal postal service. … More: continued here

Postal servicesguardian.co.uk, UK –14 hours agoThat was supported by Royal Mail reporting a £100m loss on its universal service, the first such loss in its history. Something has to happen soon if we are … More: continued here

This is Money Postcomm plots Royal Mail privatisationPrecisionMarketing, UK –2 hours agoRoyal Mail needs private capital if it is to become financially viable and safeguarded for the future, according to postal regulator Postcomm. …Report calls for Royal Mail reformRoad TransportPostal servicesguardian.co.ukCall For Royal Mail To Get Private CashSky NewsIndependent – Telegraph.co.ukall 160 news …

Message on safety deliveredic Wales, United Kingdom –2 hours agoPUPILS visited the Royal Mail’s delivery office to get the message on road safety. The 40 Maesycoed Primary School youngsters were given a tour of the … More: continued here

MSN UK News Privatise part of Royal Mail, says regulatorTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –May 14, 2008By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Correspondent The postal regulator has called for Royal Mail to be partly privatised to save the business. …The Postal Robber BaronsNolan Chart LLCRoyal Mail'must be privatised' to stop it haemorrhaging money …Daily MailStriking …

Royal Mail’s urgent need for new investment is firmly on the agenda following the regulator’s demand on Thursday that the postal operator should be freed to raise capital from the private sector. More: continued here

Semi-private Royal Mail?BBC News, UK –May 14, 2008Postcomm is making the highly contentious proposal – which could lead to Royal Mail being owned in part by a private-equity firm – to an independent review … More: continued here

A “radical transformation” of the Royal Mail is needed, Postcom has told a Government review. The postal regulator said the Royal Mail needed access to private funds to help it restructure, raising the spectre of privatisation, which would prove hugely unpopular among Labour MPs and trade unions. More: continued here

MSN UK News Commanding heights (1) A check on the mailEconomist, UK –1 hour agoNo matter how much it costs to deliver letters to Foula, Royal Mail can charge no more than the standard rate of 36p for a first-class letter. …Call For Royal Mail To Get Private CashSky NewsPostcomm wants Royal …