Royal Mail

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 …

Royal Mail is haemorrhaging cash and must be part-privatised to stop it collapsing, the postal regulator will say today. In a politically explosive move, Postcomm will insist there is no option but to let private firms buy a stake in the Government-owned business. More: continued here

Staff retention levels to improve at Royal Mail as credit crunch bitesPersonnelToday.com, UK –3 hours agoRoyal Mail's HR director has predicted that the current economic downturn will be good for the organisation's retention levels. Dermot Toberty, director of … More: continued here

InTheNews.co.uk Royal Mail should partner with private sector, regulator saysInTheNews.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail should be partly privatised if it is to keep services afloat, the mail regulator Postcomm said. In an independent review of postal services, … More: continued here

Postal regulator Postcomm has recommended the partial privatisation of Royal Mail to protect the principle of universal service in a declining postal market, in its second submission to the independent review of the postal market. More: continued here

Royal Mail is haemorrhaging cash and must be part-privatised to stop it collapsing, the postal regulator will say today. In a politically explosive move, Postcomm will insist there is no option but to let private firms buy a stake in the Government-owned business. More: continued here