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Haggling endangers Royal Mail plan (Guardian Unlimited)

The planned part privatisation of Royal Mail was plunged into further disarray tonight after it emerged that the frontrunner, the Dutch firm TNT, was refusing to match the government’s valuation of the business. Government officials from Lord Mandelson’s business department involved in the auction process are also understood to have …

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Mail Trends – Viapost – Hell Mail

Hell Mail Mail Trends – ViapostHell Mail, UK – Steve LawsonWhilst there has been a steady rise in the number of postal operators competing with the Royal Mail, not all of them are scaleable or even convenient, but ViaPost provides a way to send a letter from a computer desktop that is fast, …

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Prime minister's questions in full – BBC News

Channel 4 News Prime minister's questions in fullBBC News, UK – Emma Griffiths1159 Lord Strathcylde says the Royal Mail argument is part of the "Labour on Labour spat". 1159 Lord Strathcylde says the review that proposed the disputed Royal Mail plans was good and the Tories will help the government get the measure …

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Call to reinstate axed post buses – BBC News

BBC News Call to reinstate axed post busesBBC News, UKA group made up of Highland councillors and MSP Jamie Stone hopes to persuade Royal Mail bosses to restore five post bus services axed last month. The routes covered parts of Wester Ross and the north coast. Liberal Democrat Mr Stone, … …

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Postal workers for public ownership – guardian.co.uk

Postal workers for public ownershipguardian.co.uk, UKIt offers a way forward for Royal Mail which will be both practical and popular. The alternative is to continue with privatisation proposals, which are both risky and unpopular. The central idea of the pamphlet is that it is possible to successfully … More: continued here

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Web 'could save post bus service' – BBC News

BBC News Web 'could save post bus service'BBC News, UKRoyal Mail's bid to increase business through mail orders and online shopping could be a way of restarting post bus services, an MSP has claimed. Jamie Stone hosted a meeting between the company and Highland Council following the cessation of five post …

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