Royal Mail

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 …

The proposed part-privatisation of Royal Mail has hit a stumbling block after two suitors, Deutsche Post and TNT, as well as other possible bidders, reportedly curtailed their interest in the mail operator. More: continued here

The government’s plan to sell off part of Royal Mail presents a big risk to Gordon Brown’s leadership, say the papers. More: continued here

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, …

GORDON Brown remains on a collision course with his own party over privatising the Royal Mail with a dozen North Labour MPs opposing the plan. More: continued here

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 …

guardian.co.uk Lumley in fresh attack on Labour over rights of GurkhasIndependent, UK – Nigel MorrisThe Prime Minister was also warned by a senior Labour MP that it would be a "kamikaze move" to press ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. Desperate to get back on the front foot after a torrid …

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, … …

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

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 …