Telegraph.co.uk Cameron's threat on Royal Mail vote adds to Brown's woesIndependent, UKIn more grim news for Mr Brown, Mr Cameron stopped short of offering a cast-iron guarantee that his party will back the Government in the Royal Mail vote. Up to 120 Labour MPs are threatening to rebel next month, forcing …
Read More »TNT's big investors reject Royal Mail plan – guardian.co.uk
Hell Mail TNT's big investors reject Royal Mail planguardian.co.uk, UKShareholders in TNT are warning the Dutch postal firm against buying a stake in Royal Mail. Investors contacted by the Observer said they were concerned that the British government would prevent TNT from cutting thousands of postal workers' jobs to …TNT targets …
Read More »Rallies oppose Royal Mail plans – BBC News
BBC News Rallies oppose Royal Mail plansBBC News, UKPostal workers have continued a series of rallies around the UK to express their opposition to the government's proposal to sell a stake in Royal Mail. The government says that Royal Mail needs outside investment to survive. But union leaders speaking …Royal Mail …
Read More »Messing with the Mail (BBC Gateshead)
Can the Government save the Royal Mail – or do its plans spell disaster? And what happens after the Post Offices shut? More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail to replace bikes with vans (UPI)
LONDON, May 9 (UPI) — England’s Royal Mail plans to phase out thousands of bicycles and replace them with delivery vans, officials said. More: continued here
Read More »Rallies oppose Royal Mail plans (BBC News)
Postal workers are holding a number of rallies across the UK to express their opposition to the government’s plans to part privatise Royal Mail More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail to replace bikes with vans – United Press International
Royal Mail to replace bikes with vansUnited Press InternationalLONDON, May 9 (UPI) — England's Royal Mail plans to phase out thousands of bicycles and replace them with delivery vans, officials said. The bikes now used will be shipped by charities to Africa. The switch to vans is aimed at making …
Read More »Wrong mail for 15 years – The Star
Wrong mail for 15 yearsThe Star, UK"We've been getting letters at least once a week, sometimes two or three times, for all that time and whenever I have tried to complain I spend ages on the phone to Royal Mail and get nowhere," she said. "I've kept telling the postman and …
Read More »MPs' expenses provoke more anger – BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk MPs' expenses provoke more angerBBC News, UKIt says the Royal Mail is planning to phase out the use of bicycles and replace them with vans. The vehicles would carry up to three postal staff, who would deliver mail across a neighbourhood before driving to the next location. …Video: MPs' expenses …
Read More »Postcode to survive big mail shake-up – Rochdale Observer
Postcode to survive big mail shake-upRochdale Observer, UKBut Royal Mail bosses rejected the speculation, confirming that the postcode will continue to be used, but all mail will be stamped with a Manchester postmark. Rochdale MP Paul Rowen said he has been inundated with complaints from constituents … More: continued here
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