Times Online UK Brown's aides looking at Royal Mail plan-reportReutersLONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – Aides to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown are examining proposals to turn the state-owned postal company Royal Mail [GBPO.UL] into a not-for-profit company, instead of pursuing plans to sell a minority stake to the private …PM …
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