Royal Mail

Socialist leader meets with postal staff to give backingScotsman, United KingdomSCOTTISH Socialist Party leader Colin Fox was meeting local leaders of the postal workers' union in Edinburgh today to pledge support for their campaign against moves to sell off part of Royal Mail. The former Lothians MSP said the move would …

BBC News The Full Story: PM's questionsBBC News, UK1228 Tory MP Ann Winterton asks about the part privatisation of Royal Mail a plan that is very unpopular with many Labour MPs. Mrs Winterton says the plans have their roots in EU legislation. She says Royal Mail was "divested" of its more …

Planning Concerns offer possible hold up to closure of Wotton …Cotswold News, UKCotswolds MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has today criticised Royal Mail for their handling of the closure of the Royal Mail sorting office at Wotton under Edge following their admission to him that they have overlooked a planning issue in relation …

The government has appointed Donald Brydon to take over from Allan Leighton as chairman of Royal Mail. Brydon, the chairman of technology company, Smiths Group, and the London Metal Exchange will become a non-executive director of Royal Mail immediately and will take over the chairmanship from Leighton who steps down …

BBC News Goody should withdraw from media spotlight: PublicistHindu, IndiaMax Clifford, who successfully planned Goody's media campaign to highlight the dangers of cervical cancer and raise money to support her young sons, believes "enough is enough", the Daily Mail quoted him saying on a radio show. …Coverage of Goody keeps Clifford …

Royal Mail chiefs sparked fury yesterday after a letter revealed they are already making privatisation plans. More: continued here

Hell Mail Royal Mail Slice Up – Government DeterminedHell Mail, UKThe Deputy Prime Minister was challenged in the Commons yesterday over the reasons behind the proposed sale of 30% or more of the Royal Mail to a European postal operator. "Will the Deputy Prime Minister confirm that the real reason for …

Government pushes ahead with Royal Mail plansRoad Transport, UKThe government has pushed ahead with its controversial plan to part-privatise Royal Mail by introducing the Postal Service Bill in the House of Lords, which sets out its proposals. This follows the publication of the Hooper Report in December 2008, … More: continued …

MAIL CHIEFS 'JUMP GUN' ON SELL-OFFMirror.co.uk, UKBy Jason Beattie 5/03/2009 Royal Mail chiefs sparked fury yesterday after a letter revealed they are already making privatisation plans. Union bosses and MPs insisted it should not be plotting a partial sell-off when the move had yet to be debated in … More: continued …

Opponents of the Government’s controversial plans for a partial sale of the Royal Mail warned that the move could “open the door” to full privatisation without the need for further legislation. (05/03/2009 08:04:15) More: continued here