Channel 4 News Mail U-turn pressure on ministersBBC NewsThe government has denied that its decision to shelve plans to sell part of Royal Mail was taken because of the threat of a backbench rebellion. …Britain shelves plans to sell part of Royal MailReutersPeter Mandelson abandons plan for part-privatisation of Royal Mailguardian.co.ukGov't scraps Royal Mail sell-off…
NS&I Named as First Government Organisation to be Set Up With …PR Web (press release)Sustainable Mail(tm) has been designed by Royal Mail to help businesses increase the use of environmentally-friendly materials in mailings, while reducing …and more » More: continued here
Royal Mail has duty to maintain local jobsStoke & StaffordshirePUBLIC DUTY: Royal Mail is in the unique position of being the provider of a universal postal network and also having a strong duty as a public service …and more » More: continued here
Royal Mail strikes go ahead as privatisation plans shelvedPersonnelToday.comDistribution workers will strike on Thursday and mail centre employees on Friday, action that is expected to cause disruptions to the postal service for at …and more » More: continued here
Where Is Conistency On Public ServicesHell Mail(BBC) So what if Royal Mail was (part-) privatised? The decline in rail use translates to a loss of mail volume. The government takes the problem on in one …and more » More: continued here
Norwich Evening News Mail staff to hold fresh strikesBBC NewsThe union claims Royal Mail is cutting jobs and services but failing to modernise the business. Royal Mail said the strikes would only halt existing efforts …Heat is on for city posties told to cover upNorwich Evening Newsall 2 news articles » More: continued here
Gordon Brown and Lord Mandelson today confirmed that the bill for the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail has been shelved. More: continued here
Lord Mandelson has said that “market conditions” mean that part-privatisation of the Royal Mail cannot proceed. More: continued here
The government has suspended plans to sell part of Royal Mail, the state-owned postal service, due to adverse market conditions, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Wednesday. More: continued here
NS&I takes up Royal Mail's Sustainable Mail for DM campaignsPrintWeekNational Savings and Investments (NS&I) has become Royal Mail's first Government customer to take up its Sustainable Mail service for its direct mail…and more » More: continued here