Royal Mail

Mandelson’s package and the loss of Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomRoyal Mail is suffering because of its willingness to comply with EU postal service directives, says Christopher Booker. By Christopher Booker In all the coverage of a possible Labour revolt over Lord Mandelson’s plans to sell off a third of Royal Mail… …

Mirror.co.uk Gordon Brown facing protests over Royal Mail privatisation plansMirror.co.uk, UKBy James Lyons 28/02/2009 Gordon Brown faces furious protests over Royal Mail privatisation plans at a Labour gathering today. Party and union activists will attack the Prime Minister after Business Secretary Lord Mandelson published plans for … More: continued here

Avoiding the n-word is no way forwardguardian.co.uk, UKStrangely, when it comes to Royal Mail, that argument gets flipped on its head. Apparently, flogging a chunk of it to a private shareholder – most likely the Dutch group TNT – will magically transform a shabby, unprofitable, underfunded public service … More: continued …

UPI NewsTrack TopNewsTimes of the Internet, Ohio28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at the Labor Party's National … More: continued here

Times Online LISA BUCKINGHAM: Dodging Fred's payoff will cost RBS £8m moreDaily Mail, UKLeaking the letter from the Royal Mail pension trustee warning that only partial privatisation could save the institution may have galvanised support for Business Secretary Peter Mandelson's proposals. Clearly a deficit likely to reach about £9billion …Gordon Brown …

Daily Mail How UK defence firms suffer for MoD Euro-maniaTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomIn all the coverage of a possible Labour revolt over Lord Mandelson’s plans to sell off a third of Royal Mail, everyone seems to have forgotten the report from his department last year explaining why our postal service is facing …

Outside investment is necessary to safeguard the Royal Mail’s future, the prime minister tells Labour Party members. More: continued here

The private equitybacked Belgian postal group De PostLa Poste is the latest overseas company to register interest in Royal Mail. More: continued here

UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUnited Press International28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. The Times of London reported Brown was greeted by protesters when he arrived at the Labor Party's National … More: continued here

PM faces Royal Mail'ambush'TeleText, UKGordon Brown is set for a showdown with critics of his controversial plans to part-privatise Royal Mail at a meeting of Labour's national policy forum. Union leaders plan to tackle the Prime Minister after he has delivered his keynote speech to the … More: continued here