Belgian postal workers strike against barbarian invasionguardian.co.uk, UKThe strike by more than 30000, followed by two further days of disruption, comes as Belgium's La Poste – and other continental operators – have been linked with buying the up-to-30% stake in Royal Mail to be auctioned by the UK government. … More: …
Read More »Mandelson signals no retreat on Royal Mail (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Business minister Peter Mandelson warned unions and party rebels on Sunday that their opposition to the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail could cost Labour votes at the next general election. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson clashes over Royal Mail (Evening Standard)
Lord Mandelson remains on collision course with unions and Labour MPs after launching a furious attack on opponents of his plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail QoS Falls Below Target Levels – Hell Mail
Hell Mail Royal Mail QoS Falls Below Target LevelsHell Mail, UKLatest figures show that although the Royal Mail has continued to deliver a high quality of service, it has fallen just short of target levels for the third quarter. First Class mail achieved a target rating of 92.9% – just under …
Read More »Union calls on Obama's online team to fight Royal Mail privatisation – Times Online
Union calls on Obama's online team to fight Royal Mail privatisationTimes Online, UKThe team behind Barack Obama's online campaign network has joined the fight against the privatisation of Royal Mail, The Times has learnt. Campaigners say that they have gathered 30000 e-mail addresses in a grassroots movement dedicated to defeating … …
Read More »No retreat on Royal Mail sale: Mandelson (Gulf Times)
BUSINESS Minister Peter Mandelson warned unions and party rebels yesterday that their opposition to the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail could cost Labour votes at the next general election. More: continued here
Read More »Unions warned in Royal Mail row (Evening Standard)
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has issued a stark warning to unions and MPs opposing his Royal Mail sell off plans: back me or put postal services at risk and let the Tories return to power. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson’s Royal Mail warning (ITV.com)
Lord Mandelson has warned that opposition to the Royal Mail’s part-privatisation could cost Labour votes at the next General Election. More: continued here
Read More »What does the Royal Mail sell-off mean for postcodes data? (Guardian Unlimited)
The government’s plans to sell off up to 30% of the Royal Mail to the private sector have attracted the opprobrium of scores of backbench MPs – but nobody seems to have asked what might happen in such a sell-off to the Postcode Address File (PAF), the list of all …
Read More »Mandelson warns Royal Mail sell-off opponents – AFP
AFP Mandelson warns Royal Mail sell-off opponentsAFPLONDON (AFP) — Business minister Peter Mandelson warned opponents Sunday of plans to sell off the Royal Mail that they risked handing victory to the opposition Conservatives at the next general election. Mandelson attacked the "scare tactics" of … More: continued here
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