Spectator.co.uk Peter Mandelson's local post office set to shut downMirror.co.uk, UKNow sub-postmaster Vimal Shah has called on him to step in after accusing the Royal Mail of using a row over opening hours as a "back door excuse" to wind up his business. But Lord Mandelson has never been seen at the doomed branch, just minutes…
Telegraph.co.uk MPs' expenses: chaos theory engulfs Gordon Brown as he struggles …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomBy Andrew Gimson But few sound quite as disorientated as Gordon Brown, who started Prime Minister's Questions yesterday by declaring that Royal Mail“is losing five million letters a year”. Laughter broke out at this declaration of mind-boggling …Video: Brown urged to call election…
Politics.co.uk Royal Mail confrontation a step closerPolitics.co.uk, UKThe government is determined to part-privatise the Royal Mail by selling off a stake in the firm to a postal services provider, potentially Dutch firm TNT. Unions have mounted a strong campaign against this proposal, arguing the sale would be the first …Peter Mandelson's local post office set to…
Unrest grows over treatment of Royal Mail IT workersComputing, UKRoyal Mail's prolonged attempt to reorganise its IT department is sapping morale and casting a pall over its modernisation programme, according to affected employees. To support the group's £1.2bn change agenda unveiled last year, chief information … More: continued here
MANDY POST OFFICE SHUTSMirror.co.uk, UKNow sub-postmaster Vimal Shah has called on him to step in after accusing the Royal Mail of using a row over opening hours as a "back door excuse" to wind up his business. But Lord Mandelson has never been seen at the doomed branch, just minutes away … More: continued here
Islington Gazette Royal approval for Clerkenwell firm's stamps designIslington Gazette, UKThe 10 new Royal Mail stamps were designed by staff at Studio Dempsey, based in Bowling Green Lane. They feature detailed drawings of endangered plants. More than 450 species of wild plants face national extinction and to highlight this Royal Mail… More: continued here
BBC News Sketch: Still divided after all these yearsPolitics.co.uk, UKAs the prime minister made yet another embarrassing mistake, this time about the Royal Mail losing five million letters a year, they yelled with delight. As David Cameron tried to corner Brown into admitting that "he thinks he's going to lose", …Video: David Cameron on Speaker's resignationITN…
Postal Services Bill clears LordsMedia Newswire (press release), NY"The Government remains convinced that the huge challenges facing Royal Mail must be addressed by a comprehensive package of reform. Letter volumes are expected to fall by as much as 10% every year as people turn to email and other forms of … More: continued here
The Government’s controversial plan for a partial sale of the Royal Mail came under fresh attack today. More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail must deliver the goodsTimes Online, UKSir, As the chairman of the Independent Review of the Postal Services Sector, I was interested to read about the Royal Mail Group's increased £321 million operating profit for 2008-09 (Business, report, May 15). Some of those who are opposed to our …Royal Mail sale plan is 'unpopular'The…