BBC News Brown to Invest 1.9 Billion Pounds in UK’s Royal Mail NetworkBloombergBrown, speaking at a televised Labour Party event today in Bristol, southwest England, said he would invest in the Royal Mail Group Plc, the state-owned postal service, and guarantee a 25 billion-pound ($35.9 billion) pension fund. …PM: Royal …
Read More »Belgians join rush for stake in Royal Mail – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Belgians join rush for stake in Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe private equity-backed Belgian postal group De Post-La Poste has become the latest in a string of overseas companies to register interest in acquiring a stake in Royal Mail. By Mark Kleinman CVC Capital Partners, the buyout firm which has made …
Read More »PM takes on mail critics – TeleText
PM takes on mail criticsTeleText, UKGordon Brown has taken on critics of Government plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail – urging them to face facts about the problems facing the service. The PM said that he recognised the concerns of unions and many Labour MPs and would listen to them … …
Read More »Gordon Brown attacks 'indefensible' bank practices – guardian.co.uk
Times Online Gordon Brown attacks 'indefensible' bank practicesguardian.co.uk, UKA hundred Royal Mail protesters jeered and booed Brown as he arrived at the forum. The demonstrators were voicing opposition to his plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail, an issue that has split the Labour party. Brown said he was listening to the …
Read More »Royal Mail: union backlash grows over Mandelson plan – guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk Royal Mail: union backlash grows over Mandelson planguardian.co.uk, UKPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images The scale of the backlash against Lord Mandelson's proposals to partly privatise Royal Mail is laid bare today in a warning from Labour's eight largest unions that the proposals are electorally unpopular, … More: continued here
Read More »A part-privatised, utterly wrecked postal service – Telegraph.co.uk
A part-privatised, utterly wrecked postal serviceTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomMaybe I should give the Prince of Darkness a chance to set out how he is going to "save" the Royal Mail by carving it up into little bits and selling the best parts to foreign parcel firms. But I just feel we've been …
Read More »Thieving post worker in prison – Norwich Evening News
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press Thieving post worker in prisonNorwich Evening News, UKA Royal Mail worker who stole more than £70000 to fund an online gambling addiction has been jailed for a year. Norwich Crown Court heard how mother-of-three Patricia Barnes, 39, from Newbegin Road in Norwich, was put under surveillance by …
Read More »PM: Royal Mail needs private cash – BBC News
ITV.com PM: Royal Mail needs private cashBBC News, UKThe prime minister has defended the government's plan to sell off 30% of Royal Mail, saying it is the only way to safeguard the service. Gordon Brown told Labour's policy forum the service's huge pension deficit made outside investment imperative. …Face facts on …
Read More »Gordon Brown threatens legal action over Sir Fred Goodwin's pension – Times Online
BBC News Gordon Brown threatens legal action over Sir Fred Goodwin's pensionTimes Online, UKEarlier the Prime Minister was booed and jeered by over 100 Royal Mail protesters as he arrived for the meeting WISE Academy, in Stoke Gifford. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) organised the demonstration over government plans to partly …
Read More »Thieving post worker jailed – Norwich Evening News
Norwich Evening News Thieving post worker jailedNorwich Evening News, UKA Royal Mail worker who stole more than £70000 to fund an online gambling addiction has been jailed for a year. Norwich Crown Court heard how mother-of-three Patricia Barnes, 39, from Newbegin Road in Norwich, was put under surveillance by Royal Mail…Worker …
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