Royal Mail

Public sector this week: Royal Mail; Pension overpayments by XafinityTimes Online, UK –28 minutes agoUp to 50000 jobs could be lost in a partial privatisation of the Royal Mail, unions cautioned. Ministers were said to be considering a report that … More: continued here

BBC News Postal workers' strike called offBBC News, UK –4 hours agoMr Ward said government plans to partially privatise the Royal Mail meant the stakes were "even higher". "This is no longer a local or regional dispute. …Post workers call off strike actionThe Press AssociationPresents to be late for Christmas amid strikesTelegraph.co.ukStriking …

Government plans to part-privatize Royal Mail condemnedTivyside Advertiser, UK –9 hours agoPlaid's Adam Price commented: "I'm deeply concerned by the fact that the UK government is seriously considering the part privatisation of Royal Mail. …Will Gordon Brown take on Lord Mandelson over the Mail?Telegraph.co.ukBrown backs Mandelson on Royal Mail privatisationWorkers’ Libertyall 3 …

Christmas mail fears as post box set on fireGet Surrey, UK –4 hours agoA spokesman for Royal Mail said its staff had been working with the emergency services following the incident last Thursday at 9.10pm. … More: continued here

Lord Mandelson’s plan to partprivatise the Royal Mail has triggered the resignation of a Government aide in protest the latest sign of a Labour rebellion against the plans. More: continued here

Striking to nail Royal MailCrewe and Nantwich Guardian, UK –4 minutes agoUnion chiefs have apologised to the public for the action, but said they were left with no choice by Royal Mail bosses who want to transfer the Crewe jobs … More: continued here

Labour opposition to the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail is growing, with half of the party’s MPs said to be against the sale and tensions emerging in Cabinet over the policy. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Peter Mandelson's Royal Mail privatisation plan leads Government …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –29 minutes agoLord Mandelson's plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail has triggered the resignation of a Government aide in protest, the latest sign of a Labour rebellion … More: continued here

Royal Mail protest MP ‘should have gone sooner’Press and Journal, UK –3 minutes agoBy David Perry The Scottish Labour MP who quit the UK Government over plans to part-privatise Royal Mail was accused last night of “sitting on his hands for … More: continued here

Anger as cheque torn in the post – COMMENT ON THIS STORYScarborough Today, UK –3 minutes ago"The service from Royal Mail is horrendous at the moment. We don't receive our mail until 1pm at the earliest." A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: "We apologise … More: continued here