Royal Mail

Hell Mail Mail Trends – ViapostHell Mail, UK – Steve LawsonWhilst there has been a steady rise in the number of postal operators competing with the Royal Mail, not all of them are scaleable or even convenient, but ViaPost provides a way to send a letter from a computer desktop that is fast, …

GORDON Brown remains on a collision course with his own party over privatising the Royal Mail with a dozen North Labour MPs opposing the plan. More: continued here

Channel 4 News Prime minister's questions in fullBBC News, UK – Emma Griffiths1159 Lord Strathcylde says the Royal Mail argument is part of the "Labour on Labour spat". 1159 Lord Strathcylde says the review that proposed the disputed Royal Mail plans was good and the Tories will help the government get the measure …

guardian.co.uk Lumley in fresh attack on Labour over rights of GurkhasIndependent, UK – Nigel MorrisThe Prime Minister was also warned by a senior Labour MP that it would be a "kamikaze move" to press ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. Desperate to get back on the front foot after a torrid …

BBC News Call to reinstate axed post busesBBC News, UKA group made up of Highland councillors and MSP Jamie Stone hopes to persuade Royal Mail bosses to restore five post bus services axed last month. The routes covered parts of Wester Ross and the north coast. Liberal Democrat Mr Stone, … …

Postal workers for public ownershipguardian.co.uk, UKIt offers a way forward for Royal Mail which will be both practical and popular. The alternative is to continue with privatisation proposals, which are both risky and unpopular. The central idea of the pamphlet is that it is possible to successfully … More: continued here

BBC News Web 'could save post bus service'BBC News, UKRoyal Mail's bid to increase business through mail orders and online shopping could be a way of restarting post bus services, an MSP has claimed. Jamie Stone hosted a meeting between the company and Highland Council following the cessation of five post …

Ross Lydall: Labour rebels post a warning to party leadersScotsman, United Kingdom – Ross Lydall, Ross LydallThat is what has happened to the Postal Services Bill, which contains the proposals to part-privatise the Royal Mail Group and split the letters and parcels business (what we know as Royal Mail) from the Post Office's network …

Nick Brown asked to deliver the undeliverableguardian.co.uk, UKAfter taking his share of the blame for Commons defeats on MPs expenses and the Gurkhas, Nick Brown is in the thick of the row over part-privatisation of the Royal Mail. "He's the nicest chief whip we've had to deal with, not at all …

Wired News May 6, 1840: Queen Victoria Gets StampedWired News – Randy AlfredKing Henry I of England started a system of royal messengers in the 12th century, and subsequent monarchs improved and expanded the service. Henry VIII formally established the Royal Mail in 1516, but it was not until 1635 that Charles …