Royal Mail

Lord Mandelson defends plans to sell 30% of Royal Mail, insisting overall ownership will stay in public hands. More: continued here

BBC News 'I may have to work beyond 65'BBC News, UKBy Callum May Government plans to sell their stake in Royal Mail have met with angry opposition. But trustees of the company's pension fund have also warned there will be devastating consequences if the sale does not go ahead. …Royal Mail must be privatised to save…

UK postal workers have denounced plans to sell off part of the publicly-owned Royal Mail. Unions claim the move will mean job losses in a service which has been around for more than 350 years. More: continued here

Part-privatisation plans for Royal MailAberdeen Press and Journal, UKGORDON Brown will almost certainly face an embarrassing rebellion within his own ranks again as anger grows over plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. It is one the last publicly-controlled bastions of the British way of life – a service still held in … More: continued here

The politics of pensionsFinancial Times, UKNow Lord Mandelson is playing for the sympathy vote, waving a letter from the chairman of the Royal Mail Pensions Trustees that warns of the threat to the posties' retirement pot if part-privatisation is not pursued. The fact that the fund would need …Will the Pension Protection Fund rescue workers?Telegraph.co.ukUK taxpayers…

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government yesterday faced a major revolt among his supporters and a union threat of a strike over plans to sell a stake in state-owned postal services operator Royal Mail. More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail workers to march to House of CommonsMirror.co.uk, UKBy Clinton Manning And Jason Beattie 25/02/2009 More than 800 Royal Mail workers descended on Westminster yesterday to vent their anger at Government plans to part-privatise the service. Their protest came as union bosses said they feared up to 50000 … More: continued here

The fierce row that has divided Labour over the future of Royal Mail deepened when it emerged that Harriet Harman attempted to delay publication of the Bill that will partprivatise the service. More: continued here

A new approach is needed for Royal MailYorkshire Post, UKYou will have been aware of much discussion and speculation over the future of Royal Mail. I would like to reassure your readers – the Government has absolutely no intention of privatising the Royal Mail. Today it stands alone as the only company with … More: continued…

Part-privatisation of Royal Mail will save pensions, says chiefInvestment Markets, UKby Kay Murchie According to Royal Mail’s pension scheme trustees, the pension fund is at risk unless action is taken to part-privatise the group. Jane Newell, the trustees’ chairman, said the pension fund’s deficit may be “significantly larger” than … More: continued here