The government is to part-privatise Royal Mail, by inviting a private sector operator to take a strategic minority partnership, as part of a package of measures to preserve the one-price-goes-everywhere universal postal service. More: continued here
Read More »Britain mulls selling stake in Royal Mail to foreign firm: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The British government is considering selling a large stake of the struggling state-owned postal service Royal Mail to a foreign company, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »Britain considers Royal Mail privatization (UPI)
LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) — A report recommending the British Royal Mail be partially privatized was being considered by the country’s Cabinet Tuesday, sources say. More: continued here
Read More »Mandelson Says UK May Sell Royal Mail Stake to TNT – Bloomberg
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Read More »'Part-privatisation' unveiled for Royal Mail – Independent
'Part-privatisation' unveiled for Royal MailIndependent, UK –9 minutes agoThe Business Secretary Lord Mandelson told the Lords the Government had accepted a recommendation that Royal Mail should "forge a strategic minority … More: continued here
Read More »Mandy backs private Mail – The Sun
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Read More »UK welcomes TNT approach to take stake in Royal Mail – Reuters
UK welcomes TNT approach to take stake in Royal MailReuters –4 minutes agoAS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to take a minority stake in the country's dominant state-owned postal operator, Royal Mail, business minister … More: continued here
Read More »UK welcomes TNT approach to take stake in Royal Mail – Reuters UK
UK welcomes TNT approach to take stake in Royal MailReuters UK, UK –3 minutes agoAS: Quote, Profile, Research) to take a minority stake in the country's dominant state-owned postal operator, Royal Mail, business minister Peter Mandelson … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail to be part-privatised – guardian.co.uk
Royal Mail to be part-privatisedguardian.co.uk, UK –8 minutes agoThe Royal Mail will be partially privatised as part of a range of measures to protect its long-term future, Lord Mandelson announced today. … More: continued here
Read More »Government Backs TNT Royal Mail Partnership – Hell Mail
Hell Mail Government Backs TNT Royal Mail PartnershipHell Mail, UK –3 minutes agoThe Hooper report concludes that industrial reactions inside Royal Mail were poor and industrial action happened too frequently. … More: continued here
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