Royal Mail

guardian.co.uk Mandelson fails to quell rebellion over Royal Mailguardian.co.uk, UKLord Mandelson yesterday began a long campaign to win public support for his plan to overhaul Royal Mail with a private sector partner taking a 30% stake, but failed to immediately assuage his backbench rebels with a host of concessions including …PM …

Unions to ambush Brown over Royal Mail sell-offThis is London, UKGORDON BROWN is facing an ambush from furious Labour and trade union chiefs over Business Secretary Lord Mandelson's "snake-oil salesman" plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. In a clear signal that new concessions on the deal have failed to quell the … …

No going Dutch here as company keeps its Netherlands monopolyguardian.co.uk, UKTNT, the Dutch company that wants to seize a key holding in Royal Mail, has been successfully opposing the opening-up of its own domestic market while campaigning for full competition in Britain. The group has won government backing in the Netherlands …

Royal Mail sell off bid will split LabourMirror.co.uk, UKBy Jason Beattie 27/02/2009 Angry union chiefs yesterday warned Peter Mandelson his bid to sell off part of Royal Mail will split the Labour movement. Along with rebel MPs, they bluntly rejected a string of concessions from the business secretary, … More: continued …

COMMENT: Why bail-out banks and not the Mail?Worcester News,  UKThe Government’s strategy with regard to the banking industry – effectively a nationalisation programme – appears to be directly at odds to its proposals for the Royal Mail. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson yesterday unveiled the much-heralded plans … More: continued here

Postman is suspended as missing mail is discoveredDerby Evening Telegraph, UKA POSTMAN has been suspended on suspicion of delaying the delivery of mail after people in Spondon reported missing letters. Royal Mail has now launched an investigation after post was discovered at the home of one its employees. … More: continued …

Postman jailed over mail theftsManchester Evening News, UKJohnstone, 35, was trapped during a Royal Mail'sting' involving two bogus packages which had gone missing during his shift at the Wythenshawe delivery office. His home in Moor Lane, Northern Moor was searched where investigators found six bin bags … More: continued here

MPs fight to keep Royal Mail publicCamden New Journal, UKFrank Dobson and Glenda Jackson are among 140 Labour MPs who have publicly opposed a Parliamentary Bill to be published today (Thursday) by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson which would see parts of Royal Mail sold off to private investors. … More: continued …

Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain announced legislation Thursday to put up to 30 percent of the Royal Mail in the hands of investors, part of a plan to raise capital to modernize the government-owned postal service. More: continued here

The government has published the bill to privatise 30 per cent of the Royal Mail with Lord Mandelson, the business secretary offering a potential olive branch to those within his own party opposed to the plan. More: continued here