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LONDON (SHARECAST) – The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to be split into a “good bank” and “bad bank” in a dramatic rescue restructuring in which assets worth several hundred billion pounds will be put up for sale, says the Sunday Times. More: continued here

The postal workers’ union will ballot to sever links with Labour in the next few weeks unless plans to sell a stake in Royal Mail are scrapped, The Times has learnt. More: continued here

PRESS DIGEST – British business – Feb 22ReutersThe Swedish and Danish post offices, Posten AB and Posten Danmark, are considering a joint bid for a stake in Royal Mail [GBPO.UL]. The government is pursuing a controversial plan to privatise part of the state-owned postal service. … More: continued here

Scandinavians interested in buying 30pc of Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomDanish and Swedish post offices are examining joint bid for stake in Royal Mail as the Government pursues controversial plan to part-privatise the postal service. By Mark Kleinman Post Danmark and Posten AB of Sweden, which are in the process of … …

The Danish and Swedish post offices are examining a joint bid for a stake in Royal Mail as the Government pursues a controversial proposal to partprivatise the stateowned postal service. More: continued here

Campaign to stop the privatisation of Royal MailUNI Global Union, SwitzerlandThe CWU UK is gathering momentum in its campaign to keep Royal Mail from being privatised. As part of this campaign, the CWU welcomes Early Day Motion 428 opposing privatisation of Royal Mail which has 131 signatures and rising. …More protests …

A ROCK-CLIMBING wall aboard a cruise ship? How about an ice-skating rink? A basketball court? A boxing ring? Even a FlowRider, for surfboarding enthusiasts? More: continued here

In the wake of a Newsnight interview that I gave on last Sunday’s referendum in Venezuela, my e-mail inbox has been daily stuffed with vitriol from British and American men who have accused me of spreading lies about President Hugo Chavez, their hero. More: continued here

Mandelson is spoiling for a fight over the postguardian.co.uk, UKPeter Hain will cause a mini-stir on Monday by signing a rebel motion – already backed by over 100 Labour MPs – opposing Peter Mandelson's plan to part privatise the Royal Mail. A serious former Cabinet minister with experience of the industry …

Why does mail to and from Guyana take so long to arrive?Stabroek News, GuyanaAt the time, I blamed the delay on the amount of Christmas mail. On January 26, 2009, I again posted five booklets to addresses in Guyana. They were sent by airmail and yet twenty-four days later not one …