Ministers left Royal Mail vulnerable to a takeover after refusal to back delivery reforms, say insiders

By Patrick Tooher Updated: 06:53 EDT, 21 April 2024 The Government left Royal Mail vulnerable to predators by delaying reforms to the postal service, senior company insiders believe. Royal Mail’s owner International Distributions Services last week rejected as ‘opportunistic’ a £3.1 billion takeover approach from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Dubbed …

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Rise and decline of Plymouth’s postal service

The history of the General Post Office in Plymouth, reflecting the national picture, stretches back to the the 17th century, but, as with the national story, the activities of the Post Office did not really take off until the 19th century. At the beginning of the 19th century Plymouth’s post …

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When it comes to AI, the US innovates while we regulate

Britain is a nation with a sense of malaise: post-Covid, post-Brexit, post-Post Office. There’s a feeling we can’t get much right. Politicians of all shades agree the country needs to get its economic and cultural mojo back. Rightly, they propose boosting certain feelgood sectors — green energy and biotech, say …

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Archive news from the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald

As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. It is important that we continue …

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