Exclusive: A national database containing the postcodes of everyone in Britain is to be privatised along with Royal Mail, despite direct "very forceful" protests to David Cameron from Sir Tim Berners Lee, the founder of the world wide web. More: continued here
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The Postcode Address File, a database of the postcode of every property in the UK, will remain in possession of postal operator Royal Mail after its forthcoming privatisation, the government has decided. More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Everyone's postcodes to be privatised in Royal Mail flotationTelegraph.co.ukCabinet Office minister Francis Maude has been privately battling with Business minister Michael Fallon over whether to include the database, worth between £500million and £900million, in Royal Mail's flotation, which is expected as early as October.and more » More: continued here
It's the Royal Mail v the Welsh Assembly in aid of Prostate Cancer UKLlanelli StarA NATIONAL Assembly football team is to take on the Royal Mail in the name of charity. The match is part of the Royal Mail's fundraising campaign in aid of Prostate Cancer UK, which includes a charity version of the football…
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Telegraph.co.uk Exclusive: Everyone's postcodes to be privatised in Royal Mail flotation …Telegraph.co.ukCabinet Office minister Francis Maude has been privately battling with Business minister Michael Fallon over whether to include the database, worth between £500million and £900million, in Royal Mail's flotation, which is expected as early as October. More: continued here
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