Royal Mail in row with potential buyerFinancial Times, UKBy George Parker, Political Editor The boss of Royal Mail has accused TNT, its Dutch-based rival and a front-runner to buy a stake in the British postal operator, of using underhand tactics to poach business ahead of a planned part-privatisation of the … …
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Read More »Peter Mandelson: Back me on Royal Mail part-privatisation plan – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Peter Mandelson: Back me on Royal Mail part-privatisation planMirror.co.uk, UKBy Bob Roberts, Political Editor 9/03/2009 Business Secretary Peter Mandelson yesterday warned Labour's Royal Mail rebels they should accept part-privatisation – because it could be fully sold off under the Tories. He said his plans for the sale of a … …
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Mandelson's novel spin aims to win over Labour's Royal Mail rebelsguardian.co.uk, UK"If we put this off and don't deal with it now, it may be dealt with by another government, and would they sort it out in the way we would with regard to pension rights, etc …?" Mandelson asked on …
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Hero is injured stopping runaway van – and then is told 'it's your …Evening Post, UKA brave man who cracked a rib stopping a Royal Mail van he saw rolling out of control down a hill has been told by the company that he shouldn't have bothered. Robert Moore, 63, saw …
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Guardian Daily podcast: Sinn Fein condemns terrorist attackguardian.co.uk, UKHenry McDonald reports from Ulster The Government's plans to sell off part of Royal Mail have taken a hit after revelations that the service's chief executive is at war with the company that's favourite to take a stake in the business. … More: …
Read More »Clayton Post office stabbing victim mourned – San Francisco Chronicle
KCBS Clayton Post office stabbing victim mournedSan Francisco Chronicle, USAFamily and friends on Sunday mourned Raymond Casso, a rubber-stamp maker and Rotary club member who was fatally stabbed while picking up mail at the Clayton post office. Casso, 73, was well-known in the small Contra Costa County community. …Homicide at …
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