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Lord Mandelson defends plans to sell 30% of Royal Mail, insisting overall ownership will stay in public hands. More: continued here

The Miami Herald Obama Gets Strong Reviews for His Initial Weeks in OfficeWall Street Journal Blogs, NY… address tonight on the economy before a joint session of Congress, the Washington Post and ABC as well as the New York Times and CBS released their latest polling data indicating strong support for …

BBC News 'I may have to work beyond 65'BBC News, UKBy Callum May Government plans to sell their stake in Royal Mail have met with angry opposition. But trustees of the company's pension fund have also warned there will be devastating consequences if the sale does not go ahead. …Royal Mail …

UK postal workers have denounced plans to sell off part of the publicly-owned Royal Mail. Unions claim the move will mean job losses in a service which has been around for more than 350 years. More: continued here

Part-privatisation plans for Royal MailAberdeen Press and Journal, UKGORDON Brown will almost certainly face an embarrassing rebellion within his own ranks again as anger grows over plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. It is one the last publicly-controlled bastions of the British way of life – a service still held in … …

The politics of pensionsFinancial Times, UKNow Lord Mandelson is playing for the sympathy vote, waving a letter from the chairman of the Royal Mail Pensions Trustees that warns of the threat to the posties' retirement pot if part-privatisation is not pursued. The fact that the fund would need …Will the Pension …

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government yesterday faced a major revolt among his supporters and a union threat of a strike over plans to sell a stake in state-owned postal services operator Royal Mail. More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail workers to march to House of CommonsMirror.co.uk, UKBy Clinton Manning And Jason Beattie 25/02/2009 More than 800 Royal Mail workers descended on Westminster yesterday to vent their anger at Government plans to part-privatise the service. Their protest came as union bosses said they feared up to 50000 … …

On a routine trip to the post office to mail a birthday card, you probably wouldn’t expect to be greeted by lava lamps or asked what size pen you’d like to use (“medium or large?”). You probably would not expect the sales associate to hand a coloring book and crayons …

The fierce row that has divided Labour over the future of Royal Mail deepened when it emerged that Harriet Harman attempted to delay publication of the Bill that will partprivatise the service. More: continued here