Royally optimistic after the king’s speech Brief letters: Keir Starmer’s political agenda | Swapping TV for books | Ash dieback | Carrying pints | Royal Mail’s bothersome bands The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024
Royal Mail revenues boosted by election and rise in stamp prices Parent firm’s CEO defends postal service after reported delays to ballot papers, saying: ‘What we got, we delivered’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024
The Rutles’ Ron Nasty and the row over Rod and God Letters: Remembering the Pre-Fab Four | Longer days and more growth | Royal Mail elastic bands | Moon cave | Search for the Tory soul The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024
Royal Mail drone takes flight to deliver post to Scottish islands ROYAL Mail has launched it latest drone delivery trial for getting post to and from remote communities ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2024
How to get the postal service back on track Brief letters: Royal Mail by rail | Tapestries for our time | Golf courses | Early-rising Guardian readers | Picking the right Pink Floyd The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024
To celebrate 50 years of D&D, Royal Mail is selling monster stamps you can keep in a mimic's mouth Featuring great new art from veteran fantasy artist Wayne Reynolds. PC Gamer · Jul 12, 2024
Royal Mail to stop using its own freight trains after almost 200 years Company to decommission its remaining trains, with plans to increase amount of post it moves by road The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024
Royal Mail goes ahead with cuts to UK flights despite takeover Three more freight flights to go this month as parent company’s CEO Martin Seidenberg pursues transformation The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024
Thames, Tata, Shein – it won’t be business as usual for Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds The new business secretary will have big calls to make within a few days of sitting down at his desk The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened Deputy PM says Victoria Atkins is ‘star’ and is one of only people he could see leading Tory party The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2024
Starmer urges minister to meet Royal Mail over postal vote delay fears Labour leader says Post Office minister should urgently ‘get on with the job’ of sorting out problem The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
Has your postal vote still not arrived? Here's what to do The Telegraph says more than 90 constituencies, including those of cabinet ministers, have raised concerns about ballots failing to arrive Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2024
Patrick Harvie blames 'deeply irresponsible' Rishi Sunak for postal vote 'chaos' RISHI Sunak’s “deeply irresponsible” decision to call an election in the Scottish school holidays at short notice has sparked chaos with the… The National (Scotland) · Jul 2, 2024
Thousands fear they will lose vote in UK election after postal ballot delays Voters in the UK and abroad have either not received their ballots or have been left with too little time to return them The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Jul 1, 2024 Rishi Sunak dismisses John Swinney's concerns about postal votes RISHI Sunak has dismissed concerns some people could be disenfranchised by delays to receiving postal votes – despite Scottish councils having to…
The National (Scotland) · Jun 28, 2024 What should I do if my postal vote doesn't arrive in time? TWO Scottish councils have issued updates amid concerns about delays to postal votes ahead of the election.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024 Fat fees for Royal Mail’s advisers, no detail for its shareholders The offer document for proposed £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail parent company couldn’t be more vague
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024 Union calls for Royal Mail staff to get ‘serious stake’ in service after takeover Daniel Křetínský, who is bidding £3.6bn for the business, has hinted at ‘incentive scheme’ for workers if successful
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024 L&G to sell Glencore stake over thermal coal concerns; global economy ‘on track’ for soft landing – as it happened Some Legal & General Investment Management funds will divest from Glencore Plc on concerns about its production of the most polluting fuel.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024 Royal Mail owner faces £900m class action claim for ‘abusing dominant position’ International Distributions Services served with action over sending out ‘bulk mail’, including bank statements and weekly magazines
The Conversation · Jun 18, 2024 Royal Mail takeover has benefits but poses risk to those reliant on UK’s national postal service Selling a British institution to a foreign billionaire is a big deal. In the case of Royal Mail, that deal is not yet done, but the company’s board has agreed to the move in principle.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024 Wake up, fund managers: the Royal Mail bid needs more scrutiny Big shareholders should speak out on whether the Daniel Křetínský-led £3.6bn takeover offer represents a fair price
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024 Badenoch urged to scrutinise business links of Royal Mail bidder Křetínský Business secretary is due to meet Czech tycoon to discuss a takeover the Guardian has raised questions about
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024 Royal Mail bidders, paradise islands and Prague properties: questions asked over Daniel Křetínský’s business links Czech billionaire’s long-time business partners linked to controversial global property deals
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024 Postal workers union wants Royal Mail staff to have stake in business CWU calls for new business model and says commitments for takeover do not ‘go far, or long enough’