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Call for sell-off of Royal Mail

The UK's postal regulator calls for the part privatisation of Royal Mail to ensure a high-quality mail service.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7401722.stm

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Royal Mail sell-off details due

Lord Mandelson is expected to give a series of commitments as he outlines controversial plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. Ref. Source 6

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Not sure about this mate. If they make Royal Mail or anything private then it comes with a private price hike.

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Royal Mail warns of pay freezes

All Royal Mail staff face a pay freeze this year as the postal service says it has been hit by the global turndown. Ref. Source 5

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Royal Mail sale plans 'delayed'

Government bill allowing the sale of a minority stake in Royal Mail to a private firm will not happen until "later", Lord Mandelson says. Ref. Source 6

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Strike!

Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly for a national strike in the dispute over modernisation of the service, the union says. Ref. BBC

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I am unsure if this would be a good or a bad thing for everyone concerned.

Like Thinktank has said, making Royal Mail a private company would mean customers would need to pay more than they do already, and also there is already many private courier and postal services available.

I have worked for Royal Mail twice and also have worked briefly with FedEx, and I think the standard of service at Royal Mail was alot better and everything was much more efficient despite FedEx being a private company and charging more for their service.

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Royal Mail to hire 30,000 temps

Royal Mail plans to recruit up to 30,000 temporary staff to deal with upcoming strikes by postal workers and the Christmas rush. Ref. Source 6