Continues...Royal Mail will be sold off to the public within 12 months, echoing Margaret Thatcher’s privatisation policies of the 1980s.
Business minister Michael Fallon said it is his ‘firm intention’ for the process to be finished by next April, with experts predicting a £2-£3billion flotation on the stock market this autumn.
The historic move will allow anyone to buy shares in the former monopoly.
The Royal Post is toast.
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The Royal Post is toast.
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The Royal Female is next...
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I blame the internet. 
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Re: The Royal Post is toast.
While I'm not a massive fan of privatising everything, the post really isn't so critical anymore and other companies can compete if they want to. Regulators can make sure they cover the entire country at a reasonable level
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It has only taken this long because it has been losing millions. They put up their prices astronomically a year and a bit ago - no doubt to make it a more attractive business proposition for potential buyers.
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What happens when the state runs out of things to flog off? They'll have to go about actually balancing their budgets! 
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I see the Tories are continuing the tradition.
Not so much a government as an asset-stripper.
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Who still uses it apart from junk mailers?
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Secret Satan!Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Who still uses it apart from junk mailers?
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There's that, I suppose. Parcels. But nobody ever sends me a letter these days unless it's trying to sell me something or asking for money!Rum wrote:Secret Satan!Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Who still uses it apart from junk mailers?
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
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Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
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Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
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This is the wrong forum for bluffing
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Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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Re: The Royal Post is toast.
I use it pretty regularly for parcels and I've always been happy with the quality of service. The international tracking leaves much to be desired though.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Who still uses it apart from junk mailers?
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Amazon, official documents, birthday cards, xmas cards, and old people.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Who still uses it apart from junk mailers?
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When you send them through the mail, please leave plenty of air holes...Mysturji wrote:Amazon, official documents, birthday cards, xmas cards, and old people.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Who still uses it apart from junk mailers?
Nurse, where the fuck's my cardigan?
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