The impending strike by Royal Mail workers is a wonderful opportunity to deal with a long standing issue... the essential obsolescence of the whole notion of state mail monopolies. In this era of highly efficient competing international courier companies, why bother with state letter carriers at all? Do not 'privatise' the Royal Mail as was planned earlier, instead make the workers (very...

Talks aimed at averting strike action by Royal Mail workers resume later, as union sources suggest a deal is not close.

The privatisation value of the Royal Mail could be damaged by the threatened strike, warns Jonathan Djanogly, the shadow business minister

Thousands of Royal Mail managers are to be balloted over possible strike action in a dispute over job cuts.

Royal Mail will suffer long term damage if the planned national postal strike goes ahead, Gordon Brown has warned.

Ten thousand postal workers will go on strike in a dispute with Royal Mail over jobs and services, threatening to disrupt mail deliveries and collection across the capital.

Strike will start on October 22 unless Royal Mail managers and union officials reach agree an 11th hour peace deal.

The Royal Mail and union leaders are to hold fresh talks later aimed at ending the strike action by postal workers.

Royal Mail managers are to be balloted for strikes in a row over job cuts in the first move of its kind since 1979.

Strike will start on October 22 unless Royal Mail managers and union officials reach agree an 11th hour peace deal.