Tag: Royal Mail

UK LibDems back Royal Mail part-privatisation plan

Posted by | Mar 4, 2006 | |

Liberal Democrats today backed plans to part-privatise Royal Mail, in an important victory for new leader Sir Menzies Campbell. The party conference overwhelmingly endorsed proposals to sell off 49% of Royal Mail to raise money to safeguard the future of post offices. Sir Menzies’ backing was a highly symbolic nod to the right-wing modernisers of the party who want it to embrace the market. Similar plans caused a row at last year’s Lib Dem conference between the modernisers and those who want the party to remain a progressive left-of-centre force. Delegates refused to endorse the plans then, leading to a watered-down version being put before the party’s spring conference in Harrogate today.

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Development of competition in the European postal sector

Posted by | Mar 2, 2006 | |

Postal sector regulation and postal sector policy

Forces governing competition (Porter analysis, contestability of markets)

The universal postal operator: facts, figures, strategy

Competitor postal operators and effect of competition on market structure and
market performance

Regulatory framework, liberalisation and access regulation

Market size of the postal sector and country information

Facts and figures for the national postal operator (US provider)

Competitor postal operators and market structure of the postal sector

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DMA view on … Deregulation of postal services

Posted by | Feb 28, 2006 | |

Every year brings a degree of change on the postal landscape, but perhaps none more so than 2006. Last month saw the UK mail market open to competition; April is likely to see the price of first-class stamps rise from 30p to 32p; and in September Pricing in Proportion (PiP) becomes a reality for consumer and business users. Competition is starting to have an impact for bulk mailers. According to Alex Walsh, head of postal affairs at the DMA and former head of mailing agents and trade associations at Royal Mail, companies are experimenting at the very least with different postal options.

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UK Royal Mail First Class service remains at target-beating levels

Posted by | Feb 28, 2006 | |

Royal Mail’s First Class service remains at target-beating levels, with 94% of First Class stamped letters arriving the day after posting between October and December last year, it was announced today. This is well ahead of the 93% national target. Second Class mail also beat its 98.5% target with a 98.9% performance over the same three-month period. Both First and Second Class mail have been performing at or above target level for more than a year.

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EU says Britain clear to give post offices 150 million pounds a year

Posted by | Feb 24, 2006 | |

European Union regulators ruled Friday that Britain can pay the country’s post office 150 million pounds (EUR219 million; USD261.86 million) a year to keep rural branches open. The European Commission said it decided not to raise any objections to the government subsidy because the funding only covered the Post Office Ltd.’s duty to pay out social welfare and pensions throughout the country. EU state aid rules forbid governments granting firms aid which gives them an unfair competitive advantage over others. The Post Office, the largest European retail network by number of outlets, is an “arms’ length” retail subsidiary of the state-owned mail delivery firm Royal Mail Group PLC.

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