London's damaging postal disorder: The Post Office has suffered one of its most disastrous years on record.
CONSIGNIA SAYS THAT UNOFFICIAL STRIKES COST 62,000 LOST WORKING DAYS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Plan to end Royal Mail monopoly
THE ROYAL Mail’s monopoly is to be blown away by the new postal regulator, which today forecasts a brave new world in which letters, costing less than the current first and second class rates, are delivered along with the morning milk or groceries. Unions fear the introduction of competition could cost thousands of jobs at the Royal Mail.
Read MoreHays ready to challenge Royal Mail
Hays, the support services group, has applied to the postal regulator for a licence to deliver mail in parts of London, Manchester and Edinburgh, in direct competition to the Royal Mail.
Hays has previously said that it has applied for three interim licences to PostComm, the new regulator, although the Independent on Sunday can now reveal the crucial details.
Read MoreRoyal Mail's snail mail needs a big improvement
Royal Mail’s snail mail needs a big improvement
Read MoreThousands hit by delay over new mail system
THOUSANDS of people in Gloucester have been hit by postal delays caused by teething problems with a new mail sorting system.
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