VIDEO AND RADIO REPORTS FROM BBC ON LINE

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 15 Dec 2008, 16:22

BBC Video Report as shown on BBC News 24

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7783857.stm

A radical re-organisation is needed if Royal Mail is to avoid financial disaster, according to a government report.

It comes on the busiest day of the year for the Post Office and Royal Mail, as people post millions of Christmas parcels and cards.

John Moylan reports.

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Postal workers threatening strike - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7783939.stm

A report into the future of Royal Mail comes as its workers threaten a 24-hour strike on Friday over the company's restructuring plans.

The Communication Workers Union's Mick Kavanagh told the BBC it was the last thing his workers wanted to do, but they had a lot of public support.

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This is a radio report

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/ne ... 783123.stm

Royal Mail plan 'sounds a lot like privatisation'

A review into the future of Royal Mail is expected to warn that it faces financial disaster unless it is radically reorganised. Business editor Robert Peston analyses the dilemma faced by the government over the future of the post.