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Plan could launch this week

Treasury ‘poised’ to kickstart sale of RBS shareholding

RBS St Andrew Sq
A £3 billion sale of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland could be triggered as early as this week, according to City sources.

Indications that no retail offer expected

Government sells half of remaining stake in Royal Mail

Shares in Royal Mail dipped this morning after the Government sold a big chunk of its remaining to City institutions. The sale of 15% of the company, representing half theRead More

Full privatisation of postal service

Government ‘ditches Lazard’ in sale of Royal Mail shares

Update: George Osborne, the Chancellor, is said to have dumped investment bank Lazard for the forthcoming sale of Royal Mail shares following its handling of the initial privatisation process. MinistersRead More

Biggest privatisation since British Gas

Lloyds shares to be sold to public ‘over next 12 months’

The government is to launch a sale of Lloyds shares to the public over the next 12 months in line with a pledge made before the General Election. It hasRead More

Sid-style share sale for Lloyds

Tories plan ‘Tell Sid’ sale of Lloyds Bank shares to public

Bank of Scotland
Bank of Scotland has edged closer to a return to full private sector ownership after Chancellor George Osborne outlined plans to sell shares in parent group Lloyds Bank to the publicRead More

Are private rail operators taking us for a ride?

Sometimes, it seems ideology just gets in the way of a good idea.  And I’m not talking about the new pro-independence Scottish newspaper. The UK government has returned the EastRead More