Fallon readies Royal Mail for sell-off

The Royal Mail, even for Margaret Thatcher, was a privatisation too far. The recently deceased prime minister claimed she would not be "prepared to have the Queen's head privatised".

But business minister Michael Fallon has declared the business should be sold off within the year via an IPO, potentially raising £3bn. What will it mean for you? %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%