International Distribution Services controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2014
Royal Mail privatisation valuation controversy
The steep rise in Royal Mail's share price shortly after the 2013 flotation led to allegations that the government had underpriced the sale. A parliamentary committee questioned whether taxpayers had received adequate value, while ministers defended the price by citing industrial-relations risk and uncertainty surrounding the flotation.