Further erosion of postal service
From:
dermot dobson
Date:
May 16 09:57 UTC
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Too late to affect the local Post Office closures, but Postcomm is proposing a
split between Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd and part privatisation of RM only:
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Postcomm is proposing that Post Offices Ltd, which controls the huge network of
post offices, should be separated from Royal Mail and kept wholly in public
ownership, because it already receives a substantial subsidy and is viewed as a
de facto social service.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2008/05/semiprivate_royal_mail.html
If the PO is recognised as a 'de facto social service', one has to wonder why
so many have been shut down (saving money is the obvious answer, I suppose...)?
If this split were to happen, I wonder if it would be good news or bad for post
offices?
I've used Headington PO quite a few times recently, prompt service and no
queues - don't know if trade in general is down or just that many pensioners
now get their money other than by collection at a PO, thus reducing the overall
traffic?