Labours draft manifesto for the next election.

[RTP]

Royal mail gets a mention.

Protect Royal Mail
Commit to the Universal Service Obligation (USO) as the company’s central mission…[and] guarantee that the USO is secure for the future and will continue to be provided by Royal Mail in a way that is affordable and accessible to all users and financially sustainable for the long term
Stand against the break-up of Royal Mail and oppose any attempt through a takeover to turn the service into a “gig economy” employer
Work with Royal Mail and unions to explore the expansion of the role of postal workers, adding social value to our communities and innovative products and services

[RTP]

Also goes on to say this about public services.

Examine public services that have been outsourced as part of a drive to improve quality. In most cases, the best time to achieve value for money for publicly-run provision will be when existing contracts expire or are broken through a failure to deliver

https://labourlist.org/2023/05/labour-m ... npf-party/

[enskied]

Lost me on the 16/17 year vote

So they are responsible to vote, yet treated as children in a court.

Responsible or not ?

[Mr Rush]

Work with Royal Mail and unions to explore the expansion of the role of postal workers, adding social value to our communities and innovative products and services

I can see the union political fund at work - this is exactly as vague as the proposal I read on the picket line last November. Expand somehow. Innovate somehow. Is it any wonder the shareholders didn't take it seriously?